"Don't believe even the teacher's advice without thinking" - Ajahn Chah

[Dhammañāṇa]

No sir, I was afraid of longtime companionship upanissaya that may lead to weaken one's virtues slowly.

Wanderer gus ,

That is why the Buddha introduced the costume of rebuking and reintegration of each other, set out rules to dwell together and in using such right one does nt only dwell comfortable but also secure.

Different to those many dwelling and praising the gatherings like cattles.

A modern word in manager area, economy, prosperty, but also psychology, for the danger and sure hindrence is "organisational blindness/rank stupidy/status foolishness/progress blindness", e.g. thinking having attained something lasting by failing to see the change and decay and ways to counteract.

If one dwells alone with ones defilements, having not reached the Noble Domain yet, it's natural that his virtue slowly gets weak.

This is why even single Sanghas with less exchange, not to speak about forest-dweller should always bear the thought for better and admirable friends in mind, if not tracing them yet.

And even to Arahats the Buddha adviced that if the Arahats would not uphold the Uposatha, who would?

This Sasana is not one of hermits who cut them off from mutual support and leave no trace behind.

Often Mara tried to encourage the Buddha to do so. "Real contemplatives do not teach!", but the Buddha was aware that Mara is speaking.

Today those who tell people that there are no Arahats in this world, work with housholder-approaches on destruction of "a useless" burden Sangha, who actually argue in ways Mara did, praising those who disappear silent, all this "famous" preachers of the mass, what aside of Dhamma-antarāya "there are no people, having gained integrity for them selfs in this world" do they plant, on what do they nourish for their gain.

One who sees the Dhamma sees the Tathagata, seeing the Tathagata one sees the Dhamma.

By searching for, wishing for, coming again and again, by staying in borderlands one is able to access the Noble Domain.

Someone firm in faith of kamma, someone with Upanissaya toward Ven. Maha Kassapa, sure in "if there is, i'll meet him", when wakling, leaving home, the teacher would come even half way toward him, to give approve and add needed advices.

Now what have been the advices to Maha Kassapa?