Do you mean this one? https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an10/an10.093.than.html Yes, thank you, Sam. :anjali: (The reason I was thinking of this: sometimes people say that spiritual traditions are just different fingers pointing at the same moon or that there are many paths to the same to...

My recollection: A disciple is in discussion with wanderers of other sects; they claim his beliefs are subject to the same criticism he has applied to theirs. He explains why not.
Thank you very much for the help.

ToVincent wrote: ↑Tue Oct 12, 2021 9:29 am ...

Thanks for the possible alternative translation and interpretation.

Just noticing the first excerpt for this week. Saṁyutta Nikāya Āhārasutta (Nutriment) SN 46.51 (PTS 5.103–5.107) Translated by Bhikkhu Bodhi … i. The nutriments for the hindrances “And what, bhikkhus, is the nutriment for the arising of unarisen sensual desire and for the increase and expansion of a...

For most individuals , I'd vote 6 and 10: "brainwashed by parents" as a coarse way of saying "born into it" -- it's just a part of "how things are," what is taken for granted in the culture. The comfort of being "part of a group" also fits with this -- it is e...

Just be sure to give it appropriate attention. :) “And what, bhikkhus, is the nutriment for the arising of unarisen sensual desire and for the increase and expansion of arisen sensual desire? There is, bhikkhus, the sign of the beautiful: frequently giving careless attention to it is the nutriment f...

Adhere to the raft until...

The first time I read this sutta, I thought that the perpetrator of the trick on the blind man was external wrong teaching or materialist culture or advertising. But the Buddha explains that it is in fact the mind itself (ouch!). So if one distances oneself from the external false teachings, one sho...

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:reading: Saṁyutta Nikāya Makkaṭasutta (The Monkey) SN 47.7 (PTS 5.149) Translated by Bhikkhu Bodhi “Bhikkhus, in the Himalayas, the king of mountains, there are rugged and uneven zones where neither monkeys nor human beings can go; there are rugged and uneven zones where monkeys can go but not hum...

... Saṁyutta Nikāya Uppalavaṇṇāsutta (Uppalavaṇṇā) SN 5.5 (PTS 1.132) Translated by Bhikkhu Bodhi ... I can stand between your eyebrows Yet you won’t catch a glimpse of me ... This is the line that really struck me this evening -- thank you. :anjali: . Mara may be clever, but is so far from the Dha...

Majjhima Nikāya Dhātuvibhaṅgasutta (The Analysis of the Elements) MN 140 Translated by Bhikkhu Bodhi ...By overcoming all conceivings , bhikkhu, one is called a sage at peace. And the sage at peace is not born... (emphasis added) I have not had a chance this week to check in until now -- wow, much ...

... Here’s a condensed version of the progressive questioning for discussion purposes: What does your teacher say, what does he teach? The removal of desire and lust . In regard to what does your teacher teach the removal of desire and lust?’ The removal of desire and lust for form …feeling … perce...

Just noticing that Sariputta does not recommend (in this context) sharing the Buddha's key teaching of going beyond rebirth -- I suppose it's about just teaching what the listeners might be ready to hear (although they did ask about the benefits). This reminds me of MN 97 where Sariputta does someth...

... some person is developed in body, virtuous behavior, mind, and wisdom... When such a person creates exactly the same trifling bad kamma, it is to be experienced in this very life, without even a slight [residue] being seen, much less abundant [residue]. Brings to mind: a developed person will n...