Amara, A great message. What a day you have described! It reminds me very much of some of my early days in Bangkok - fascinating dhamma discussion in unusual...
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Sarah Procter Abbott
sarahhk@...
Aug 2, 2000 8:49 pm
Dear Amara, this was a really interesting account of a day in the life of.... You went to more funderals in one day than I've been to in the last ten years! By...
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Jonothan Abbott
jonabb@...
Aug 3, 2000 1:55 am
... Unless of course it's a masala dosa (ie the Indian kind), although come to think of it, i've had some sad-looking masala dosa's in my time. ...
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shinlin
shinlin@...
Aug 3, 2000 10:31 am
Dear Jonothan, First, I would like to thank you for the advise you have sent me. Yes, what you said is correct. At the time, my intensions was to only provide...
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Sarah Procter Abbott
sarahhk@...
Aug 3, 2000 2:34 pm
Dear Shin, I agree with your useful comments and yes we need to hear the dhamma a LOT because of our wrong view and akusala (unwholesome) accumulations...
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amara chay
joychay@...
Aug 4, 2000 3:46 am
Dear friends in the dhamma, I would like to share some news from the Venerable Heng Shun, whom I hope we will soon be hearing from again on the list postings....
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amara chay
joychay@...
Aug 5, 2000 1:28 pm
Dear DSSFBED Group, Tan Ajaan has just told me that the discussion scheduled for Wed. 9th has been postponed to the next day, Th. 10th at 4pm. Hope everyone...
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amara chay
joychay@...
Aug 5, 2000 2:08 pm
Dear All, Just uploaded 2 new pages to the section 'A Few Words' at <http://www.DhammaStudy.com>, which should really be called 'Varee's Choices' but she...
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Jonothan Abbott
jonabb@...
Aug 9, 2000 6:03 pm
... Amara, I was so taken by the earlier passage 'Visitors' that I thought other members may appreciate it too. I hope you don't mind me posting an ...
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amara chay
joychay@...
Aug 11, 2000 5:58 pm
Dear friends in the dhamma, We have been receiving letters and comments from people having apprehensions or reservations about learning the Pali terms in order...
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amara chay
joychay@...
Aug 12, 2000 3:37 am
Dear friends in the dhamma, As it is a bit difficult even for Bkk people to find the DSSF building, Sarita Walsh has sent us two maps which you can print out ...
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Robert Kirkpatrick
robertkirkpatrick@...
Aug 12, 2000 8:13 am
I visited the Brahma Vihara temple in Lovina today. I had visited the last time I was in bali and given the head monk a copy of Abhidhamma in Daily life. He ...
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Jonothan Abbott
jonabb@...
Aug 13, 2000 2:20 am
Robert, Thanks for the interesting post. My first visit to a Buddhist temple was to a temple in Bali just outside Singharaja where the head monk was Balinese....
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amara chay
joychay@...
Aug 13, 2000 3:12 am
... I had no idea there were Buddhist temples in Bali! I did visit the Borobudur but they never took us to any temples with monks, just the Balinese...
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Robert Kirkpatrick
robertkirkpatrick@...
Aug 13, 2000 3:20 am
same temple as the one I went to Jonathon. The monk you met might have been different though. There were two who have have been monks for many years in Bali ...
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amara chay
joychay@...
Aug 16, 2000 5:40 pm
Dear friends in the dhamma, Some incredible news: the search engine Copernic2000 has placed us first in top scores on the list seaching the word 'dhamma' this ...
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amara chay
joychay@...
Aug 17, 2000 3:35 am
Dear all, My apologies for a map mix-up, the ones already loaded are by another lady and Sarita has sent another one for black and white printouts for...
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Sarah Procter Abbott
sarahhk@...
Aug 17, 2000 9:55 am
Dear Jonothan & friends, there is a lot to consider in this delightful passage. Of course the problem is not the kusala vipaka, the pleasant and unpleasant...
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amara chay
joychay@...
Aug 20, 2000 2:04 pm
Dear friends in the dhamma, I have just finished uploading a slightly abrieviated translation of a new booklet published by the foundation, 'Dhamma Discussion...
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Robert Kirkpatrick
robertkirkpatrick@...
Aug 20, 2000 10:43 pm
dear amara, great to see the new book. It should have a brief intoduction expalining where the discussion was, who was present and so on. Is the translation...
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amara chay
joychay@...
Aug 21, 2000 3:48 am
... Dear Robert, The internet version is my own translation of the book, which is slightly longer, I had cut out all of what another lecturer said (the...
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amara chay
joychay@...
Aug 21, 2000 4:09 am
Dear Betty, I'm so glad you enjoyed both the discussion and the article, and by the way did you know that there can be enjoyment that is not lobha, though they...
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Sarah Procter Abbott
sarahhk@...
Aug 21, 2000 1:28 pm
Dear Betty & Amara Betty, I don't think we received your comments about the article here...it would be good to hear your comments and to hear what you are...
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Sarah Procter Abbott
sarahhk@...
Aug 21, 2000 6:15 pm
Dear Amara, I really admire all your hard work. It must have been an interesting discussion and very useful for any of the monks who were able to appreciate ...
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amara chay
joychay@...
Aug 22, 2000 2:47 am
... make ... printed ... Sarah, Point well taken, I try to keep a balance between the two, as you say, some people do enjoy the artwork and told me that they...
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amara chay
joychay@...
Aug 23, 2000 12:36 pm
Dear all, My apologies for an almost late newsletter, about a discussion trip to Rayong, which I was faxed a few days ago and then completely forgot. Anyone...
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Jonothan Abbott
jonabb@...
Aug 24, 2000 1:31 pm
I was struck by a passage from ‘Cetasikas’ by Nina van Gorkom which I have been reading. Most of us have difficulty having any level of useful reflection...
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Jonothan Abbott
jonabb@...
Aug 26, 2000 1:23 am
... Amara, An interesting question. As I understand it, not all wholesome qualities are identified by reference to a particular cetasika that performs the...
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amara chay
joychay@...
Aug 26, 2000 3:43 pm
Dear DSSFB Group, Tan Achaan has arranged to have the discussion on Thursday August 31 from 2-5 and another on Saturday at the same time in order that Robert...
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Bongkojpriya (Betty) ...
beyugala@...
Aug 26, 2000 4:13 pm
Hello, Robert, Looking forward very much to meeting you when you come to the Center. Have thoroughly enjoyed reading your e-mails since they are usually so...
