DN Dīgha Nikāya Long collection MN Majjhima Nikāya Middle (length) collection SN Saṃyutta Nikāya Connected collection When I first (tried to) read B. Bodhi's SN printed book many years ago, it was a nightmare. Whereas with MN, AN, I've read the printed books several times all the way through beginning to end, with SN I never did that because I could never figure out WTHAI (where the heck am I)? For every sutta, he printed different numbers for different reference number systems in parenthesis, You had 5 major Vaggas for 56 samyuttas, and lower case vaggas for each samyutta, you just could never figure out where you were, and you could never look anything up because you couldn't figure out what the reference number. Only when digital books and webpages organizing SN in a more readable way was I able to finally get a grasp of it's structure and how and where to look things up when I needed to. Find whatever sutta reference you want in a few seconds My goal for lu...
Kareem is referencing the murders in Minneapolis this week, But he expressed so well what I frequently feel about people remaining silent when they hear Dhamma teachers, monastics corrupting teachings and staying silent. excerpt from Kareem's substack Kareem’s Daily Quote “…when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better to speak.” — Audre Lorde Audre Lord, for those who may not know, was an activist who dedicated her life to confronting all manner of injustice. When I first read that line back in the 1970s, it didn’t feel so much a suggestion as a reminder of something I’ve tried to live my entire life. Speaking out—especially when the world would much prefer your silence—is not an act of rebellion. It’s an act of responsibility. And for those of us who have witnessed injustice up close, silence isn’t a good place to hide. It’s a surrender. I learned that early on. Long before I became Kareem Abdul‑Jabbar the basketball player, I was ...