Monastic community (Saṅgha)
Includes tags: Fourfold Assembly, Saṅgha, Communal harmony, Principles of Cordiality, Saṅgha decision making, Abbot, Monastery organizational structure
11. “How is there clinging to personality?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Clinging] [Personality] [Self-identity view] [Thai Forest Tradition] // [Suffering] [Great disciples]
Sutta: The Buddha to Ānanda: “When did Anuruddha ever take an interest in Saṅgha issues?” – AN 4.243: Schism [Saṅgha decision making]
1. “You have so much community-building experience. Can you talk about what you have found challenging or effective in this? How did Ajahn Chah build community?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Community] [Ajahn Pasanno] [Ajahn Chah] // [Saṅgha] [Practicing in accordance with Dhamma] [Virtue] [Trust] [Communal harmony] [Compassion] [Culture/Thailand] [Ajahn Chah lineage] [Recollection/Saṅgha] [Sequence of training] [Wat Pah Nanachat] [Abhayagiri] [Eightfold Path] [Learning]
Sutta: MN 48: Kosambiya Sutta [Principles of Cordiality] [Goodwill] [Generosity] [Right View]
Story: Ajahn Pasanno pays respects to Ajahn Chah: “If you want to stay here, you have to stay at least five years.”
Quote: “The whole path of the Buddha is a path of learning, of education.”
3. “What is the water that puts out the fire [in Thig 504-506, Sumedhā‘s verses]? Is it just awareness?” Answered by Ajahn Amaro. [Similes] [Present moment awareness] // [Sense restraint] [Precepts] [Spiritual friendship]
Sutta: SN 45.2: Half of the Holy Life.
Sutta: AN 10.51 Avijjā Sutta. [Ignorance] [Association with people of integrity] [Fourfold Assembly]