ED, ...or the 127 in Theravada?
Who knows? Who cares? They're all irrelevant to me...Bill! --- In [email protected], "ED" <seacrofter001@...> wrote: > > > > Mayka, Bill and Steve, > > Which precepts do you refer to? > > The three, five, eight, ten or sixteen precepts of Buddhism? > > --ED > > > > --- 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. > ------------------------------------ Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
