Upon taking my precepts, I have now received a Buddhist (Pali) name. This name that is given to each of us, I believe holds a great nugget of wisdom and direction that is very personal from our Teacher (Venerable Bhante…
My new Buddhist name
Tag: Suttas
Vina Sutta – Story of the lute
Today I read this story from the Samyutta Nikaya (Vina Sutta), and found it so beautiful in its demonstration of our existence. I will attempt here to give you my layperson’s (Upasaka) version of the story. There was once a…
Kalyana Mitta
Kalyana Mitta translates from Pali as “spiritual friends”. I am very blessed and thankful that I now have many of these people in my life. But as I research the deeper meaning of this term, I find it truly means…
Bad Company: an excerpt…
The Suttas (Buddha’s teachings) warn one against companionship with bad people in this way: because of bad company one gives ear to evil advice; because of such advice evil reflections occupy the mind; because of such reflections mental confusion prevails…