Guest guest Posted June 21, 2006 Report Share Posted June 21, 2006 Friends: Emancipating is Following the Accomplished Ones! The Blessed Buddha once said:Friends, those Bhikkhus who are accomplished in morality, masters in concentration, experts in understanding, consummated in release, fulfilled in the knowledge & visionof release, I tell you even just a short sight of those Bhikkhus is advantageous, even just listening to them is very profitable, even just visiting them is like a golden fortune, even attending on and helping them is productive of good, even just remembering themis valuable, & going forth after or under them is therefore worthwhile, and expedient! Why? Because, when one has heard true Dhamma from such Bhikkhus, then one dwells withdrawn calmed by two kinds of seclusion: secluded in body and secluded in mind! Source (edited extract):The Grouped Sayings of the Buddha. Samyutta Nikaya. Book [V:67] section 46: The Links. 3: Morality ... PS: Please include the word Samahita in any comment, since then will my automatic mail filters pick it up and I will see it & respond!! Bhikkhu Samahita, Sri Lanka. Friendship is the Greatest ... Let there be Calm & Free Bliss !!! http://What-Buddha-Said.net Buddha-Direct What_Buddha_Said Dhamma-Questions sent to my email are quite Welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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