--- In Pali@yahoogroups.com, "junet9876" <junet9876@...> wrote:

> i am starting to think its easier to just sit and watch the

breath. i

> find pali requires too much brain usage.

hello Junet

My teacher, Ajahn Brahm, said that the first time you go over the
Pali books with all the grammar it seems impossible. The second time
it starts to make a bit of sense. The third time you wonder what the
problem was.

I've been both studying Pali and watching the breath for over ten
years as a monk now, and trust me, the breath is much harder,
precisely because it requires, not brain, but heart.

I think it's one of the great shames in Buddhism sometimes that
there is an artificial opposition set up between study and practice,
when in fact they should support each other. It always seems to me
that when there is a balance and harmony between pariyatti and
patipatti this will create the most lasting and secure grounds for
what's really important - pativedha.

never say die

Bhante Sujato