MN 117. Mahācattārīsaka Sutta

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nathan
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Re: MN 117. Mahācattārīsaka Sutta

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rowyourboat wrote:thanks Nathan for sharing that.

I liked your- 'the buddha was right about what mattered most' sentence. I am planning to do a talk on 'understanding buddhism' and I think I might use that line -as long as you dont cling to it as mine or myself :D

there is something about a Truth that wise people are drawn to..to hear it verbalized..and then that 'ah yes' moment
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But whoever walking, standing, sitting, or lying down overcomes thought, delighting in the stilling of thought: he's capable, a monk like this, of touching superlative self-awakening. § 110. {Iti 4.11; Iti 115}
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Re: MN 117. Mahācattārīsaka Sutta

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this sutta repeats many times that 'right view' is the forerunner. This does not mean that we need massive periods of study before we begin practice. It is a organic development with many factors interacting. we will pick up mundane right view as long as we are in touch with kalyanamittas.
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