list business

Dear members,

Starting next weekend I'll be taking an extended period of time off
from list participation as I'll be away for the Christmas holidays and
when I come back to my cabin in the New Year I'd like to devote some
quiet time to reflection and study. When I'm ready to resume list
participation, I'll just re-appear as before. Until then, Nina will
tell you that I've gone into hibernation...

You can still post to this list during my absence as always and I will
check in periodically to see if everything is okay. And you can still
reach me off-list.

The list was inactive between Sept. 23 and Nov. 15 and in this recent
round of activity there has been 63 messages posted up to now. I only
got as far as posting a translation of the first paragraph of the
Mukhamattadiipanii and the text only of the second para. I hope to do
better the next time.

Rett has just begun posting suttas from the Kaccaayana-vyaakara.na
with a translation and notes on Yong Peng's Pali list and it looks as
though he has got off to a good start with two excellent posts
covering the first two suttas. I wish him good luck in his worthwhile
endeavour.

Best wishes and happy holidays to you all!

Jim