[MD] aggregates of grasping

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Hi Marsha,
I am not sure what you mean by aggregates.  Could you explain?  
Thanks
Mark

Sent laboriously from an iPhone,
Mark

On Feb 23, 2012, at 12:08 AM, MarshaV <valkyr at att.net> wrote:

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> 
> According to the teachings of the Buddha the human personality comprises five “aggregates of grasping,”.  They are also called the skandhas in Sanskrit or khandhas in Pali.  They are: 
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>      the aggregate of body (rupa); 
>      the aggregate of feelings or sensation (vedana); 
>      the aggregate of perception (samjna); 
>      the aggregate of volitional activities (samskara); 
>      the aggregate of consciousness (vinnana)
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> 
> Hey, we're talking 2500 years of intense, thorough, introspective investigation.  Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to extract out the cultural ritual and biases.  
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> 
> Marsha
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> p.s.  I see there is a new video by the Dalai Lama available on NetFlix 'Compassion in Emptiness' - 2011.   Also, I live 10 miles away from a Connecticut state university where the Dalai Lama will be visiting this coming October.  I wonder what are my chances to get tickets.  
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