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Re: The Inconvinient truth - Renunciation

Alex — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 01:39:05 GMT

... Hi Ken, Sarah, Nina and all, How does one actually SEES those things? The "The Blessed One said: "Develop concentration, monks. A concentrated monk

Re: The Inconvinient truth - Renunciation

Alex — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 01:29:12 GMT

Hi Ken and all, ... Even the commentators? Here is an interesting thing. Name me one commentator of old who rejected formal practice? You ain't gonna find it.

Intention Creates Future!

Bhikkhu Samahita — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:34:06 GMT

Friends: Any Intention is creating moments of Future! Any moment of intentional mental activity creates and conditions the future! Any moment of intentional

Re: The Inconvinient truth - Renunciation

kenhowardau — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:04:04 GMT

Hi Alex, ... A: > Ken, I don't believe that there is some secret and magical key that is used to decipher the suttas called "The commentaries". ... The fact

Re: The Inconvinient truth - Renunciation

upasaka@... — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 22:22:22 GMT

Hi, Ken - In a message dated 7/4/2009 6:09:55 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, kenhowardau@... writes: Beneath the concepts, realities are arising and

Re: The Inconvinient truth - Renunciation

kenhowardau — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 22:09:45 GMT

Hi Howard, ... ;-) ... I think you are right about neither altering any time soon. Even so, we are talking about concepts, and there is no certainty about

Re: The Inconvinient truth - Renunciation

Alex — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:04:44 GMT

Hello Ken and all, ... Ken, I don't believe that there is some secret and magical key that is used to decipher the suttas called "The commentaries". It is

Re: The Inconvinient truth - Renunciation

upasaka@... — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:07:03 GMT

Hi, Ken - In a message dated 7/4/2009 12:03:19 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, kenhowardau@... writes: Hi Alex, Some suttas may seem easy to understand,

Re: e-card from Italy 4 - our lovely day with Alberto

sprlrt — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:45:14 GMT

Hi Sarah and Jon, I enjoyed the day too, but sorry, can't remember all the details and didn't take any notes - can't do both that and gesticulating :-) Alberto

Yesterday's meeting

jonoabb — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:34:13 GMT

Hi Alberto It was great meeting you yesterday and spending time chatting about the Dhamma. I appreciate you making the (rather long) journey to Viareggio for

Re: The Inconvinient truth - Renunciation

kenhowardau — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:03:09 GMT

... in lay life, it can only go so far. ... company, is committed to delighting in company; if he delights in a group, enjoys a group, rejoices in a group. <.

Symbiotic Sympathy!

Bhikkhu Samahita — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:41:50 GMT

Friends: Maintain this Buddhist Wish of Noble Sympathy: May I be happy, may I maintain my happiness and live without any trace of enmity. May all beings be

e-card from Italy 5a - discussion topics with Alberto

connie — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:22:03 GMT

Hi Sarah, Alberto, A: Duve saccaani akkhaasi, sambuddho vadata.m varo; Two truths are told, said the excellent Sambuddha; Sammuti.m paramattha~nca, tatiya.m

Re: e-card from Italy 5a - discussion topics with Alberto

m. nease — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:23:18 GMT

Hi Sarah, Alberto and All, ... Jolly good! Ha ha and ta ta, then. mike

The Inconvinient truth - Renunciation

Alex — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:43:05 GMT

Hello Nina, Sarah, Jon, Ken, Scott and all, While it is true that mindfulness in initial stages can be developed in lay life, it can only go so far. "Ananda, a