Mike wrote:

>> "There are nama and rupa and we cannot escape them"
> 1. It is for the sake of pointing out by way of analysis of the
> response how it was a statement made without thought or was a
> pernicious belief held onto by her.

I think this is all rather over the top and still not a little offensive or
hurtful. To me, it is quite clear from the context that Nina was not saying
that one cannot escape from nama-rupa in the Buddhist sense, but they are an
ever-present problem that we are burdened with, so as far as I can see she
was merely saying that the demands of life are sometimes rather presssing.

You should always remember that not everybody on this list is a native
speaker of English -- though she has an excellent command of the language,
English is not Nina's mother tongue. Allowances should be made for the
occasional linguistic infelicity which would not have been written by
masters of our language such as yourself.

> what does and what does not constitute the best way for
> an individual to hear that he is dead wrong about something

You, of course, are impeccably qualified to judge such things ?

Best wishes,
Stephen Hodge