Buddhism and FriendshipSpiritual friendship is the whole of the spiritual life - The Buddha. In what way is spiritual friendship the whole of spiritual life? How does it support our spiritual growth? Why do so many discussions of Buddhism overlook it? In Buddhism and Friendship, Subhuti considers these questions by delving into teachings and stories from the Buddhist scriptures as well as by drawing on Western thinkers and personal experience of friendship on the Buddhist path. |
Contents
One in Mind | |
Echoes and Silences | |
The Torn | |
Friends in the Good | |
The Supreme Mystery | |
A Second Self | |
Elective Affinities | |
The More Loving | |
Brahma and a Nightingale | |
The Minds | |
Appendix | |
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Ānanda anomic society Anuruddha apatrāpya Aristotle aspect aspiring friend beautiful become Bhikkhu Bodhi trans bodhisattva Buddha Buddhist scriptures Buddhist tradition Chapter confession context cultivate culture develop Dharma disciples discourse discussion duty emotions enlightenment ethical example experience faith feel generosity give going for refuge human Ibid idea important individual intimacy kalyāṇa mitratā Kimbila kind of friendship living Mahāyāna mango grove Mañjuśrī mature friend means meditation Meghiya mental mettā mind monastic monks moral mutual Nandiya nature Nevertheless noble eightfold path one’s friends Pali Pali Text Society path perhaps pleasure psychological qualities relationship Saṃyutta Nikāya sangha Sangharakshita Sāriputta Sāriputta and Moggallāna seems sense sexual share Sigālaka Sutta social atomization someone sometimes speak spiritual community spiritual friends spiritual friendship śraddhā story Sudhana Sūtra talk teacher teaching things thoughts Three Jewels translation Udāna understand unwholesome virtue whole wisdom words