Robert Ep ... We have different ideas here, Rob. ;-)) I take the view that the suttas do indeed contain all that needs to be known but that, because of our ...
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Sukinderpal Narula
sukin@...
Oct 1, 2001 12:01 pm
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Jonothan Abbott
jonoabb@...
Oct 1, 2001 12:19 pm
Thanks, Sukin, for coming in here. Since you invite comments from anybody, I would like to see if some of our (recently) more silent members would like to join...
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Jonothan Abbott
jonoabb@...
Oct 1, 2001 12:48 pm
Kenneth Hi! First, a belated welcome to the group from me, and my thanks for your many recent posts ... Let me see if I have understood. You are suggesting,...
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upasaka@...
Oct 1, 2001 2:32 pm
Thanks, Kenneth. With metta, Howard In a message dated 9/30/01 11:17:52 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... /Thus is how ye shall see all this fleeting world: A star...
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Robert Epstein
epsteinrob@...
Oct 1, 2001 3:09 pm
... Hi Jon! My point is that if the Suttas are not readily accessible to us because of ignorance, then any 'good friend' who interprets the true meaning for us...
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Nina van Gorkom
nilo@...
Oct 1, 2001 5:28 pm
... Dear Sukin, I appreciate your post on patience being conditioned and non-self, very much. We are inclined to think, I should be patient, and this is often...
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hhofman@...
Oct 1, 2001 11:40 pm
Hi there, While we are distributing metta to Mr bin Laden, we should perhaps also send some to all those who already have branded him guilty for whatever they...
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jinavamsa@...
Oct 2, 2001 12:46 am
hello Herman and all, yes, may all living beings in all worlds be happy, healthy, secure, and at peace. all. indeed. I have been thinking about some of the...
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Robert Epstein
epsteinrob@...
Oct 2, 2001 12:58 am
... Nothing personal, herman, but give me a break! Giving metta is one thing, being casual about the 7,000 people who were killed in one stroke, is another....
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upasaka@...
Oct 2, 2001 1:25 am
Hi, Rob - In a message dated 10/1/01 12:10:21 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... ======================== I don't think it was I who said it. With metta, Howard ...
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Robert Epstein
epsteinrob@...
Oct 2, 2001 1:35 am
... No, now that I think of it, I think it was Robert. Robert Ep. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Listen to your Yahoo! Mail...
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robertkirkpatrick@...
Oct 2, 2001 2:10 am
Dear Rob Ep., Yep, it was me who said that anapanasati requires special conditions including posture . This is indicated in the suttas and commentaries. robert...
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upasaka@...
Oct 2, 2001 2:11 am
Geez, Robert! are we *ever* going to disagree on *anything*?!! ;-)) With metta, Howard In a message dated 10/1/01 9:00:49 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... /Thus...
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hhofman@...
Oct 2, 2001 2:26 am
Robert, So Mr bin Laden is guilty then? I don't have the same privileged access to the truth as the US media does, obviously. I am not casual about the 7000...
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Robert Epstein
epsteinrob@...
Oct 2, 2001 2:38 am
... I doubt it! We're obviously in touch with the truth!!! <g> ... Robert Ep. ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Listen...
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Robert Epstein
epsteinrob@...
Oct 2, 2001 3:03 am
... Dear Herman, I am one of the people who care about people all around the world. I care about the teenagers forced into prostitution in Southeast Asia,...
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upasaka@...
Oct 2, 2001 4:26 am
Hi, Herman - In a message dated 10/1/01 10:29:50 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... ========================= It's my understanding that kamma is an individual...
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dsgmods@...
Oct 2, 2001 5:17 am
Dear All, May we ask everyone to keep comments on dsg to strictly dhamma ones rather than political ones. If you find it difficult to discuss this topic...
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hhofman@...
Oct 2, 2001 6:28 am
Hi all, In any explanation of what a samma-sambuddha is, I have only ever seen it stated that such a person is self-realised, or that they become so by their...
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hhofman@...
Oct 2, 2001 7:46 am
Howard, There being no self , what does kamma apply to? Namas and rupas, and so do the fruits. Volition applies to cittas only, as far as I know. Happy to be...
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hhofman@...
Oct 2, 2001 7:55 am
Robert, I will never make the diplomatic corps, I know, but you have written some things to a monster. And that monster is not me, but a projection of yours. ...
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Sarah
sarahdhhk@...
Oct 2, 2001 8:16 am
Dear Rob Ep, Thank you for all your excellent comments and questions. I’m also finding it interesting and helpful to consider these lines in depth. ... Good...
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Jonothan Abbott
jonoabb@...
Oct 2, 2001 8:57 am
Howard Many thanks for this interesting overview of our discussions to date on this very important aspect of the teachings. I appreciate your sincere and...
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jonoabb@...
Oct 2, 2001 9:36 am
Mike (and Howard) (This is a re-post of a message I sent before but which has not shown up on the list. Apologies if it results in any duplication.) ... Yes,...
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Jonothan Abbott
jonoabb@...
Oct 2, 2001 9:45 am
Howard ... I'd like to suggest a somewhat different perspective on suttas that deal with mindfulness of breathing. Breath is an aspect of our body. As with...
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Sukinderpal Narula
sukin@...
Oct 2, 2001 9:58 am
Dear Nina, I am so happy that you appreciated my post, eventhough( was kindly reminded by Mike in a private letter), I misquoted Jonothan in 'patience being...
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Christine Forsyth
cforsyth@...
Oct 2, 2001 11:22 am
Hi Herman, You may be interested in reading the article that this excerpt is from: http://www.buddhistnews.tv "If I were given the opportunity to be face to...
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KennethOng
ashkenn@...
Oct 2, 2001 1:11 pm
Hi all, As I am from the Mahayana school of thought, I am not sure about vipassana meditation. Could anyone here kindly share with me on this please? Please...
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upasaka@...
Oct 2, 2001 1:13 pm
Hi, Herman - In a message dated 10/2/01 2:31:19 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... ============================ Here's my understanding on this. A person becomes...
