... would make ... Abhidhammmic ... <snip> ... to ... simply seems ... Hi Howard, What, in your opinion, is the value of such conjecture? To me, the straight...
Hi Howard, thanks for your post. You write: <It is proper cognitive function, most especially proper perception/recognition, unimpaired by ignorance, that I...
Friends: How is the Understanding Ability the Supreme? The Blessed Buddha once said! Bhikkhus, just as, among the trees of Jambudipa the rose-apple tree is...
Dear Han (Ken H & all), ... .... S: Perhaps this comes down to our understanding of bhavana again. The highest bhavana is the development of insight --...
Dear Sarah, Please forgive me, but after reading your post, I am not sure about your stance. Do you still maintain your stance that you did not agree with the...
Dear Han, ... .... S: Yes. Without bhavana, he would never have become a sotapanna in the first place. Have I misunderstood your comments and Lily de Silva's? ...
Dear Connie, Han, Scott, Rob K & all, Talking about bhavana... ... (#69983, #70010) ... .... S: The assembly said not to allow the crazy woman to approach,...
Dear Sarah, No, I do not think you have misunderstood my comments and Lily de Silva’s. I just want to know your stance. Different persons have different...
Hi, Ken - In a message dated 4/1/07 3:54:05 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... Howard: It is a considering, mulling over, contemplating, and attempting to ...
Dear Han, ... .... S: That's true! There will always be different opinions. So, if I may ask, what do you understand by bhavana (which could not occur whilst...
Hi, Nina - In a message dated 4/1/07 4:19:39 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... <Snip, to save repetition> ======================== Thank you for *your* post, Nina....
Dear Scott, Connie & all, ... #69691 ... .... Sarah: You got just what I had in mind. I think this also relates to your question about 'without falling away...
Dear Sarah, I cannot answer for Lily de Silva, but I will say my own understanding. According to “Pali-Proper-Names/anaathapindika” the Buddha greeted him...
Dear Han, It's nice to be chatting to you. A welcome break from packing and so on! ... .... S: I'm still not sure what you mean by 'practicing bhaavanaa' here....
Dear friends, If we had not studied the Abhidhamma we would have thought that all cittas originate in what we call in conventional language “brain”. One...
Dear friends, We need to develop understanding of paramattha dhammas life after life, in order to see dhamma as dhamma, to see it as anattå. We cling to the...
Dear Sarah, Sarah: I'm still not sure what you mean by 'practicing bhaavanaa' here. Do we need to use the word 'practicing' or can we not just say that whilst ...
Dear Friends, continuing: 39. 'Just, O king, as when a huge and mighty cauldron 2 is placed in an oven full of water, and crowded with grains of rice, then the...
Dear Han, ... ... S: :>) Likewise, it's good to just be able to agree to disagree without any problem and in a friendly manner. I think to summarise, as you...
Dear Ken H., Sorry for the delay, Spring Break for the kids and I am broken by it... S: Its morning... K: "And your conscience is clear. :-)" Scott: Yeah,...
Dear Sarah, I appreciate very much your patience and understanding towards a person like me. I also enjoy very much discussing with you, because I know that...
Dear Han and Sarah, May I put a word in? This is one of the big questions here... Han: "I have no problem if you do not like the word "practicing bhaavanaa."...
Dear Scott (and Sarah), Scott: I'm not likely going to articulate this well: Can it be said that if one finds oneself 'doing' or 'practising' - given that this...
Dear Larry, I'm still considering your good points from the last reply, and have a number or errands to run today, but I'll just add this quote from U ...
Hi Sarah and friends, using the opportunity to say hello and chip in the issue : ' Talking about bhavana..' Assuming that there is agreement of the meaning...
Dear Dieter and all those interested in bhavana, Hallo Dieter, good to see you here. It depends how one sees training. I think the cetasikas of the eightfold...
Dear Scott, The patisandhicitta is kusala vipaaka for humans. We have to add: vipaaka, it is result of kusala kamma. The patisandhicitta is not produced by the...
Hi Sarah, ... S: > Ken H, you mentioned that 'he had heard many Dhamma-talks and practiced insight-development - maybe not in this lifetime.....'. When it...
