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LEESBURG, Fla. - A Crescent City pilot died on Christmas Even when his small plane in Leesburg, WKMG-TV reported.
Officials said the twin-engine Piper PA31 plane crashed around 2:30 p.m. Monday in the area of Dennis Road, just four miles north of Leesburg Municipal Airport.
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NEW YORK -- Besides a recent two-game scuffle, outfielder Seth Smith has been everything the Padres hoped for, and then some.
Staying with the team after Spring Training, Smith was originally intended to be a strong left-handed bat off the bench, who would occasionally get a few starts. But after facing a lot of righties early on in the year, and benefiting from early injuries to Carlos Quentin and Cameron Maybin, Smith has earned a regular spot in the lineup.
"He's done a nice job from game one, when he hit the homer off Brian Wilson to tie the game off the bench in a pinch-hitting role," said manager Bud Black. "There was a period of time where we only saw a couple lefties as the season went on, so he kept playing. His average for the very first time just dipped below .300 here lately. I don't want to say it's a surprise, because I saw this guy in Colorado, saw this guy do some good things in Oakland. Of all the guys on offense, he's held his end of the bargain."
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Sucitto wrote:"What is the different of Hinayana Buddhism and Theravada Buddhism?"
Sucitto wrote:Namo Buddhaya,
I am just thinking about the Hinayana and Theravada Buddhism. I've ever read a Buddhist book about history of Buddhist which said The Hinayana Buddhist had gone in India and the teaching of Buddha was brought to Sri Lanka and finally, became Theravada Buddhism.
So, my question are "If that's true, why the Hinayana Buddhism was gone?" & "what is the different of Hinayana Buddhism and Theravada Buddhism?"
I hope anybody can tell me clearly.
Thank you & Anumodana.
Reginald Ray in his INDESTRUCTABLE TRUTH, pgs 238-9, 240 wrote: Each school, whether classified as Hinayana, Mahayana, or Vajrayana, has practitioners at all levels of understanding. For example, one can be a member of a Hinayana school yet have a Vajrayana level of maturation, or follow a Vajrayana school with a Mahayana level of understanding. And, as Ringu Tulku points out, one can even belong to a Mahayana school and not be practicing Buddhism at all! Trungpa Rinpoche once expressed the view that within the Theravadin Tradition over the course of its history, there were undoubtedly realized people who reflected a Mahayana and even a Vajrayana orientation. He also commented that within historical Theravada there were probably realized siddhas (the Tantric Buddhist enlightened ideal).
This somewhat complex way of talking about schools and practitioners makes a simple but important point. The school or sect that a person belongs to does not really tell us about his or her level of understanding, maturation, or attainment. A practitioner is to be evaluated strictly according to the degree of humility, insight, and compassion. A Vajrayana practitioner who thinks that he or she is automatically at a higher level than a Theravadin completely misunderstands the matter. . . .
In fact, as we shall see presently, "Hinayana" refers to a critical but strictly limited set of views, practices, and results. The pre-Mahayana historical traditions such as the Theravada are far richer, more complex, and more profound than the definition of "Hinayana" would allow. ...The tern "Hinayana" is thus a stereotype that is useful in talking about a particular stage on the Tibetan Buddhist path, but it is really not appropriate to assume that the Tibetan definition of Hinayana identifies a venerable living tradition as the Theravada or any other historical school."
karuna_murti wrote:Actually Buddha use the word "hīno" when refering to the two extreme path.
''dveme, bhikkhave, antā pabbajitena na sevitabbā. Katame dve? Yo cāyaṃ kāmesu kāmasukhallikānuyogo hīno gammo pothujjaniko anariyo anatthasaṃhito, yo cāyaṃ attakilamathānuyogo dukkho anariyo anatthasaṃhito. Ete kho, bhikkhave, ubho ante anupagamma majjhimā paṭipadā tathāgatena abhisambuddhā cakkhukaraṇī ñāṇakaraṇī upasamāya abhiññāya sambodhāya nibbānāya saṃvattati'
Hina (p. 732) [pp. of jahati] 1. inferior, low; poor, miserable; vile, base, abject, contemptible, despicable Vin I.10; D I.82, 98; S II.154 (hinan dhatun paticca uppajjati hina sanna); III.47; IV.88, 309 (citta h. duggata); D III.106, 111 sq., 215 (dhatu); A II.154; III.349 sq.; V.59 sq.; Sn 799, 903 sq.; Nd1 48, 103, 107, 146; J II.6; Pv IV.127 (opp. panita); Vv 2413 (=lamaka VvA 116); Dhs 1025; DhsA 45; Miln 288; Vism 13; DhA III.163. -- Often opposed to ukkattha (exalted, decent, noble), e. g. Vin IV.6; J I.20, 22; III.218; VbhA 410; or in graduated sequence hina (>majjhima)>panita (i. e. low, medium, excellent), e. g. Vism 11, 85 sq., 424, 473. See majjhima. -- 2. deprived of, wanting, lacking Sn 725= It 106 (ceto--vimutti°); Pug 35. -- hinaya avattati to turn to the lower, to give up orders, return to secular life Vin I.17; S II.231; IV.191; Ud 21; A III.393 sq.; M I.460; Sn p. 92; Pug 66; hinaya vattati id. J I.276; hinay'avatta one who returns to the world M I.460, 462; S II.50; IV.103; Nd1 147.
nn--adhimutta having low inclinations J III.87; Pug 26; °ika id. S II.157; It 70. --kaya inferior assembly VvA 298 (here meaning Yamaloka); PvA 5. --jacca lowborn, low--caste J II.5; III.452; V.19, 257. --vada one whose doctrine is defective Sn 827; Nd1 167. --viriya lacking in energy It 116; DhA I.75; II.260.
Sucitto wrote: The Hinayana Buddhist had gone in India and the teaching of Buddha was brought to Sri Lanka and finally, became Theravada Buddhism.
Bankei wrote:I think the term Hinayana is used differently by different people.
It is more likely that hinayana acquired shades of meanings over time. It basically started out its life as a sectarian, supersessionist, triumphalist polemical term of derision directed at those who did not buy into the Mahayana vision.Bankei wrote:I think the term Hinayana is used differently by different people.
The Theravada is only a "hinayana" school only if one uses the Mahayana system of classification, but there is absolutely no objective basis or need for using such a sectarian, polemical basis of classification.To some Hinayana means any non-mahayana school such as Sarvastivada, Dharmaguptaka, Theravada etc. Theravada is only one of the Hinayana schools. Some say it is the only surviving Hinayana school, but the Mula-sarvastivada and Dharmaguptaka lineages survive to this day as all Mahayana Bhikkhu belong to one of these schools - although they may not hold the philosophical ideas of the school.
Out side of the questionable issue that the word hinayana "may not actually refer to any specific schools in existent then or now," what does that tell you about those who would coin such a term and put it into the mouth of the Buddha?Another use of Hinayana is a generic term used in some Mahayana works to despise a certain group of Buddhists. This may not actually refer to any specific schools in existent then or now.
"... even after its initial appearance in the public domain in the 2nd century [Mahayana] appears to have remained an extremely limited minority movement - if it remained at all - that attracted absolutely no documented public or popular support for at least two more centuries. It is again a demonstrable fact that anything even approaching popular support for the Mahayana cannot be documented until 4th/5th century AD, and even then the support is overwhelmingly monastic, not lay, donors ... although there was - as we know from Chinese translations - a large and early Mahayana literature there was no early, organized, independent, publicly supported movement that it could have belonged to." -- G. Schopen "The Inscription on the Ku.san image of Amitabha and the character of the early Mahayana in India." JIABS 10, 2 pgs 124-5.A for Cooran's statement by Dr Rahula Walpoha, this can't be correct. Some early Chinese translations of Mahayana works occurred around the year 150AD. Therefore Mahayana must have been in existence well before then. There were also several non-Theravada schools in Sri-Lanka as well as Mahayana schools. The Chinese Bhikkhuni lineage was said to have started from the Mahisasaka school of Sri Lanka.
Goofaholix wrote:
I would say Hinayana practice with a Mahayana spirit is also the best way to approach practice in Theravada.
tiltbillings wrote:Goofaholix wrote:
I would say Hinayana practice with a Mahayana spirit is also the best way to approach practice in Theravada.
I would say that Theravadin practice with Theravadin spirit is the way to go.
Goofaholix wrote:I would say Hinayana practice with a Mahayana spirit is also the best way to approach practice in Theravada.
bodom wrote:Goofaholix wrote:I would say Hinayana practice with a Mahayana spirit is also the best way to approach practice in Theravada.
Just curious but what would be your definition of Mahayana spirit? And what is hinayana practice? If Theravada is not hinayana why would Theravadans practice a hinayana type practice? What is hinayana practice anyway if hinayana schools are no longer existent or practiced anymore?
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The Willow Stream Spa is a unique refuge nestled inside the Fairmont Hotel. In this spa, with its courtyard and ocean views, guests will live authentic experiences inspired by the local traditions, with plants and aromatic herbs. Unique Willow Stream treatments are supervised by a team of thoughtful and competent professionals.
This 900 sq. m boutique spa will offer, with 11 intimate spaces, all the comfort and the sophistication of specialized treatments that will reflect the lifestyle and the wealth of this destination: a sauna, Turkish bath/hammam, aromatherapy, hydrotherapy, and Ayurvedic treatments, body wraps and body scrubs, hydrotherapy treatments, manicures and pedicures, facial and body treatments, and nutritional consultation. Couples treatment rooms and outdoor treatment rooms are available. Guests can also visit the onsite spa café and spa boutique. Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult to visit the spa.
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It took me a good four songs to realize whether this was one of the best concert experiences of my life —or the worst— but I suppose the final couple minutes of "Midnight Voyage" speaks for itself. Ghostland Observatory just can't keep it together, and there ain't that much happening to keep tabs on.
That track blatantly reveals the limit of their combined skills and stamina to any viewer regardless of intellect or species. And yet, what these two Southern gentlemen lack in discernable talent, they more than make up for with "spirit". Despite the mostly pre-programmed music and relatively uncomplicated human contributions, there's something intangibly addictive about their presentation. If you truly believe in yourself, other people will believe in you, too… just look at Scientology.
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Soulful spaz Aaron Behrens and caped producer Thomas Turner are obviously into what they're doing, something they liken to "a robot making love to a tree". Aaron assaults the mic and preaches like Sam Cooke if he was in a Dave Grohl video, with his long braids, vintage looking oriental shirt, and Hunter Thompson glasses. He sings carefully pieced and placed lines as if he's a programmed sample.
Occasionally, Aaron picks up a guitar and plays a basic, repeating phrase to compliment his singing, but it's mostly about his Johnny Depp meets Robert Plant stage presence. He is tripping balls, clapping, kicking, and rapping the whole time, and at what a pace. He could give the Energizer bunny cramps.
It's kinda like hearing four-second loops from The Rapture's "House of Jealous Lovers" over and over. Under normal circumstances, that would normally kill you, but all the while you can't stop watching that crazy dude prancing and jiving around the stage next to Turner's cloaked drum machine, which provides the steady pulse of retro sci-fi beats and vocoder drones to counterpoint Aaron's rock and soul. It's like a car crash in a discothèque and the invitations are dipped in speed and MDMA.
The Ghostland Observatory caricature of disco-rock combined with the unmistakable swagger of two hopeful artists totally digging their own schtick is blatantly awkward, yet equally oddly compelling. They look like they would be happy to live in front of that Austin City Limits audience forever, but also that they'd be rocking out with the same tenacity whether there were people there watching or not.
Actually, they had probably already done it for years with no one there, and that's an important part of the growing, creative process manufactured acts can't fake with all the studio magic in technology today. While I don't think this particular July 10th performance will be considered their seminal work, nor is it really essential to anyone not on the fringes of electronic pop, I believe they are capable of something truly impressive if they keep up the hard work. Whatever small thing it is they are missing, that x-factor to put them over the top, will eventually find them.
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New York -- Deloitte reported Friday that its Consumer Spending Index rose sharply in October, primarily due to the significant increase in new home prices.
The Index tracks consumer cash flow as an indicator of future consumer spending.
"The housing market appears to be recovering after bottoming out, while energy prices have begun to recede and lift some of the pressure on wages, boosting confidence and consumers' willingness to spend," said Carl Steidtmann, Deloitte's chief economist and author of the monthly Index. "This may only be sustainable over the long term if legislative issues are resolved, including the fiscal cliff and debt ceiling, as consumers will start to see their first tax increases at the beginning of the year."
The Index, which comprises four components — tax burden, initial unemployment claims, real wages and real home prices — rose sharply to 4.02 from a reading of 3.54 the previous month.
"Rising consumer confidence should give retailers reason to celebrate during the holiday season, but the winds may shift in January, which should encourage retailers to make the most of this good news now," said Alison Paul, vice chairman, Deloitte LLP and retail & distribution sector leader. "The consumers who appear most optimistic about their holiday spending are those who have been coined 'omnichannel' shoppers, or those who use all channels to shop, including mobile phones, online and the store."
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KANNAPOLIS, N.C.—Ryan Newman will have sponsorship from Quicken Loans for 18 races in 2013.
Newman, who is 15th in the Sprint Cup standings with one victory this year, had sponsorship from the company for nine races in 2012. The increase for Quicken Loans helps compensate for the loss of the U.S. Army sponsorship, which was worth 12 races this season for the Stewart-Haas Racing team.
With two Chase appearances in four seasons at SHR, Newman signed a one-year deal last month to remain with the team for 2013. No sponsorship was announced at the time of his signing, so the Quicken Loans deal will provide funding for half the season.
Team co-owner Tony Stewart himself needs sponsorship for 22 races next year with the departure of Office Depot. He is expected to add Bass Pro Shops, a deal that could be announced later this week.
While not going into dollar amounts, Stewart said following the announcement Tuesday the 18-race deal is worth more than the nine-race deal Quicken Loans signed last year.
"I think they're happy with what's going on on the racetrack," Stewart said. "They're definitely happy with the program and how it's affecting their business. As those results keep coming in, it made (more races) a better option for them.
"I definitely (was worried). We've got a couple of big holes on the sponsorship side so this definitely fills a big part of that and definitely helps us on the 39 car side and takes a lot of the pressure off of ensuring whether or not we will have this car on the track full time next year. It will be on the track full time."
Stewart indicated that Newman's other sponsors—such as Tornados, Wix, Outback Steakhouse and Nabisco—could take up many of the other 18 races. In recent years, SHR co-owner Gene Haas has sponsored the other races through his company, Haas Automation, and that would be a possibility as well.
"We've got a number of them already re-signed and still under contract," Stewart said. "This gets us pretty close to having that inventory sold. This was a big, big void filled by what we're losing with U.S. Army."
Newman obviously is pleased to have the sponsorship, which will include a sweepstakes for a fan to win mortgage payments for a year.
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Book a flight to Warsaw with Qatar Airways and discover why Poland's capital city is such a popular holiday destination. Home to 1.7million people, the city was razed to the ground during World War Two, but today it's thriving and expanding. What was lost has been rebuilt yet there's an underlying current of change that dictates the pace of life in Poland's largest city.
Museums, live music, history and arresting Renaissance architecture – Warsaw has them all in abundance. So give the city time; explore its districts on foot and you'll fall for its charm. You can fly to Warsaw with Qatar Airways to enjoy a short break here on your tour of Poland, or stay a little longer and soak up the city's culture and history.
On your trip to Warsaw, you'll find most of the city's main attractions in the Centrum area. Start your adventure at the Royal Castle, once a Magovian stronghold. A stroll around the Old Town's maze of streets is best carried out with a guide to ensure you don't miss out on local history.
Warsaw has its fair share of museums that are worth visiting. The National Museum's extensive collections contain almost 800,000 items and you could find yourself spending a whole day here. The Chopin Museum is spread over four floors, but the highlight of any visit are the listening booths in the basement. Here you can work your way through a catalogue of pieces by the famous composer, completely undisturbed.
Whether you're interested in the city's history or looking for cultural activities, you'll find plenty to keep you amused when you travel to Warsaw.
Lazienki Park is often filled with families throughout the week, and is a great picnic spot. On Sundays during the summer months, you may be lucky enough to catch an al fresco Chopin concert.
The live music scene in Warsaw is buzzing – Warsaw Philharmonic and the Polish National opera are based here, and festivals such as Warsaw Summer Jazz Days are a great way to mingle with locals.
The Palace of Culture and Science, Poland's tallest building at 231m high, divides opinion locally. Some love it, some hate it, but the best views of the city can be experienced from the 30th floor viewing terrace.
Think of Polish food and hearty, fare comes to mind. Yet there are lighter options on offer in Warsaw. One of the city's charms is a distinct lack of international chain restaurants. You'll find the usual fast food outlets, but otherwise it's easy to find a unique, independent restaurant to enjoy a meal. For a real Polish experience, visit one of Warsaw's milk bars. Opened in the 1960s to serve affordable, milk-based products, the food is distinctly Polish and it's a great way to experience life as a local.
In recent years, the city's progressive culinary scene has made it easy to find food from across the globe here. Local specialities include Pierogi (savoury filled dumplings, usually topped with sour cream), Golabki (stuffed cabbage leaves) and Bigos, a hearty meat and sauerkraut stew. Make sure you try Krowki, a soft Polish fudge, for a sweet way to end your evening.
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Strong cheese and dry whey prices in April will result in a new record high Class III price of about $24.25/cwt. for the month, the third straight month of record Class III prices. The Class III price for the first four months of the year will average about $23.12/cwt. or $5.65 higher than a year ago.
Cheese prices have had some rather dramatic price swings during the month. Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cheddar barrels started the month at $2.25/lb.; was a low as $2.075/lb. on April 9; bounced back to $2.28/lb. on April 17; and declined to $2.25/lb. on April 21. Cheddar blocks started the month at $2.385/lb.; was as high as $2.4225/lb. on April 3; reached a low of $2.165/lb. on April 10; increased to $2.28/lb. on April 14; and declined to $2.25/lb. on April 21.
These strong cheese prices are the result of good domestic sales, strong exports and lower American cheese production – all of which reduced stocks. Cheese exports for the first two months of the year were 44% higher than a year ago. American cheese production for the period was 0.2% lower than a year ago. Feb. 28 American cheese stocks declined from January and were 5.0% lower than a year ago; total cheese stocks were also lower than January and 5.5% lower than a year ago.
The dry whey price has increased from 60¢-61¢/lb. to 65¢/lb. Feb. 28 dry whey stocks were 13% lower than a year ago, the result of 19% lower production for the first two months of the year, and 7% more exports.
Little lower butter and nonfat dry milk prices will result in a little lower Class IV price for April. The March Class IV price was $23.66/cwt., and the April price will be near $23.20/cwt. For the first four months of the year the Class IV price will average about $23.15/cwt., or $5.35 higher than a year ago.
On the CME, butter started the month at $2.01/lb. and has declined to $1.89/lb. Nonfat dry milk was above $2.00/lb. all of March, but has been in the high $1.90s since then.
Butter production for the first two months of the year was 3.8% lower than a year ago, and exports of butter and milkfat were 113% higher. Butter sales have softened from Easter/Passover sales. While Feb. 28 butter stocks were 20% higher than January, stocks were still 31% lower than a year ago.
Nonfat dry milk production for the first two months of the year was just 0.3% lower than a year ago, while skim milk powder production for export was up 2.7%. Feb. 28 nonfat dry milk stocks were 19% lower than a year ago.
April prices no doubt will be the peak for the year. Record high milk prices and lower feed costs have provided dairy producers with margins conducive to producing more milk. So, milk production compared to a year ago will likely increase as we move through the rest of the year. USDA is forecasting total milk production for the year to be 2.4% higher than last year, the result of more milk cows and feeding for higher production per cow.
But, this could be on the high side. Rather than expanding cow numbers, some producers are using improved margins to pay down debt accumulated during the severely depressed milk prices experienced in 2009 and very high feed prices the fall of 2012 and winter of 2013. And, of course, how crops turn out this year and resulting feed costs will be an important factor in how producers expand production later this year.
A slowdown in exports could also soften prices. With milk production much improved in New Zealand and the European Union-28 countries, more dairy products will be available for exports. Prices of butter, cheese, skim milk powder, whole milk powder and milk protein concentrates have already softened considerably in recent international Global Dairy Trades. This decline is lessening the competitive price advantage U.S. has been experiencing on the international market. Yet, with the world demand expected to remain strong and world stocks still at low levels U.S. exports for the year could still total 14% to 15% of U.S. milk production. USDA is still forecasting exports on a milkfat basis to actually be 2.4% higher than a year ago, with continued good cheese and butter exports, and exports on a skim-solids basis to be down just 2.3%.
Dairy futures remain quite optimistic. Class III futures don't fall below $20/cwt. until July, and below $19/cwt. until October, ending in December at $18.30/cwt. This compares to an average Class III price for last year of $17.99/cwt.
Class IV futures don't fall below $20/cwt. until August, and remain at $19/cwt. plus for the remainder of the year, ending at $19.12/cwt. for December. The Class IV price averaged $19.05/cwt. for all of last year.
If USDA's increase in milk production comes to bear and exports soften, these prices will be a little optimistic for later in the year. Yet prices substantially lower than current Class III futures are not anticipated. But, we know prices can change rather quickly.
USDA's March milk production report shows a continued modest increase in milk production over a year ago. The U.S. estimate increased 0.9%, putting production for the first three months 1.0% higher than a year ago. (Due to sequestration) USDA was not reporting cow numbers or milk per cow a year ago, so it is not known how much of the change in milk production was due to changes in cow numbers or milk per cow. U.S. cow numbers started to increase last December, and were 3,000 head higher in March than February, putting the increase since last November at 20,000. Considering March 2013 U.S. milk production was 0.2% lower than March 2012, the 0.9% increase this March is not a strong increase in milk production.
Comparing March 2014 milk production among the 23 reporting states shows a complete shift from what was going last year. High feed prices, resulting in unfavorable margins for producers in the West, was resulting in deceases in milk production from a year ago. For example, milk production was running 3.3% lower in California and 4.1% lower in Texas, with just a 0.4% increase in Idaho. This March, milk production is up 3.7% in California, 6.4% in Texas and 1.7% in Idaho.
A year ago in the Midwest, milk production was running well above a year ago. For example, production was up 4.9% in Iowa, 2.3% in Minnesota and 3.0% in Wisconsin. This year, production is down 3.4% in Iowa, 3.8% in Minnesota and 1.6% in Wisconsin. We don't have data as to what is going with cow numbers, but lower quality forage and cold weather no doubt negatively impacted milk per cow.
The situation is similar in the Northeast, with milk production a year ago running 3.5% higher in Michigan, 1.8% higher in New York and 2.3% higher in Ohio. This year, production is up just 0.3% for Michigan, no increase for New York and down 4.8% for Ohio.
However, looking ahead we can expect cow numbers to continue to increase and milk per cow to improve – particularly in the Midwest and Northeast – with a new crop of better quality forages. Cow slaughter has already slowed, down 9.4% through March compared to a year ago. But, the growth in increases in milk production will come on slow, which could result in USDA's 2.4% increase in milk production for the year being on the high side. And, with this slower growth in milk production, milk prices will likely also decline slower.
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I am an arahat with mastery of the formed jhanas, formless realms, Nirodha Samapatti, and a few other traditional attainments.
I am one of the few teachers I know of who will talk about high-level practice directly and unambiguously without relying on dogma, making things taboo or coating simple truths in mystery. I assume that most practitioners are mature enough to handle straight-forward and honest answers. My fundamental assumption is that many more people will be empowered to realize that they can master these things if they are out in the open.
I am interested in spiritual awakening, green building, medicine, dance, yoga, gardening, car repair, travel, music, poetry, and living a fun and useful life. Current projects include helping with the Dharma Overground, building a strawbale house, and learning about permaculture.
I draw primarily from the teachings of the Buddha as they have come down to us in the various traditions, particularly the Theravada, and have trained under teachers from all the major Buddhist traditions over the last 11 years. Within the Theravada, my primary influence is the Mahasi Sayadaw tradition of insight meditation from Burma, and I have been given permission to teach by Sayadaw U Pandita, Junior in that lineage.
Ben wrote:
It seems to me, through my own inconsequential experience, but also the experiences of other people who have walked on the path, is that humility seems to be a bi-product of progress.
upekkha wrote:'An essay about arahats' - http://www.interactivebuddha.com/arahats.shtml
The Dharma Wheel forum is by no means Dr. Ingram's personal and private domain. He appears to be pleased to deal with all of these personal issues comfortably there. I advise we do likewise, take such questions to him, and not add to anyone's discomforts here or elsewhere unnecessarily. I'm not advocating or endorsing any one persons point of view, anywhere. As a member of several online communities I attempt to foster only respectful and kind hearted discussions where and how it is appropriate and suitable.Ben wrote:With all due respect to Mr Ingram, its not my cup of tea.
I think there is a bit more than dogma behind the embargo of ariyans declaring their attainment. It seems to me, through my own inconsequential experience, but also the experiences of other people who have walked on the path, is that humility seems to be a bi-product of progress.
For those of you who find inspiration in Mr Ingram's words, I wish you every success.
but I don't think its particularly useful to either speculate about a teacher's attainment or make it known as it is a distraction from the main game, that is, one's own practice.
Thank you for making this clear Ven. Dhammanando. It has been my thinking also however I see no merit in taking issue with others over their thinking on this. These models are always limited models next to the teachings on the eightfold path to my conceptions of the teachings and of the nature of a perfect freedom from being and becoming, that is all I know and I long for the release that is free in all ways. It would be most beneficial to have made clear what freedoms pertain to those with the full awakening.Dhammanando wrote:
In short, the Limted Emotional Range Model, the Limited Possible Action Model, and the Limited Possible Thought Model of enlightenment are all completely off the mark and have nothing to do with actual perception of the Truth of Things.
Since the three "models" dismissed by Ingram constitute most of what the suttas have to say about the character of arahants, the "arahantship" of which he speaks cannot be that taught by the Buddha.
Best wishes,
Dhammanando Bhikkhu
As I have mentioned in similar situation on another blog, if Theravada Buddhism is so unlikely to be effective in your opinions, why follow it? If the most taboo topic is success, doesn't that seem strange? If freedom is actually viewed instead as bondage and limitation, doesn't that strike you as odd? If all things are empty before, aren't they just as empty after? If you unsure of the time of your death, do you want to have spent it practicing and inquiring or acting like juveniles on a junior high school playground?
For those interested in the story about Sayadaw U Pandita, Junior, (not to be confused with Sayadaw U Pandita of Panditarama in Burma, though they are in the same lineage) he was the abbot of the Malaysian Buddhist Meditation Centre in Penang, Malaysia (a Mahasi Center) when I did my last retreat there in April, 2003, and during that time I made very good progress. I told him that I hadn't really taught much for 6 years and was thinking of teaching again. He looked me straight in the eye, and with an unusually loud voice said, "GOOD!" That's the story of getting permission to teach.
Now, it might be mentioned that the Mahasi tradition considers second path to the the minimum requirement to teach. Later, on that same retreat, he told a long story of a monk in Burma, and at the end looked at me (there were only two of us there for that dharma talk), and said, "So, the moral of that story is, don't go around saying you are an arahat or have powers." I failed to follow his advice on that point, and the outcome has been very mixed, as noticed here. Thus, consider that perhaps, just perhaps, you are maligning someone who is, in fact, not completely delusional, and just might actually have some insights, and might actually be enlightened, offenses that traditional Buddhism considers to have karmic consequences. I am not saying don't be reasonably skeptical, but perhaps some sense of basic human respect might be valuable, perhaps even on its own merits.
Anyone interested in talking about meditation? I don't tend to stick around for long on these types of sites if I am not welcome, but I do know a lot that is practical about how to do insight and concentration practices, should someone be interested.
If you have any questions or thoughts on them, let me know. I know more than most the full force of how bad an idea it can be to claim the things I do, but so far the bad has been outweighed by the good, in general terms, and it does select for a certain audience of adults that can get over that point and move on to how to practice well. And so you find me here, at nearly 5am, having just worked hard for 12 hours as an attending physician in the 9th busiest trauma referral emergency department in the US, trying to find a few people who care about applying the dharma and mastering what the Buddha said should be mastered and are not freaked out by the concept that it can actually be done and there are those of use who have done it.
I dream of the good old days, when the Buddha and the others sat around talking about these things in straightforward terms, people were open about what they had attained, what strengths they had to offer the community, and everything was very practical and down to earth.
As to following the advice of the wise, as per the other post, in general I did follow his advice with everything I had for around 20-22 hours a day during that retreat. He kept basically asking me to go ahead and finish the thing up, and so I did. Curious that it should be such a source of controversy when all I want to do is help people do exactly the same thing.
Further, if you begin to look at what realization entails, the maps are not all the same. There are the limited emotional range models, such as those you speak of, in which the 10 defilements are eliminated progressively in the four paths. There are the limited possible action models, in which enlightened beings progressively seem to lose the ability to engage in very specific and somewhat arbitrary acts, though seem to be able to engage in others, such as eating. Then there are the models that are not so straightforward, such as that found in the Shorter Discourse on Voidness, and these require a more sophisticated understanding to make good sense of, particularly lines such as that relating to the arahat, where it says, "however there remains that suffering inherent in the six sense doors and conditioned by life." And finally we have models that are purely non-dualistic, such as those that say, "In the hearing just the heard, in the seeing just the seen, in the thinking, just the thought," etc.
The problem comes when one actually begins to make progress, and things get tricky once one has completed a second insight cycle and gotten to second path. One begins to notice: "cycling effortlessly through the ñanas occurs, Fruitions occur, my understanding of ultimate reality is far beyond those who have not come this far, my direct perception of the Three Characteristics is far beyond those who have not come this far, and so clearly I have attained to insights on that front, let me see what is true relating to the emotions, and investigate is something different, and if so, does if clearly fit the dogma of the standard models, or, if not, what is true?" When one gets to anagami, when one's direct perception of emptiness, luminosity, no-self, impermanence, etc. encompasses naturally and without effort the vast majority of sensate experience, then when one asks that same question, are there still the emotions, and if so, how are they different, then one begins to have to realize that the old texts where they use those models were getting at something, but they do not address it well, or perhaps something is lost in translation, as what is true is that by seeing thoughts as small, transient, part of the field of experience, causal, empty, naturally a part of life, no more and no less, just as they are, then emotions can move through in a way that is very different, much more spacious, clear, clean, quick, precise, not so prone to being contracted into them or identified with them, but that is not quite the same thing as those thoughts and emotions not arising.
upekkha wrote:Hi Ben,
I just finished reading it a few days ago,
I can quote it later if you wish but he describes something as (in his own words) "the moment of my enlightenment" and "the experience of nirvana", and describes how U Ba Khin instructed him on how to teach Vipassana to others.. so.. you might have forgotten or missed that part
It basically makes much sense to me that U Ba Khin would only authorize people who are highly realized.. or atleast entered the stream.
upekkha wrote:anywho,but I don't think its particularly useful to either speculate about a teacher's attainment or make it known as it is a distraction from the main game, that is, one's own practice.
I agree with you on this one. but I think as the Buddha found it useful to proclaim he was enlightened, and so were the other students of his.. same goes for today for me anyway.
upekkha wrote:Ofcourse that being said, we can only speculate. In regards to the quote.. the models of enlightenment, it certainly makes sense to me that an arahant is not limited in action, thought, etc.. ofcourse you would probably not kill people or do immoral things, not because one is simply limited..
It is supposed to be liberation..
these models such as the limited possible action model, or limited possible thought model sound more like bondage to me.
However, we do have within the vinaya the rule that a monk not disclose to a layperson their attainment. While we are not talkng about ordained teachers in this thread, it is my belief that the rule sets a 'golden standard' for behaviour for all. And it seems as though some traditional Buddhist cultures have adopted it. I know of one instance, in Burma, where the declaration by a layperson of sotapanna or other fruition state was punishable by the removal of the right hand. This law was in place until at least the early 20th Century.
Dhammanando wrote:Hi Upekkha,upekkha wrote:Ofcourse that being said, we can only speculate. In regards to the quote.. the models of enlightenment, it certainly makes sense to me that an arahant is not limited in action, thought, etc.. ofcourse you would probably not kill people or do immoral things, not because one is simply limited..
In the suttas where the Buddha lists the actions that will never be performed by a sotapanna, and in those where he does the same for an arahant, the word he uses is "incapable" (abhabba). If one is incapable of killing, stealing etc., and not merely refraining from these out of choice, then one's range of actions can correctly be termed "limited". The arahant is incapable of these unwholesome actions because he has eliminated the mental causes that would give rise to them.
On the other hand, the arahant also becomes capable of actions that are impossible for a non-arahant, namely, non-kamma-creating beneficial actions that proceed from kiriya-cittas. And so arahantship limits one's range of actions in one respect and expands them in another. Such cittas don't arise in non-arahants.It is supposed to be liberation..
From defilements and suffering.these models such as the limited possible action model, or limited possible thought model sound more like bondage to me.
This may have more to do with Ingram's tendentious choice of terms to characterize the models than with the models themselves.
Best wishes,
Dhammanando Bhikkhu
It seems quite clear this 'stuff' was passed on to Arahats, many Arahats and that they codified it and gave it the seal of their authority since which time it has been carefully tended by many fine and capable disciples since. If there are those who are said to be Arahats today then very high standards applying to fully awakened Noble Beings are rightly applied to them and no one appears to stand up to such scrutiny so when we do this we need to be very clear about what it is that we expect to note about such a one. So long as these fine points are made clear I welcome this perspective as it informs me about the teachings without the need to pass judgments on any one else. I would like to know what people have to say about their own practice but I would also like to know what the Sangha bhikkhus of the Theravada tradition have to say about what the teachings teach us as well.upekkha wrote:This stuff has been passed on by so many people, with varying experience and background.
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By Ron Olsen
From: Boulder, CO
Oct 15, 2003
rating: 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
|A beautiful and esthetic line; one of the best of its grade at Shelf.
By Larry Shaw
Sep 27, 2004
rating: 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
|I really liked this route...good one for the grade or warmup.
By Livia
From: Moose Jaw, SK
Jul 21, 2005
|Very nicely bolted for a newish 5.8+ leader.
By Eddy Daly a.k.a. Two Bears
Nov 10, 2005
rating: 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
|Was on this route 10-10-05. I was cleaning the route on the way down and the fourth bolt hanger came off in my hands. This is valuable pro, as it protects the crux. Jennifer, my belayer, saw the washer and nut fall as I passed the bolt on lead but thought they were pebbles. Nut, washer and hanger are now resting on a small but prominent ledge at the base of the climb (I didn't have a wrench). If you're headed to this area, please bring a wrench and reattach the hanger. This is a very sweet route at the grade. Cheers.Eddy
By Gaar
From: Springdale / Zion UT / Moab
Feb 20, 2007
|Good climb...Looks like the 2nd bolt is missing to prevent rope drag....IMO chop all the damn bolts and make it a trad climb like is should be!!
By jarthur
From: Westminster, CO
Mar 23, 2008
|Maybe I'm just a sport-junkie, but can you safely place gear in Shelf Road's friable limestone? Hmm, maybe that's why the first ascensionist decided to bolt this line. Great line.
By Andy Hansen
From: Longmont, Colorado
Apr 25, 2010
rating: 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
|A solid climb. It feels right on for 8+. The 2nd bolt is still missing as of 3/24/2010 but you can place a pink or red tri-cam in a pocket and sling extend it for pro. Yes, I would trust trad gear on this route on Shelf's limestone.
By Steve Zapoluch
Sep 7, 2011
|Just there 9/4/2011, the second bolt is still missing. We swung over from Cheers (since we already were set up on TR for that at the same time) to clip in at the third bolt, since it was a bit runout to go from first to third. A more confident leader would probably skip this, though, since the route isn't all that difficult at that point.
By Phence
Jan 15, 2012
rating: 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
|Just climbed this on 01/14/2012. The hanger on the second bolt is missing, making it a bit sketchy for 5.8 leaders. As for the rope drag issue, a long draw will solve it. I'll come with a hanger next time I'm there in case someone doesn't beat me to it. Fun warm-up for sure.
By William Mondragon
Feb 23, 2012
|I don't think there ever should have been that second bolt, unless you're into z-clipping. A good 5.8 though, not gimme.
By Andrew Mayer
From: Driggs, ID
Apr 8, 2012
|As of 4/7/12, the hanger on the 2nd bolt is still missing but, in my mind, is completely unnecessary. You can clip the 3rd bolt once you are standing on the prominent ledge where the 2nd bolt in located. Great climb. Felt more like 9- to me but was at the end of a long day, so I was probably just tired.
By Joel Weinstein
From: Boulder, CO
May 20, 2012
|Second bolt is still missing, but it is not needed at all. Not remotely scary or dangerous.
By Southpaw
Jun 1, 2014
rating: 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13
|Seemed hard for a 5.8. Great route though.
By dseltzer
From: Boulder, CO
Jan 19, 2015
rating: 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
|Second bolt hanger still missing. Fine for taller people as you can clip the third bolt from a nice ledge. Scary for shorter people as you need to make a move or two to clip the third bolt. Someone should replace the hanger. Removing it to 'avoid rope drag' is stupid. Just bring a longer draw, or don't clip it if you don't want.
By Taketaketaketaketake ....take
From: Colorado Springs
Mar 14, 2016
rating: 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
|Great climb! If your head game is strong, you won't have any issues clipping the 2nd (3rd) bolt, even if you're short. It's maybe 5.7 or lower climbing at that point. I think the rest felt a bit 9ish in parts.


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UKIAH -- Mendocino College has narrowed its search for the next superintendent/president to two candidates, David Smith, Ph.D and Arturo Reyes. Public forums are scheduled for 12:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday in the Center for the Visual and Performing Arts on the Mendocino College campus.
A 13-member search committee, appointed by the Board of Trustees, worked with Professional Personnel Leasing on this search process since August. Interviews with the committee were recently completed.
Smith is the vice-president of instruction and student affairs at Colorado Northwestern Community College in Rangely, Colo. Smith has Bachelor's and Masters degrees in English from California State University, Fresno and a doctorate of philosophy in English from the University of Denver.
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A road rage row at Lanner landed a Helston driver in court last week.
Eric Idalo Barker, of Main Road, Ashton pleaded guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court on Thursday to using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour towards Nicholas Roberts on August 10 last year.
The 66-year-old had come up behind Mr Roberts, who is in his thirties, at a junction near Lanner following a journey "where both drivers felt the other had been driving pretty badly," said Anita Kennett, prosecuting.
Both men got out of their cars and the younger man, who is a teacher, swung a punch at Barker but missed, the court heard. A return punch by Barker knocked the teacher's glasses right off his face.
The older man carried on shouting at Mr Roberts and he "accepts that continuing to be aggressive was unnecessary and that he should have backed off and not continued with his aggressive manner," Mrs Kennett said.
Paul Gallagher, for the defence, said his client was "not someone who would ever start any violence, but he does not like bullies and he is not someone who will back down."
Barker "was particular unhappy" with the other man's driving, Mr Gallagher said - although "he really should have let it go once the glasses had been knocked off.
"He should have climbed down, he should have left it but he didn't."
Chair of the magistrates, John Chandler, fined Barker £220, reduced from £335 for an early guilty plea.
He was also ordered to pay £100 compensation, £85 costs and a £15 victim surcharge.
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I saw this metioned in another thread and thought that this may be the way to go if Ron needs to be traded. You guys can tell me what you think.
Trade Jamaal T. and Scott P. for a starting caliber 3. Maybe Al H. or someone else from a team that could use a point guard and an expiring contract. That would be your replacement for Ron. Then trade Ron and Gill (or AJ if Gill isn't worth anything) for a very good back up point (needs to be similar to Bowen, who I know is a shooting guard, but plays solid defense and can hit the kickout 3 when called on).
Any of you that know names throw them out there.


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The Rhodes Less Traveled
When she was a freshman, Hanaleah Hoberman, BA psychology '13, would read about stellar students who were accomplishing seemingly insurmountable feats. "I'd compare myself to the kids in the articles and feel like I wasn't doing enough," she says. "It always seems like someone is doing more."
In 2013, however, Hoberman joined that pool of stellar students when she was named a Rhodes Scholarship finalist. "I actually didn't consider doing the Rhodes initially," she says. "I was interested in doing a Fulbright in Mexico on the power of oral traditions to heal cultural trauma among indigenous peoples in Oaxaca. But I had only been studying abroad in Chile a month, and my Spanish wasn't good enough yet to pass the language requirement."
When her merit awards adviser suggested that she might be a good candidate for a U.K. scholarship, such as a Marshall or a Rhodes, she began to rethink her options. "I knew 100 percent that graduate school was in my future," says Hoberman. "I decided to look into the awards as a vehicle to get there."
The more she learned about Rhodes through research and conversations with former scholars, the more confident she became that the award might be a good fit. "They put a big emphasis on service and community, and I'd really emphasized those things in my time at AU," she says, referring to her efforts to help found a labor rights student organization and organize workers at AU to improve the labor situation.
The oldest of international fellowships and among the most respected, the Rhodes provides full tuition to a degree program at Oxford University. Past winners include former president Bill Clinton, political correspondent George Stephanopoulos, New Jersey senator Cory Booker, and astronomer Edwin Hubble.
Each year, 32 Americans are selected through a process whereby the 50 states and Washington, D.C., are grouped into 16 districts. Members of each district committee conduct interviews and select the strongest candidates, no more than two, who will represent the state or states within that district as Rhodes Scholars at Oxford. The winners are announced at the close of the interviews; no alternates are selected.
There is no limit as to how many students a university may nominate, but AU typically keeps its list small. Hoberman was one of only a handful of nominees. "The merit awards office puts so much energy into the people they choose," she says, "and they want to give [the students] as much support as possible."
Rhodes applicants must submit a personal essay. Hoberman, whose minor was creative writing, focused on her gap year between high school and college, when she taught English at a school in a Bedouin desert community in Israel. "I wrote about how that experience shaped the way I think and about psychology and intervention, particularly regarding empowerment- based community intervention and activism as a means for preventing mental illness."
After learning that she had been selected as a finalist, Hoberman flew to Texas, her home state, for her district interview— and a luncheon. When the interviews were finished, the names of two winners were announced. Hoberman's was not among them.
She was disappointed but not discouraged. "At the end of the day, I gained so much from the experience," she says. "The merit awards office set up mock interviews, so I got to know a lot of amazing professors outside of my field."
She even found the application process to be valuable. It gave her an excuse to do a lot of reading, she says, and exposed her to issues normally off her radar, such as the special relationship between the U.K. and the United States.
And it got her thinking about her plans for graduate school. "Before I applied for the Rhodes, I was thinking I wanted to go for my doctorate in clinical community psychology," she says. "Now, I'm also considering a master's in public health with a mental health focus. I'm seeing that there are more opportunities than I thought."


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For Immediate Release: October 18, 2012
Adele Robinson
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WASHINGTON—The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) announced today that Executive Director Jerlean Daniel, Ph.D., will retire when her contract expires next summer.
NAEYC will launch a nationwide search for her replacement.
"In every role, from preschool teacher to faculty member, center director to affiliate board member, NAEYC President to Executive Director, Jerri has exemplified true professional leadership," said NAEYC Governing Board President Gera Jacobs. "The Board is especially grateful for her agreeing to take on the role of Executive Director three years ago, postponing her plans for retirement."
NAEYC strives to ensure excellence and equity in early childhood education and to achieve professional recognition and respect for those working with and on behalf of young children.
"It was a pleasure and a privilege to serve with Jerri on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary's Advisory Committee on Head Start Research and Evaluation," said Martha Zaslow, noted researcher and Director of the Office of Policy and Communications for the Society for Research in Child Development. "She has consistently directed a spotlight on the need to professionalize the early childhood field, giving early childhood educators support for ongoing professional development and reflective practice in their work with this critical age group. She brings a deep understanding of the early childhood workforce and issues of quality to national discussions."
"Over the years, NAEYC has provided me many opportunities to contribute and lead," Daniel said. "I leave this role proud of NAEYC's efforts to be the voice of the early childhood profession, committed to improving teaching and learning for all young children."
Founded in 1926, the National Association for the Education of Young Children is the largest and most influential advocate for high-quality early care and education in the United States.