Dear Piya,
thank you for your mail and personal impressions. I can understand
how you feel, you can express your thoughts very well. I cannot go
into all of your points.
When it is said sutta, geyya, it is the beginning of a well known
series, all nine angas are included.
Repetitions are helpful for those who learn the texts by heart. But
there is another matter. I am so hardheaded, so forgetful, and for me
repetitions are most effective. It helps me wake up! I can hear again
and again: seeing is not self, hearing is not self, etc.
To me all these texts are not mere theory, all of them pertain to our
life. And yes, the Abhidhamma is about reality that should be taken
to heart. Achan Cha's gesture is significant, pointing to his heart.
Not a valley of dry bones.
Nina.
Op 2-okt-2008, om 11:58 heeft Piya Tan het volgende geschreven:

> f we take the Buddhist TEXTS as a collection as it is today (like the
> Bible), it
> is easy to follow and accept what you have presented.

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