RE: [Zen] Ven Bhante Vimalaramsi: Without this jhana practice becomes very difficult

2006-07-22 Thread Bill Smart
There is a BIG DIFFERENCE between ‘dependent’ and ‘linked, related or connected’.   Things that are ‘linked, related or connected’ can exist independently of each other. Things that are ‘dependent’ cannot.   Which is it?   Do you know?  Or are your explanations dependent upon y

RE: [Zen] Ven Bhante Vimalaramsi: Without this jhana practice becomes very difficult

2006-07-22 Thread donald hwong
Good morning Bill,Thank you for your post.  I love your style, often filled with Firepower, very close to RinZai. It's Fun.Dependent Origination is the essence of Thai Buddhism and an important one as well to Vedanta. Even Thik Nahn Han's Interbeing may be Originated from that. What DavidK and Y

Re: [Zen] Ven Bhante Vimalaramsi: Without this jhana practice becomes very difficult

2006-07-22 Thread donald hwong
Hi DavidK,Thank you for your sharing.  Nikaya did it in very simple terms.  It is wonderful, though still bit different from the Chinese-Thai Version. Simple terms enables me to share with more people to be ferried to Buddhaland.  It is just great.In our School, to connect to the Source of the O