Hi, Piya,

> the jhaanas or brahmavihaaras. While the latter can lead to
> Nibbaana, they do not
> necessarily do so but can lead to sidetracks, whereas
> satipa.t.thaana leads
> invariably to the final goal.

That seems to be an excellent and precise analysis to me.

> CPD

I'd heard of the CPD but thought it wasn't finished yet. I'd also
heard that a new, complete dictionary is due out soon?

> Vipassanaa, canonically, is "insight" or "wisdom".
> The trend of taking Vipassana
> as a "meditation practice", as the "only way" to
> enlightenment started around the
> late colonial times in South and Southeast Asia,
> which saw a resurgence of Buddhism
> there.

Ah ha! That makes sense to me. Thank you for the historical
background.

> "The Origin of Insight Meditation" (Lance Cousins) in The Buddha

Forum vol 4 (1996:

> 35-58).

I'll look out for that one.

Derek.