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Re: "Self" as a 1st person perspective - How to refute?

upasaka@... — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:29:56 GMT

Hi, Herman - In a message dated 7/9/2008 2:50:29 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, hhofmeister@... writes: Hi Howard, ... From a few posts on the 6th of June

Re: Does continuity exist? Is is continuous or discrete?

Herman Hofman — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:12:03 GMT

Hi Howard, ... OK. But that OK extends only to the accepted meanings of words, and not to any reality these words may point to. ... Moving from the meaning of

Re: To Rob M.....

Andrew — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:11:34 GMT

Hi Herman and Sarah ... this, is very seldom calm, passaddhi cetasika, which arises at moments of dana, sila and bhavana only. It is ignorance which which

Re: To Rob M.....

Herman Hofman — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:26:38 GMT

Hi Sarah, ... Howard has already said as much, and I too get the feeling from your last few threads that you are saying that the mental states of the

Each presently arisen state

Andrew — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:55:52 GMT

Hi all When the Buddha recommended that a person "see each presently arisen state" [MN131], was the "present" he was referring to conventional or ultimate? If

Re: Abhidhamma, Logic, Anatta

Andrew — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:22:05 GMT

Hi Sukin Yes, I think we do agree at the end of the day. But a few more ... to ... danger ... Do you see the problem with this type of reasoning (which we all

Re: Concentration: Apparent Difference Between Sutta and Abhidhamma

Nina van Gorkom — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:21:29 GMT

Hi Howard, ... N: Concentration arises with each citta. But, we also learn that it varies greatly as it accompanies different cittas with their associated

Re: Q. [dsg] Visuddhimagga, Ch XVII, 277-279 and Tiika.

Nina van Gorkom — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 09:23:16 GMT

Hi Larry, ... N: It may be clinging to life, and this is actually desire for sense objects in the sensuous plane of existence. It may also be eternalism, and

Re: Q. [dsg] Concentration: Apparent Difference Between Sutta and Ab

Nina van Gorkom — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:02:18 GMT

Hi Howard, my answer was short, lack of time. I shall reread your post and try to say more later on. Too much work, too many mails, that is a problem to me.

Re: Q. [dsg] Concentration: Apparent Difference Between Sutta and Ab

Nina van Gorkom — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 07:47:33 GMT

Hi Howard and Alex, I was quite surprised by Ven. Janananda's remarks, never read them before. Of course he is free to critizise. Howard, it is kind of you to

Sangiitisutta corner, Commentary, to the Ones, part 2.

Nina van Gorkom — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 07:42:52 GMT

Commentary, to the Ones, part 2. N: What is the food for the inhabitants of the hell planes? Kamma. Paccaya is food. By whatever kamma they are born in Hell,

Dhamma Brothers - A Film

S.Ganesh — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 07:36:44 GMT

Dear Dhamma Friends, A Movie about Vipassana is released. You can find the details here : http://www.dhammabrothers.com/trailer.html

Re: "Self" as a 1st person perspective - How to refute?

Herman Hofman — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 06:50:24 GMT

Hi Howard, ... From a few posts on the 6th of June this year. Howard> "As I see it, 'mind' in those verses refers to intention, an activity." Howard>

Re: Q. [dsg] Visuddhimagga, Ch XVII, 277-279 and Tiika.

LBIDD@... — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:13:28 GMT

Hi Nina, Thanks for the clarification on bhava asava. So desire to keep living _isn't_ bhava asava? Larry

Sangiitisutta Corner DN 33 - Ones

connie — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:31:04 GMT

dear friends, Another One: << Eka naama ki"m? Sabbe sattaa ahaara.t.thitikaa. >> ~Naa.namoli used 'creatures' and I wonder, a bit, why TB has "animals" for