Welcome to the group, Prof.

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From: cheang oo
Date: Friday, July 27, 2001 4:33 PM

>The turning point of my practice was the regular group reading of the
>suttas. It convinced me that what is there is all that is necessary for

the

>practice of the Dhamma as taught by the Buddha. While interpretations and
>commentaries are often helpful to help in various specific passages, the
>consistency and depth of the message and the Middle Way in its various and
>varied approaches need not be added on further. I have been putting off
>trying to read the Pali text, hoping to learn some Pali grammar first.
>After some time, and with encouragement from a bhikkhu, I decided to start
>reading the Pali text and pick up the grammer on the way. After all, the
>purpose is to read the text, not to be able to speak or compose in Pali.

So

>far I have managed to satisfactorily read a number of suttas from the CSCD
>text, of course with helpful reference, when necessary, from Bhikkhu

Bodhi's

>published translations.

You may want to share with us about your study of the Pali text.

Metta,
Yong Peng.