Hello Erik ... k: Yes all are just labels :). ... k: Sometimes that is the problem. When are we refering to conventional and when are we trying our best to...
Lisa Hi, and welcome to the list from me. Thanks for posting your question. ... Yes, as your question implies, the quality of any action depends on the ...
Hi Sarah et al, ... don't agree ... here, ... The Tipitaka , to me, is the three baskets, Vinaya, Suttas, Abhidhamma. Not the commentaries. Who knows, in a...
... Hello Kenneth, ... there ... which ... difference. OK, and what difference is that, specifically? More specifically than ... still ... "IT" is attached to...
Hello Erik, ... is still attached to *non self*. k: Yes that is what I saying, "non self" is the antidote for the six realms but for the enlighted ones....
Hi Herman, Interesting comments which I'm glad to hear;-)...I'll even let them jump the queue and do a quick reply... ... Well at least you've included the...
Hi Sarah ... They are known for what they are, but I agree that at these moments there is detachment and not minding about what reality is experienced. ... If...
Robert and Dan, I have a different take on this. I find the description of everything that seems positive in life as really being a hidden negative to be a...
Dear Rob.E, It wasn't very clear from my post ; but I wasn't suggesting trying to change ones personality. A key difference between samatha bhavana and...
Dear Robert, I understand the need to be aware of subtle states that are other than they seem. I probably should have acknowledged your basic point there....
... I agree Ken. I think the point you have been trying to make lately about attaching to views is very important, and very hard to get. Since every...
Dear Sarah, Thanks for being so welcoming to my questions. I very much appreciate your thoughtful answers, and it is also a pleasure to converse on these...
... Kenneth, I think the real problem, the really deep problem, is not disagreement but the difficulty of what these suggestions of the Masters really refer...
... congratulations to you, Erik, and to you too Sarah, on your and Jon's upcoming anniversary. That's a long time to not really be entities together! Best, ...
... Hi Howard, I'm not absolutely sure, but I suspect that what Kenneth is trying to express is that not only are cittas not real *things* that can either be...
... Interesting Mike. I'm quite up to understanding the fine differences between what arises with regard to plain old sati and satipatthana, but I find your...
Inspiring, Erik. Thanks for sharing your background and specific points. Robert Ep. ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Find...
Dear Sarah, Thanks for your comments on this post. On re-reading it, it reveals a much firmer beginner's understanding of anatta and anicca than I ever had...
thanks, Sarah. Hmn..... this is a good time to thank Sukin for sending me several nice books on Abhidhamma which I have just received in the mail! There's...
Hi Ken O, ... Nothing at all to apologise for and why would I feel offended at being given an unexpected holiday Ken;-) ?? Joking aside, thanks for the...
Hi Manji, ... Sorry to show my ignorance, but would you tell me what deshi and a dojo are? Rob Ep also lives in Wash DC....thanks in advance. I am so happy to...
Dear Yulia, ... All of us too... ... Was there anything in particular that 'moved' you or struck a chord? ... I think we'd mostly rather put ourselves with the...
Folks, By the way, ACCESS TO INSIGHT has a largish collection of transcribed lectures by B. Bodhi, A. Brahmavamso, and other notable teachers, available for...
Here's another good section of the Access to Insight site, with large portions of the Pali Canon and essays by important teachers available for direct...
Sarah ... I would be very happy to, but I’m afraid I don’t know much about this area, except that it’s an important aspect of both sila and satipatthana....
