Thanks Steve. Your questions are very good questions of the dharma. Mayka
--- On Wed, 30/3/11, SteveW <[email protected]> wrote: From: SteveW <[email protected]> Subject: [Zen] Re: An Opinion of Thich Nhat Hanh To: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, 30 March, 2011, 16:40 --- In [email protected], Maria Lopez <flordeloto@...> wrote: > > Bill and Steve: >  > The whole point of changing the name "Precepts" as "Mindfulness Trainings" > was with the intention of pointing out that they have to be practiced in > mindfulness. That they were a training to the mind.   Without the > practice of mindfulness applied over the "Precepts" they would lack of the > awareness and insight the energy that mindfulness brings with it. Without > mindfulness one would stay only over the surface writing making difficult to > unfold the depths on each of them. They're very cleverly wisely created. >   Mindfulness and "Precepts" are not separated. They are the > same.  One can also see the precepts as an insight coming from > mindfulness.  > ---------------------------------------------------------- > Bill wrote: > "Practising mindfulness, however, does lead to a life that is compatible with > the precepts" >  > ---------------------------------------------------------- > As I say above, Mindfulness and "Precepts" are not separated.   >  > Mayka > PS; I'm inserting this conversation amongst my FB notes. The reason of > this is for TNH monastics seen it,  so that they know what is being talked > about this subject and be brought to TNH attention whatever is relevant. > > Hi Maria. I agree entirely. As usual, I am just asking provocative questions > in order to stimulate conversation. I think that you are exactly right on > this. Steve > > > > > >
