Dear Nina,
I wonder if the problem your computer (an iMac) is facing has to do with the
Pali fonts. If that is the case, you have to install the Times Norman fonts
in your C:\Windows\Fonts. Since you have difficulty regarding digital
attachments, I am not sending you this file: "Norman.sea" (which is the
Times Norman fonts for iMac).
It is available from the fonts sections of this great site by John Bullitt:
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/pali/
Nina, I'm not sure which files from www.dharma.per.sg you need. Please let
me know and I will email them to you.
Sukhi.
P.
----- Original Message -----
From: "nina van gorkom" <nilo@...>
To: <Pali@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 2:14 AM
Subject: Re: [Pali] Pali Conventions
> Dear Piya Tan,
> I was really touched by your sympathetic letter and your kind words of
> encouragement. I appreciate it so much to hear your personal views,
> expressed with great sincerity, on your own work and on the aim of
> translation work. You gave me many thoughts for reflection. Thank you very
> much.
> I felt piiti and pamoda when reading your text of the Garava sutta, the
> Buddha paying respect to the Dhamma he had realized. He proclaimed that
even
> he, himself, could not cause anybody to attain enlightenment and become
> liberated from dukkha. The Dhamma is our teacher, it teaches us to develop
> our own understanding. It helps us to find our own answers. No need to
> think, this person says... the scriptures state... Of course, I am not
> denying the immense help of the Tipitaka.
> Elaborating somewhat on your allegory: the humanities student and the pure
> science student. Very gradually the humanities student comes to see that
> what he took for somewhat dry, abstract science is much more than that: it
> has a great, direct impact on his daily life. It is in him, around him, it
> teaches him about himself and gives him counsel in his actions, speech and
> thoughts. Whatever text he reads, he finds that it is all there, but at
> first he could not see it.
> The meditation on impermanence and death, how helpful. I was delighted to
> read in the subcommentary to the satip.t.thaana sutta about four
meditation
> subjects on all occasions: sabbatthikakamma.t.thaananti
> buddhaanussati mettaa mara.nassati asubhabhaavanaa ca.
> Concluding with self-effacement: I see the benefit of it, but it is a
> life-long process, and longer than than that, so long as we are
putthujjana
> and thus full of kilesa. The Abhidhamma teaches me honesty, letting go of
> illusions about ourselves. It points out fine nuances of more subtle
kilesa
> and their conditions, especially many details on conditions, to show us:
> anattaa. I think of the second book: the Vibha'nga containing many
examples
> of defilements we all have, very daily. But of course we also find those
in
> Suttanta and Vinaya.
> I enjoy it very much to concentrate on Pali texts here, the reading and
> translating helps me to get to the deep meaning. Writing it out is even
> better than just reading. At the same time, when I get very engrossed I
have
> to remind myself of the goal : to understand the reality at this moment.
> What is the use if we do not understand citta now? In the Commentaries I
> always come across things that surprise me, that cannot but have a great
> impact upon me.
> By the way, I do not want to miss the Day by Day, very restful before
going
> to sleep, after sometimes difficult and overwhelming (in number) posts. I
> skipped always English Pali, but it is a good check. I put my hand on the
> screen to check.
> I always greatly respect my language teachers, they give me something
> precious. There are many kind and patient teachers here on this list.
> Therefore, I wish to express my great appreciation of all the good works
> done by you, Yong Peng, John and others.
> Anumodana,
> Nina.
> P.S. I tried to reach your files, but I have an IMac and this must be the
> trouble. Even adobe acrobat did not want to convert. One piece I got only
> had funny signs. Is it possible to give us on Email here on the list an
> extract of it? My computer may not react kindly to an attachment.
>
>
>
> op 05-02-2003 04:15 schreef Piya Tan op libris@...:
>
>
> > The Abhidhamma and Commentaries in the right hands are great teaching
aids.
> > They certainly clarify many difficult points in the Suttas.
>
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