Greetings, Friendlies. :) This just hit my inbox: From the email: Meditation has become the practice most people associate with Buddhism, but the early texts tell a different story. … Polak compares early Pali Nikayas—the scriptural layers that predate the Theravada tradition— with early Chan sources. He finds a shared, largely overlooked emphasis: that ethical […]
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MN 139, Part 2: Synopsis
Cultivating oneself, communicating with others, and seeking out good influences. All this in the service of avoiding conflict. Sounds reasonable.
