Dear Yong Peng,
I appreciate it that you consider the texts so much. It is a long process to
learn how to be mindful and we cannot be mindful all the time. The arahat
has really tamed the mind, and this is a long way again. We should look more
closely at Rahula, and consider all that he had to learn and understand. We
shall come to that later on, when we carefully consider Sutta and
Commentary. Very gradually we can go more deeply into the meaning.
For some difficult phrases I consult also the subcommentary (Dhammapala)
that Jim has given me. It is quite a struggle, going slowly.
Nina
op 20-03-2003 18:23 schreef Ong Yong Peng op ypong001@...:

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> how true the words of Tipitaka, so hard it is to be mindful always,
> so much harder to tame the mind.
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