The True Good Person (Sappurisa)

Chithurst Buddhist Monastery

Ajahn Sucitto

The good person is considered to be the bedrock, the first condition that should be established, for someone seeking after liberation. We are both formed by associating with good people, and we can become good people. In meditation we purify the bodily base so it can act as the reference point for our intentions and behaviors. A sense of meaningful purpose and alignment to true duty then inform the ‘true person’.

Dhamma Stream Q&A

Chithurst Buddhist Monastery

Ajahn Sucitto

What is sati; How to stop awareness landing on negative thoughts; ‘Energies’ don’t seem to be mentioned much, what are they; What to do about lots of romantic preoccupations; Please review 4 relationships mentioned in last Dhamma Stream teaching: to self, to nature, the sacred, to other people; How to handle toxic relationships/ones that require forgiveness; How to deal with clashes with views in relationship; How do you maintain awareness in relationship?

Being a Person Part 2

Chithurst Buddhist Monastery

Ajahn Sucitto

Aspects of this human life – where we live, what we do, who we associate with – become reference points for the person. How we relate to them affects how the person manifests. We can train in a relating that is stable and disengaged, neither favouring nor opposing, no longer finding fault with the world and thereby dismantling worldly attitudes.