Hi Howard, thanks for your report. There are a few problems. Fruition-consciousness is vipaakacitta and it does not eradicate any defilement. Ven. Bhikkhu says...
Dear Scott, ... N: <were one... it would be fortunate.> But it is possible to develop understanding that realizes the arising of the world and its falling...
Hi Tep, I do not agree with the note about aññato: the Co is clear. Through clear knowledge the monk sees dhammas now in a new way, we could say. Not like ...
HI Tep, What I say here is not about theory. I like to help myself and others in considering dhammas in the right way, with understanding of the level of right...
Hi Tep, why did I speak about Vinaya? To try to clarify more what siila is. The connection between siila and satipa.t.thaana. Did you read Vinaya? These are...
Dear Friends, 'Cetasikas' by Nina van Gorkom http://www.vipassana.info/cetasikas.html http://www.zolag.co.uk/ Questions, comments and different views...
Hi Andrew ... I'm grateful to Nina for her suggestion of 'upakaarako' for 'helper' (I would have no idea myself!). 'Tranquillity' in the Bh bodhi translations...
Hi Tep ... Well each of us explains things as we see them, nothing more than that. Personally I find that going through the process of expressing my views in...
Hi Phil I'm familiar with the passage you're referring to here (from India 2001). I agree it's a little difficult to follow the line of thinking. What is...
Hi Eric I thought it was about time this thread had its own subject heading ;-)) ... Are you by any chance thinking of samatha-yaanika and sukkha-vipassaka? ...
Hi Eric ... I think you're referring to the Upanisa Sutta SN 12:23. OK, that sutta gives the following order of factors, with each being the 'proximate cause'...
Hi Dan (Herman & all), ... .... Sarah: Yes, a good summary of a fine sutta: The Thera Sutta (Samyutta Nikaya 21:10) The Buddha said to him (B.Bodhi transl): ...
Hi Rob M, ... N: No, they are compared with each other in different ways, and we often find this in the Co. We have to look at each comparison separately. ... ...
Hi Jon Thanks, that's helpful. I think it was a different talk, maybe, but there was a funny point where you demonstrate an example of how we could notice...
Hi Jon nad Andrew, I just noticed in Ven. Nyanaponika Abh Studies, p. 92, that he mentioned the term helpers, upakaaraka, in relation to sati-sampajannña. He...
Hi Tep, (RobK at end), This has caught my attention, so I hope you won't mind me butting in. I haven't read the messages after it yet, so please bear with me. ...
Hi all Could someone clarify for me what the "rely on yourself" in the kalama sutta refers to? Your own words or commentary passage rather than just the sutta...
Dear James, James: I think that there is a lot of truth to what you say. In the past, I have described this group of people as "disgruntled meditators". They...
Dear James, Thanks for your (second!) reply. James: "Yeah, I agree with you. It isn't necessary to label everything. Actually, labeling comes from discursive...
Dear Scott, May I butt in? ... .... S: I agree with this......and when/ if there's awareness, there's no idea of a Pali term. It's merely a convenience, a tool...
Hi all, I would appreciate all feedback on the following. ... Is that because not all the conditions that give rise to mindfulness can be known, or because...
Hi all, Just an update on my darling wife Vicki. ... After coming home today with much joy, Vicki is back in the hospital tonight. It looks as though she has...
Dear Sarah, "May I butt in?" Of course, always a pleasure. S: "I think the question is whether such skill and noticing of feelings and responses leads to more...
Hi all Here is another passage from ADL ch. 1 that gets at something that I have been finding very helpful the last few months: "It is important to know which...
Hi Herman (& Vicki), I was so glad to hear before that all had gone so well and she was due home soon. How disappointing that she has had to return to hospital...
Hi, Tep (and Andrew) - In a message dated 4/30/06 8:54:28 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... ======================== Tep, sometimes folks use language that is very...
Hi, Herman - In a message dated 5/1/06 12:20:02 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... ======================= I understand your interest. One might wonder whether...
Hi, Chris - In a message dated 5/1/06 12:44:23 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... ==================== No no, no! I was obviously very unclear! He thinks that the...
