It always seems to me that Buddha taught many different people different things. I am always interested in the things that Buddha taught laypeople. I am not a monk so the "lay way" is important to

Dear Robert, While checking several versions of the commentary on A ii 146 I noticed a possible error in the following translated section: The answer - unwholesome (akusalaa) is supported by the PTS

Dear Herman & Rob --- robertkirkpatrick@... wrote: I agree with Marlon: this was a very helpful response, Rob. I don't have much to add. As we know, in 'live' discussions too, someone

Dear Erik and Robert, You are right although you didn't study enough theravada com and sub com.I have to mention first that Ven Gunaratana wrote in that book the he can't understand for sure about

Dear Jonathan, We must know that in this yuganaddha sutta we have two sukkhavipasaka and two samathayanika.The other sukkhavipsaka is the one who practise jhana and insight until he think he was

Visakha Puja – Amara, and Fellow Buddhists Quote from Phra Ajaan Lee Dhammadharo (1907-1961) Wat Asokaram on May 24, 1956 ""The Buddha is like our father, while the Dhamma is like our mother - -

Erik --- rikpa21@... wrote: > I'm glad you're finding it useful, Erik, as I am too. Before I respond on your sutta quotes, a couple of points to clarify. In commenting on the Yuganaddha

Thank you Selamat and kindest regards to Dhamma study Group in Indonesia. robert

Thanks, Dan. I had actually looked at the conditionality relationships in the Visuddhimagga for paticca samuppada and didn't get this from my reading, but this is, as you say, a deep topic.

Dear All, Visakha Puja Greetings, May you ever grow in the Dhamma. with metta, selamat rodjali dhamma study group bogor

From Narada's "Manual of Abhidhamma": "According to paticca-samuppada, too, contact conditions feeling. But strictly speaking, there is no reason for the sequence because all these mental states

<robertkirkpatrick@r...> wrote: Robert, thanks for the quotes. And I just want to be clear nothing in my post was denying this. In fact, I even included the Tibetan interpretation that allows for

Dear Erik, You write: --- rikpa21@... wrote: > nowhere is there any support for vipassana Venerable gunaratana (sri lanka ) writes: attaining nibbana by insight alone]when it distinguishes

Jonothan, this is a GREAT debate! This is some great stuff, and I once again thank you for providing really useful grist for debate. Jonothan: A general observation first. I am not sure how 'close'

Dear Sarah and Jim, The quote from the netti has puzzled me a little for years. I checked the pali and the English translation looks right. There are other examples scattered throughout the

Hi, Jon - jonoabb@... writes: ============================ Definitely. However, just as there was a different audience for the Buddha's metaphors at his time, so is it true for the

Dear Marlon, Thanks for your kind words. Perhaps we can persuade you to prolong your stay on dsg. best wishes robert In dhammastudygroup@y..., marlonmccall@h... wrote: Laundry)

Dear Wyn & Rob, I agree that this is a very interesting topic and I am somewhat perplexed by the Netthi passage below. I'm really thinking out loud, rather than suggesting I have all the answers here

Howard Many would think that 'slightly' was putting it mildly, I'm sure! I think that both Thanks for this useful summary. Reading what you have said, though, I would have no hesitation in

Erik Thanks for going to the trouble of giving this detail. I would be happy to make some comments. A general observation first. I am not sure how 'close' to the Tibetan suttas, commentaries