Dear Nina and Pali Collective Group,
Please expand on the following from the post below, " Mindfulness is anattaa
it does not belong to anyone. It can only arise when there are the right
conditions, namely, listening and considering the Dhamma over and over
again."
My question is as follows, "When I or somebody meditates on say using the
breath, this is called Mindfulness of the breath, right?". So I am puzzeled
when you say, " It can only arise when there are the right conditions,
namely, listening and considering the Dhamma over and over again."
I suppose I'm missing something please explain, thank you.
Robert

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From: Pali@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Pali@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Nina
van Gorkom
Sent: August-31-13 6:43 AM
To: Pali@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Pali] Re: Buddha and the present moment.

Dear Stefan,
Op 20 aug 2013, om 12:37 heeft stefan_karpik het volgende geschreven:

> I think Dhammapada Verse 348. Reaching The Further Shore, advises
> against present moment awareness:
> Let go before, let go the after,
> let go the middle, beyond the becoming.
> With mind released in every way
> you'll come no more to birth, decay.

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N: I would take it this way: do not cling even to the present.
As I understand the teachings, the Buddha speaks all the time about seeing,
hearing etc. of this moment. How otherwise could one realize their
characteristics? If it would not be the present reality we can only think
and speculate. The Buddha's teachings would be mere theory.
You find that the citta is so fast. That is right. There can only be
mindfulness of what has just gone but we can stll call it the present
reality. Take attachment. It can and should be object of mindfulness,
otherwise it could never be eradicated. Mindfulness accompanies kusala citta
and it could not accompany akusala citta with attachment. But it can still
be aware of the characteristic of the lobha that has just gone. Indeed,
cittas arise and fall away succeeding one another extremely rapidly.
We should not try to catch the present moment, than the self is at work.
Mindfulness is anattaa it does not belong to anyone. It can only arise when
there are the right conditions, namely, listening and considering the Dhamma
over and over again. Above all, understanding that also sati and pa~n~naa
are anattaa. Any wishing or trying works counteractive.

Nina.



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