... it arises ... the world ... Ah, those pesky "conditions" again! :) ... Perhaps one of the most helpful pieces of advice from one of my teachers is that to...
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Robert Epstein
epsteinrob@...
Aug 31, 2001 5:21 am
... Thanks, Sarah. ... good point ... Oh, definitely, Sarah. I think that sometimes it may be appropriate to kiss some part of your life goodbye with a tear...
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Robert Epstein
epsteinrob@...
Aug 31, 2001 5:33 am
... Well, I think I'm getting the idea. This is interesting to me because how one deals with their tendencies is such a gigantic issue in all cultures and ...
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Robert Epstein
epsteinrob@...
Aug 31, 2001 5:47 am
... I'm concerned about your ... What I got out of it, Dan, was not that there was a causal connection between making the akusala the object of awareness and...
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Robert Epstein
epsteinrob@...
Aug 31, 2001 5:58 am
Dear Dan, I think I am being presumptuous in speaking to your sincere issues here, because I am not a greatly consistent meditator, or an expert in the...
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robertkirkpatrick@...
Aug 31, 2001 6:14 am
... to look at ... simply seeing ... clouding ... lobotomy rather than a ... gone to the ... giving such a ... life the way a ... ________ Very good point,...
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Dan Dalthorp
dhd5@...
Aug 31, 2001 1:36 pm
... that we ... dhammas, ... into a ... confusing ... the ... Dan: This hardening of concepts is certainly a problem when it manifests itself as a rigid...
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Dan Dalthorp
dhd5@...
Aug 31, 2001 1:46 pm
Thanks for the helpful comments, Robert E. I appreciate your attention. Recognizing doubt as doubt when it arises is very important. I like your idea of doubt...
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rikpa21@...
Aug 31, 2001 3:24 pm
... obvious ... When I was taught meditation by my teachers it was presented much more simply than this. If I had heard this long list of potential dangers I...
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dalthorp@...
Aug 31, 2001 6:17 pm
... manifests ... doubt, ... Dan: I'm not trying to teach meditation to beginning meditators. I'm just describing some of the ways that I see the mental...
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Sarah
sarahdhhk@...
Aug 31, 2001 10:41 pm
Dear Kom, This was exactly the sutta I was thinking of and mistakenly looking for in Dhp com. Many thanks indeed....I've always found it a good reminder and...
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Anders Honore
anders.honore@...
Aug 31, 2001 10:41 pm
Lately, since school started, I have found it very difficult to keep up with the amount of posts here, and I have basically only been reading those which were...
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frank kuan
fcckuan@...
Aug 31, 2001 11:09 pm
Hello Sarah, Kom, others, ... http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/majjhima/mn021.html#vedehika Rereading that sutta, two of the similes really struck me this...
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Jonothan Abbott
jonoabb@...
Sep 1, 2001 1:33 am
Rob E ... Yes, there is a level of kusala that, at the moment of performing kusala, knows and appreciates that kusala is being performed. And there also is a ...
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Jonothan Abbott
jonoabb@...
Sep 1, 2001 1:38 am
Howard ... I agree that in conventional speech 'effort' tends to carry the implication of intention. However, as a translation of viriya cetasika/samma...
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Jonothan Abbott
jonoabb@...
Sep 1, 2001 1:47 am
Dan ... Yes, the Buddha’s formulas come in many variations, each with its own shade of meaning. The pattern may be, for example— - This being done, that...
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Jonothan Abbott
jonoabb@...
Sep 1, 2001 1:50 am
Rob E ... Agreed. And I would only add that the intention (ie. in your example, to get money) has its roots in the wrong thinking (ie. that the world is all ...
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Jonothan Abbott
jonoabb@...
Sep 1, 2001 2:00 am
Dan ... Agreed, except that, on a technical point Mr Speaker, the mundane path is not actually 'Eightfold', since it arises with only 5 (or sometimes 6) path...
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Jonothan Abbott
jonoabb@...
Sep 1, 2001 2:03 am
Mike This is a great way of putting it. Satipatthana is indeed the 'middle way'. Glad you foound the post useful. Jon ... ...
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Jonothan Abbott
jonoabb@...
Sep 1, 2001 2:09 am
Dan ... Thanks Dan. It was not meant to be a matter of logic, but an illustration showing how at the moment of actual awareness the hindrances are manifestly...
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Jonothan Abbott
jonoabb@...
Sep 1, 2001 2:14 am
... preparatory concentration with jhana, ... Dan I believe there's a world of difference between (a) being confused or in doubt about what the task is, and...
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Jonothan Abbott
jonoabb@...
Sep 1, 2001 2:20 am
Anders ... school started, I have found it very difficult to keep ... And it's been good having you. Look forward to having you back again when you feel the...
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rikpa21@...
Sep 1, 2001 3:21 am
... effort ... Indeed. Why listen to the Buddha's very simple words, for example: "generating desire, arousing persistence, upholding and exerting one's intent...
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Robert Epstein
epsteinrob@...
Sep 1, 2001 3:45 am
... Dear Robert, Thanks for your response. It occurred to me also when I re-read this, that those who look at nirvana as a camera-like 'objective' perception...
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Robert Epstein
epsteinrob@...
Sep 1, 2001 3:52 am
Nice to hear back from you Dan! Regards, Robert ... ===== Robert Epstein, Program Director / Acting Instructor THE COMPLETE MEISNER-BASED ACTOR'S TRAINING in...
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Robert Epstein
epsteinrob@...
Sep 1, 2001 3:58 am
This is really great stuff, Erik, a very clear meditation manual in brief. I think you could take this to a desert island and do pretty well with no other ...
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m. nease
mlnease@...
Sep 1, 2001 4:11 am
... Heartfelt thanks back at you, too, Jon. mike __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant...
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Robert Epstein
epsteinrob@...
Sep 1, 2001 4:13 am
... Yeah, when I'm acknowledged or complimented, or when I feel I've done something worthwhile, I notice an awful lot of relief and pride rising up. Since I'm...
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Robert Epstein
epsteinrob@...
Sep 1, 2001 4:17 am
... I see what you mean, it's the chicken and the egg. You are saying that the Buddha [I assume] attributes the wrong intention to the wrong view, and I was...
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robertkirkpatrick@...
Sep 1, 2001 4:45 am
... Dear Frank, I agree with the gist of your post. Just a small correction. the commentary to the sutta about the monk who committed suicide notes that the...
