Dear Scott, ... .... S: :-) ... .... S: :-) ... .. S: Well, all but the arahat have conceit. There are also the ones that lurkers may be familiar with,like "I...
Hi Connie, #98868 ... .... S: Out of interest, did you check what the Pali was for the post-mortem survival and check any more on this? (I was planning to do...
Hi Chris, Alex & all, Late reply to: #98797 ... the intermediate state seeking a new rebirth. ..... S: As B. Bodhi points out, these are his opinions and not...
Hi Alex, ... A:> I understand where this is coming from, however I am against apathetic teaching of "whatever is, is. Let it happen, don't resist defilements"...
Hi Chris & all, (part 2) ... ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~ <....> ... .... S: With respect to Ven Bodhi, I don't...
Dear Scott (and Colette) - In a message dated 7/31/2009 11:53:56 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, scduncan@... writes: Scott: Pwned. No, as Howard said, it's...
Good Morning Scott, How could I possibly hurt myself since I don't exist and have no feelings and am nothing more than a NON-PERSON as described by the soviet...
Dear colette, Regarding: c: "How could I possibly hurt myself since I don't exist and have no feelings and am nothing more than a NON-PERSON as described by...
Dear Maitreyi, Welcome to DSG! Like Nina, I'd like to thank you for the work you have put into the file and for sharing Htoo's messages in this way. Can I...
Hi Alberto, #99196 ... .... A:> As far as I know Dhs & Cy don't refers to pa~n~natti/nirutti/ adhivacana in terms of sacca, neither as sammuti nor, of course,...
Dear friends, Citta is a reality and it arises throughout our life. Only one citta arises at a time and it is accompanied by several mental factors, cetasikas....
Hi Alex, #99582 ... A:> But insight depends on temporary suppression of the hindrances first. .... S: Really? ... ... S: Samatha arises with each kusala citta....
Dear Scott and Howard, aha, oil and water together;-)) ... N: The word Elisabeth consists of different sounds. And as Howard says, < And while hearing the...
Dear Nina, N: "The word Elisabeth consists of different sounds. And as Howard says, < And while hearing the string of sounds, much else intervenes: sense doors...
Hi Sarah, #98868 C: Could this "intemediate state" be considered a form of "post-mortem survival"? ... .... S: Out of interest, did you check what the Pali...
Dear Scott, ... N: I am not quite happy with my translation of fixed here. Rather: customary, natural. One state follows naturally upon the former, and they...
Dear Nina, Regarding: N: "I am not quite happy with my translation of fixed here. Rather: customary, natural. One state follows naturally upon the former, and...
Friends: Patience <http://what-buddha-said.net/drops/Patient_is_Tolerance.htm> is not silence, but speaking & acting at the right time with a calm mind, in an...
Dear Nina, Can I ask you two questions, please? (1) In Abhidhamma, under cetasikas, it is stated that Sabbacitta-saadhaara.na cetasikas (Essential or Primary...
Dear Han, ... My question is do these seven cetasikas also associate with bhavanga-citta? ... S: Yes, with every single citta including these. ... ... S: No...
Dear Ken H & Nina, ... .... S: These are the words you (Ken) have heard KS saying and as being reported before and I think it's correct, no need for a...
Dear Chew, ... .... S: That makes good sense, I'd wondered about it before. It's rather like the Cantonese expression, 'gei', used after numbers which is...
Hi Phil, ... ... S: :-) We cast our spells on them, didn't you know? :-)) ... ... S: Hope you're having a great summer too and look forward to being bombarded...
Dear All, This is the serial presentation of The Buddhist Teaching on Physical Phenomena by Nina. Chapter 4. Sense objects (continuation). Questions and...
Dear Nina (and all), The text: No matter what sound we hear, it has a degree of loudness and it "strikes the ear". Its characteristic can be experienced...
Dear Maitreyi, Nina, Sarah, and all, I was thinking how Maitreyi would present Satipatthana Table in serial, as requested by Nina. It may not be easy to...
Dear friends, Acharn would emphasize that we should not think of ourselves, and that we become less selfish by paying more attention to the needs of others....
Dear Han, Nina, Connie, Chew & all, I'm planning to start chipping in on some of the Space-related messages sent while I was away. (Well, I'm still away, but...
Dear Han and Maitreyi, thank you for taking all the trouble going over these tables. To me it seems to involve a lot of reasoning and thinking, and to be ...
