Dear friends, Acharn: What is seen is only that which is seen before it is “something”, otherwise it cannot be directly understood as it is gone. When there is right understanding with direct awarenes

Dear tam: it paves the way. I like that better than determines. This can still be done by a self. Nina.

Thank you, Alberto, for all your work. I will read it during supper, Nina.

Dear Marc, Concept can be the object of citta, but it is not part of the citta. Citta can just think of a table or tree, but table or tree are not part of the citta. Nina.

Dear friends, Nina:Thína and middha, torpor and languor, can arise with cittas that are sasankhårika, cittas that lack strength. It seems that thína refers to torpor of citta and middha refers to torp

DearSarah, Thank you for the sutta text. You write so nicely about Nana. Nina.

Dear friends, Jonothan asked about the roles of chanda(taking an interest in the object) and lobha. Can their roles be distinguished when pursuing anything that requires skill? Acharn: Lobha appears b

Dear friends, Jonothan asked about continuity, santati. Acharn: What arises and falls away is followed by the next reality, by conditions, anantara paccaya, contiguity-condition. Also by absence-condi

Dear Tam, It is the cetasikas saddha , it conditins citta and cetasika to be pure, without kilesa. She stresses this a lot and indicates that confidence is a condition for direct awareness and underst

Dear friends, Acharn: It is always “I” who sees, hears, thinks. They just arise to see right now, hear right now. When there is not the understanding of the truth, it is “something” all the time. Life

Dear Alberto, Thank you for the transcription on anusayas, explaining some subtle points. Nina.

Dear Azita, You are not alone, it happens to many of us. Acharn: “That which is seen is nothing, no one in it.” She says about it:”How fast, how lttle, how very short”. Yes, before it can sink in, we

Dear Lukas and Vincent, I had to laugh, just as if porcelain is a dear person. This sutta text I find helpful, but I cannot find the sutta now. It says that a greater loss of relatives, goods etc. is

Dear Vincent, Excellent text, we do not even own ourselves. And, as Acharn said, when we do not see something, like I am in my study, not where the porcelain is, we do not have anything. nice photo wi

Dear Azita, you brought up good points, but time was up. Can you start with these next week? Nina.

Dear Sarah, a wonderful consolation. It was my best porcelain, a big dish and plate, of antique value and family reminiscences. But your experience with your renovations consoled me. What happened in

Dear friends, Sukin asked about knowing the image and details, nimitta and anubyancana. Acharn: Do you see anything now? Sukin: a laptop, pictures. Acharn: And more details about just one reality, one

Tadao, ask Alan, he knows all the addresses. Nina

Dear Pat, In the BrahmajalA sutta all of them are explained. Acharn would say: what about this moment? That is more important than just pointing them out. Seeing sees visible object but is there clear

Dear Lukas, It seems guesswork. It distracts from knowing what appears now. Nina