Rael Buddhism

 Middle Length Discourse 7, The Simile of the Cloth So I have heard.  At one time the Buddha was staying near Savatthi in Jeta’s Grove, Anathapindika’s monastery. There the Buddha addressed the Monks, “Monks!” “Venerable sir,” they replied.  The Buddha said this: “Suppose, monks, there was a cloth that was dirty and soiled. No matter what dye the dyer applied—whether blue or yellow or red or magenta—it would look poorly dyed and impure in color. Why is that? Because of the impurity of the cloth. In the same way, when the mind is corrupt, a bad destiny is to be expected.  Suppose there was a cloth that was pure and clean. No matter what dye the dyer applied—whether blue or yellow or red or magenta—it would look well dyed and pure in color. Why is that? Because of the purity of the cloth. In the same way, when the mind isn’t corrupt, a good destiny is to be expected. And what are the corruptions of the mind? Covetousness and immoral greed, ill will, anger, resentment, ...

Middle Length Discourses 6 - Wish Discourse So I have heard.  At one time the Buddha was staying near Savatthi in Jeta’s Grove, Anathapindika’s monastery. There the Buddha addressed the mendicants, “Mendicants!” “Venerable sir,” they replied.  The Buddha said this: “Mendicants, live by the ethical precepts and the monastic code. Live restrained in the monastic code, conducting yourselves well and seeking alms in suitable places. Seeing danger in the slightest fault, keep the rules you’ve undertaken.  A mendicant might wish:  ‘May I be liked and approved by my spiritual companions, respected and admired.’ So let them fulfill their precepts, be committed to inner serenity of the heart, not neglect jhana, be endowed with insight, and frequent empty huts. A mendicant might wish:  ‘May I receive robes, almsfood, lodgings, and medicines and supplies for the sick.’ So let them fulfill their precepts, be committed to inner serenity of the heart, not neglect jhana, be en...

 Middle Discourses 5 Without Defects So, I have heard.  At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery. There Sāriputta addressed the monks: “Reverends, monks!” “Reverend,” they replied. Sāriputta said this: “Reverends, these four people are found in the world. What four?  One person with a defect doesn’t truly understand: ‘There is a defect in me.’ But another person with a defect does truly understand: ‘There is a defect in me.’  One person without a defect doesn’t truly understand: ‘There is no defect in me.’  But another person without a defect does truly understand: ‘There is no defect in me.’  In this case, of the two persons with a defect, the one who doesn’t understand is said to be worse, while the one who does understand is better. And of the two persons without a defect, the one who doesn’t understand is said to be worse, while the one who does understand i...

Connected Discourses 1.25 - Discourses about Perfected, Arahant   “When a mendicant is perfected, accomplished, with defilements ended, bearing the final body: would they say, ‘I speak’, or even ‘they speak to me’?”   “When a mendicant is perfected, accomplished, with defilements ended, bearing the final body: they would say, ‘I speak’, and also ‘they speak to me’. Skillful, understanding the world’s labels, they’d use these terms as no more than expressions.”   “When a mendicant is perfected, accomplished, with defilements ended, bearing the final body: is such a mendicant drawing close to conceit if they’d say, ‘I speak’, or even ‘they speak to me’?”   “Someone who has given up conceit has no ties, the ties of conceit are all dissipated. Though that intelligent person has transcended conceiving, they’d still say, ‘I speak’, and also ‘they speak to me’. Skillful, understanding the world’s labels, they’d use these...