--- In Pali@..., "Jou Smith" <josmith.1@...> wrote:
VENerable Kumara: Sayadaw U Silananda's
> 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.
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JOU: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?
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Dear Jou,
I'm not sure if this is a rhetorical question; in case it's not: I was very=

interested in the comment given by Venerable Kumara from Venerable
Silananda's book. It makes a lot of sense, I think.
Don't we all read the Buddha's teaching and interpret it to some degree-
rightly or wrongly. I have read exactly the same passage and thought it
meant one thing and then later reread it and considered it in another
way. I think clarification of subtle points is very helpful.
Robert K

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.
>