lay people should still try

anthbrown84 · Post by **anthbrown84** » Thu Feb 08, 2018 8:34 pm

I once heard Ajahn Succito say on a retreat

"Your Citta doesn't know whether youre a monk or a lay person"

I think this is very relevant to this topic

oncereturner · Post by **oncereturner** » Thu Feb 08, 2018 9:19 pm

I have a dilemma. If all monks, wise layman practice brahmacharya, humanity will fall into the world of fools.

Post by **Sam Vara** » Thu Feb 08, 2018 9:30 pm

anthbrown84 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 08, 2018 8:34 pm I once heard Ajahn Succito say on a retreat

"Your Citta doesn't know whether youre a monk or a lay person"

I think this is very relevant to this topic

Dhammarakkhito · Post by **Dhammarakkhito** » Wed Feb 21, 2018 4:38 am

look at the chapters about lay people in here, citta, visakha etc https://www.wisdompubs.org/sites/defaul ... review.pdf

dylanj · Post by **dylanj** » Wed Feb 21, 2018 4:43 am

Dhammarakkhito wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2018 4:38 am look at the chapters about lay people in here, citta, visakha etc https://www.wisdompubs.org/sites/defaul ... review.pdf

User1249x · Post by **User1249x** » Wed Feb 21, 2018 5:21 am

I meditated more or less daily for about 3 years for mental benefits which are obvious and why we are all here, i did this before hearing the Dhamma, as i established that ultimate ethics exist i just started to follow the ultimate ethics for strategy in everything and meditating a lot more and systematically according to instruction from teacher whilst studying the Dhamma.

If it was not for meditation i would be a dead i think.

Dhammarakkhito · Post by **Dhammarakkhito** » Wed Feb 21, 2018 5:48 am

i meditated for years myself, may have been a skill i'd developed in a previous life. i did not fully consider virtue having an impact on your meditation, i suffered from wrong views. i've thought of making a past-life speculation thread

User1249x · Post by **User1249x** » Wed Feb 21, 2018 7:06 am

Dhammarakkhito wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2018 5:48 am i meditated for years myself, may have been a skill i'd developed in a previous life. i did not fully consider virtue having an impact on your meditation, i suffered from wrong views. i've thought of making a past-life speculation thread

it would have been even worse if you did not meditate i dare assume, i know for me it also produced no amazing results but it kept me going and even trained some faculties which were useful in my work and study.

Dhammarakkhito · Post by **Dhammarakkhito** » Wed Feb 21, 2018 7:14 pm

yes it completely changed my life, and i was rebounding from an extremely dark time. could go into detail somewhere another time. but i got quite complacent. i drank and drank alcohol until i degenerated and put on a whole bunch of weight and fell into more evil states of mind. i think i would have very well ended up in hell if it werent for dylan

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