At 05:05 AM 03-01-03, you wrote:

>First, from Prof. Andrew Olendzki, noted Pali scholar
>and Director of the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies
>in Barre, Massachussetts, USA, who is also a personal
>friend:

I think that was an excellent answer. Would the Prof. be interested to join this group?

As for Ven. Bodhi, I don't think so. Some months ago, I came to know that he had long suffered a headache so serious that he can only bear to read for a short period of time. That's why he left BPS. Hope he's better now.

I've been thinking of this in terms of experience. Ever become so engrossed in a very exciting thing that you spend a long time with it, like chatting in IRC, or playing a computer game. I have--when I was a lay man, or course. Then at the end, you feel this lethargy? It think that's a gross form of "kaayadu.t.thulla". What do you all think?


peace

Kumâra Bhikkhu