Dear Piya,
Thank you very much.
We could also say: we are lost in the ocean of concepts to which we cling,
but there is the island of satipatthana so that we learn the truth.
Nina.
op 10-08-2005 03:16 schreef libris op libris@...:>

> The imagery of the island in the Pali Canon mostly has to do with the practice
> of Satiupatthana and is closely connected with a meaning of ekaayana (the
> direct way for one by oneself to the onenesss of mind, etc).