I read the English translation many years ago. I found it very tough going. Then I got hold of it in Pali, and I was stunned by the clearness and beauty of the text.

Modus.Ponens wrote:If there is something worthy of our detachment and renunciation is the swastica. Whatever way it's pointing, for whatever purpose, wherever it is, whenever it is, let it go. There is absolutely nothing to be gained with reclaiming this particular symbol.

Let it go.

Anāthapiṇḍika.

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God Jul to all of you!

The Sutta Central https://suttacentral.net/ including thai. I do not know thai well enough to evaluate them, but they may be worth a look.

Thankful for all help!

Thanks a lot! I'll have a look.

Some time ago I read an article that compared the Samyutta Nikaya to the nine angas, and if I remember correctly, it seems that all the original angas can be found in the Samyutta. But I do not remember who wrote this or where I read about it. I'll be grateful if someone can point to where this arti...

This must be a joke. Just check the meaning of the name Hāsapañño.

The Danish poet Kumbel (Piet Hein) wrote:

For livets mening
livet sørger
præcis saa længe
til vi spørger.

Life itself gives life its meaning - until you start asking questions about it.

I met Douglas Harding at workshops at the Buddhist Society Summer School 1972. He had invented some practical exercises for discovering the "no face", and he taught those with lots of humor. I found him very inspiring.

A funny story is the one about Akkosaka (Akkosasutta, Samyutta Nikaya 1, 7, 1, 2 (PTS 1, 161)). A brahman comes to the Buddha and abuses him. The Buddha just sits there quietly until the brahman is finished. Then he says: "If you want to give a gift, and the other person says 'No, thank you', who is...

Gratulerer med dagen!