Re: anatta and cetana (will, intention): Kamma negated?
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2012 6:53 pm
Dear Robert,
Perhaps you could provide a clear canonical (or commentarial) reference for your assertion that:
Mike
Of course. This is an important issue, and it's clear that such wrong view can be a serious problem. However, it is something that most teachers certainly do address (putting aside whether they get it exactly right...). No-one reputable that I'm aware of teaches "control of aggregates (or cittas)". All talk about causes an conditions for the arising of sati/samadhi/panna/etc.robertk wrote:Dear Mikemikenz66 wrote:Hi Robert,
I don't mean that one can achieve sati at all times, if at all. I probably should not use "mindfulness" but some more generic term like "pay attention".
Mike
the thing is, is that this idea that paying attention leads somehow to mindfulness needs to be examined. Attention arises with kusala and akusala and if we agree that akusala is more likley to arise (which it is) then all someone is doing by having more attention is increasing some special type of akusala or even magnifying the idea of a self who can control awareness to go here, arise there..
Perhaps you could provide a clear canonical (or commentarial) reference for your assertion that:
and we could discuss how that might apply.akusala is more likley to arise (which it is)
Mike