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From: "Kumaara Bhikkhu" <venkumara@...>
To: <Pali@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2002 5:46 PM
Subject: Re: [Pali] choiceless awareness

Hi All

> Also, I happen to find the term in a new book by Sayadaw U Silananda's
"The Four Foundations of Mindfulness: an exposition of the summary". He
says:

> ... The object at the present moment can be anyone of this four. Sometimes
the body, sometimes feelings, sometimes consciousness, and sometimes dhamma
objects. You have to take these objects as the come; you have no choice.
That is why sometimes Vipassanaa meditation is called "choice-less
awareness"

This question about choiceless awarness and a lot of the questions these
days seem to be based on the prolific/popular commentarial interpretation of
the Buddha's teaching. How many people on this list are more interested in
the Buddha's teaching rather than other's interpretations of it? The Buddha
gave a study method for his teaching that enables one to rely on oneself (or
to rely on the Dhamma, as he taught) in working out what he taught. (Later
Paali texts or early Paali texts which have been modified do not meet the
criteria of the method and would have us believe we are to take refuge in
the Triple Gem, but in the early Paali texts -that meet the criteria- the
Buddha only spoke of taking refuge in ourselves-in the dhamma and having
Unshakable Faith in the Triple Gem.) Does anyone here even know about the
method? Has anyone here applied it for themselves?

> He doesn't relate it to sampajañña though.

> Both Sayadaw's are not only known as meditation masters but also scholars,
brought up by traditional Buddhist teachings. I don't suppose they got the
idea from Krishnamurti, though they may have borrowed the term.

> ven k

Dear Sir, I find you refering to yourself as venerable as distasteful, NB
this is not saying that you are not venerable. As a bhikkhu I referred to
myself as bhikkhu. I have not seen an example of the Buddha referring to
himself as venerable.

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