needs more merit

'i allow you, o bhikkhus, to ordain bhikkhunis' ???

i dont know the answer, but a whole food plant based diet is generally superior for health http://nutritionfacts.org

you can do that, but you more cleanly break the cycle of lying by correcting it Conquer anger with lack of anger; bad, with good; stinginess, with a gift; a liar, with truth. Screen Shot 2021-01-21 at 1.35.48 PM.png regardless, the fruit (result) of the kamma (intentional action) of lying is set to ...

what kind of bird would be a caraṇa bird or is it a beetle

should probably edit OP to include http://seeingthroughthenet.net, and also various materials of bhikkhu anālayo

i would like you to link to the passage you read so i can read it but take these things to be an aggregation. you do a lot for yourself simply by taking refuge, keeping five precepts, etc. those other things if they lead to decline can be reversed or made up for. only gradually can you come to do ev...

could it be that they are compatible
that is to say, if you accomplish generosity you accomplish sila, or if you accomplish sila you accomplish generosity

tell her the truth

also thinking about how the householder ghatikara dragged the brahmin jotipala by his hair to see the buddha kassapa. what else could an action such as that have been motivated by but genuine concern for the wellbeing of that brahmin

i've read that sutta quite a few times -- not sure if i'm not humble or content enough, but it does not feel particularly fruitful when i try to think 'may all beings be well, etc'. i have had some success but i have also had times where i think i was just on a euphoric rush or having a good day an...

i want to share and recommend this youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-egohfVfC1o&list=PLU4yfURMbbTnV78vAQu0EWgU484MRUkws&index=2&ab_channel=CandanaBhikkhu he's read out the majjhima nikaya, udana and dhammapada and other texts. i found this channel before he had ordained, and i added ...

love also paves the way to detachment, yes?
if you put detachment ahead of love it becomes apathy, which is closer to ill will

In case you have not already seen, you might have a look at Thanissaro Bhikkhu's "Misunderstanding #1." Per EB, he tries to stay close to suttas. https://www.dhammatalks.org/books/SublimeAttitudes/Contents.html :anjali: i disagree also. i haven't read this particular passage, but i'm aware of his t...