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(Quote) Pride in the sense of self-confidence would seem important: "That is, the four pairs of persons, the eight types of individuals. This Sanga of the Blessed One's disciples...." A str… (View Post)
This sutta may be divided into 5 sections: * Overview; * Moral restraint; * Confidence & ethical conduct; * Discernment; * Summary. The sutta doesn't define the higher virtues of ethical cond… (View Post)
(Quote) I side with order, based on the principle of this-that conditionality. When this, that; when not this, not that. Phenomena appear chaotic, because they arise in a nonlinear, interdependent fa… (View Post)
(Quote) Another analogy: a boat in a river. Upstream needs a motor; downstream just a rudder. When pushing against the current, I try to see and accept it, mindfully be in it: (Quote) Then kill the e… (View Post)
(Quote) I've heard little from Allan Watts specifically, but I relate generally to what y'all are saying. One thing that endures a teacher to me is when they articulate something in a way that crysta… (View Post)