What Is The Mind ?

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What is the mind from Classical sources, and specifically in relationship to the Khandas ?
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Hello Peter,

The Mindtalk by Ven. Dr. Punnaji
http://www.buddhistelibrary.org/en/disp ... hp?pid=676" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Persevere with the audio :smile: ......I'd be interested to hear what you think.

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I will have a wee listen in an hour or two Chris..thank you...
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Greetings Peter,

Do you mean "citta" (Pali) or "the mind" (English)?

Metta,
Retro. :)
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The Mind Retro...A term we use without qualifiers....assuming a common understanding.
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Hello Peter,

Another, more academic, text:

The Mind in Early Buddhism - Bhikkhu Thich Minh Thanh
http://www.buddhanet.net/budsas/ebud/mind/00_toc.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Indebted as always to my antipodean mentor.
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cooran wrote:Hello Peter,

The Mindtalk by Ven. Dr. Punnaji
http://www.buddhistelibrary.org/en/disp ... hp?pid=676" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Persevere with the audio :smile: ......I'd be interested to hear what you think.

with metta
Chris
Excellent Chris...he makes what could be obscure very clear and accessible, he is particularly good on the problems that come when nama and rupa are translated as "body and mind" thus giving rise to a major misunderstanding of the Buddhas teaching...as he says..." there is no mind and no matter, there are just sense impressions " which is the Royal Way through the minefield which is the Cartesian Split.
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cooran wrote:Hello Peter,

Another, more academic, text:

The Mind in Early Buddhism - Bhikkhu Thich Minh Thanh
http://www.buddhanet.net/budsas/ebud/mind/00_toc.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Enormous amount of food for thought...in the context of our tendency to reify processes he says
" Citta as a unitary term is nothing more than a convenient collective noun to comprehend a wide and complex nexus of mental states in flux"...
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bump.
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cooran wrote:Hello Peter,

Another, more academic, text:

The Mind in Early Buddhism - Bhikkhu Thich Minh Thanh
http://www.buddhanet.net/budsas/ebud/mind/00_toc.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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very good and interesting talk! I also would like to know what Ven. Dr. Punnaji has to say about sañña... but this would be off topic.
Thag 1.20. Ajita - I do not fear death; nor do I long for life. I’ll lay down this body, aware and mindful.
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I dont think it would be off-topic acinteyyo...In fact I think it would entirely apropos...
Sanna I think would come squarely into what is translated loosly as " mind".

Any links Chris...anyone ?
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Hello Peter, acinteyyo, all,

Maybe something in A Buddhist Perspective of Modern Psychotherapy & Evolution of Consciousness - By Ven. Dr. Madawela Punnaji

’The method of entering a state of tranquillity of the mind through meditation was known to the Indian yogis even before the Buddha. There were eight deep levels of tranquillity that the yogis had reached during the time of the Buddha. The Buddha went only one step further and temporarily stopped all activities of the mind by entering a state of quiescence which was similar to hibernation. This state was called sañña vedayita nirodha, which means, “cessation of sensation and feeling.” It was when rising from this state that the Buddha “awakened from the dream of existence.” ‘
http://www.scribd.com/doc/37277629/A-Bu ... chotherapy" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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You're a darlin'
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cooran wrote: Maybe something in A Buddhist Perspective of Modern Psychotherapy & Evolution of Consciousness - By Ven. Dr. Madawela Punnaji

http://www.scribd.com/doc/37277629/A-Bu ... chotherapy" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Forgive my ignorance, but I tried to download this, and can only do so if I agree to all sorts of Facebook shennanagins (permissions etc.). Is this the only way?
Thank-you.
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