Right Action (sammā-kammanta)
Part of key topic The Noble Eightfold Path
Includes tags: Right Action, Killing, Stealing, Sexual misconduct



Readings from The Island, Session 57 – Apr. 19, 2025

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2. “When AN 3.95 mentions that a [stream enterer] may still break some minor rules but not the heavier rules, do you see where the cutoff is?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Precepts] [Vinaya] [Stream entry]

Sutta: AN 4.50: Reasons why a samaṇa doesn’t shine forth. [Intoxicants] [Not handling money] [Sexual misconduct]


Readings from The Island, Session 59 – May. 3, 2025

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3. “I’ve always found the simile of the great earth (SN 56.51) encouraging and aspirational. Is [the great mass of suffering] eroded over time or abruptly end when the view changes?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Similes] [Suffering] [Right View] [Stream entry] // [Saṃsāra]

Sutta: DN 2.102: King Ajātasattu’s crime prevents stream entry. [Killing]

Sutta: Iti 22: Puñña is another word for happiness. [Merit] [Happiness]