yes, the kamma of those who were givers in the past won't use without accepting invitation.thepea wrote: ↑Sun Feb 07, 2021 4:34 pmI assure you I’m not following what your point is.auto wrote: ↑Sun Feb 07, 2021 3:54 pmlanguage barrier or you just don't want to admit you have not been much generous in the past.
i copy pastehttps://suttacentral.net/an5.31/en/sujato wrote: They’d usually use only what they’ve been invited to accept—robes, alms-food, lodgings, and medicines and supplies for the sick—rarely using them without invitation.
Wouldn’t those who were not generous, not enter a dhamma centre?
You seem to be saying the opppsite, and I’m not following.
Are saying that because of my selfishness I entered a dhamma centre, as I need it, vs the unselfish arahant who does not need the dhamma centre?
I think same principle here in this poem,
Dhamma center may have initiative slogans like come do a 10 day retreat, but it is not meant for you specifically.https://suttacentral.net/sn9.14/en/sujato wrote: “This water flower has not been given.“Yametaṃ vārijaṃ pupphaṃ,
When you sniff it,adinnaṃ upasiṅghasi;
this is one factor of theft.Ekaṅgametaṃ theyyānaṃ,
Good sir, you are a thief of scent!”gandhatthenosi mārisā”ti.
Its simply the quality of invitation, if there is no special effort that you are invited to accept then there is evil in it.wrote:To the man who has not a blemishAnaṅgaṇassa posassa,
who is always seeking purity,niccaṃ sucigavesino;
even a hair-tip of evilVālaggamattaṃ pāpassa,
seems as big as a cloud.”abbhāmattaṃva khāyatī”ti.