Majjhima Nikaya Guide for an Old Man

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daverupa
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Re: Majjhima Nikaya Guide for an Old Man

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BlueLotus wrote:Reading the whole 3 pitaka is not my intentions. I feel it is too much.
Maybe I am mistaken.
:anjali:
Not mistaken at all - some can memorize the whole Tipitaka, while there is a case in the Suttas of a monk memorizing just a portion of the Sutta Nipata, which the Buddha lauded.

Practice with admirable friends, as well as in solitude, and even short texts will continue to teach you. Just don't make the mistake of framing your whole practice around one or two phrases.
  • "And how is it, bhikkhus, that by protecting oneself one protects others? By the pursuit, development, and cultivation of the four establishments of mindfulness. It is in such a way that by protecting oneself one protects others.

    "And how is it, bhikkhus, that by protecting others one protects oneself? By patience, harmlessness, goodwill, and sympathy. It is in such a way that by protecting others one protects oneself.

- Sedaka Sutta [SN 47.19]
Mal
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Re: Majjhima Nikaya Guide for an Old Man

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BlueLotus wrote:Thank you friends.

I don't think i can read a lot of things. I just need basic guide like MN to get to know a bit more...
The MN is not "a basic guide". Why not start with the anthology mentioned above? Or something more basic, like Rahula "What the Buddha Taught"?
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BlueLotus
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Re: Majjhima Nikaya Guide for an Old Man

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Thank you. I have a very basic understanding I think. 4 noble truths etc.
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