ONESELF & OTHERS
"Jivaka, when a lay follower himself is
consummate in conviction and encourages others in the consummation of
conviction; when he himself is consummate in virtue and encourages others in
the consummation of virtue; when he himself is consummate in generosity and encourages
others in the consummation of generosity; when he himself desires to see the
monks and encourages others to see the monks; when he himself wants to hear the
true Dhamma and encourages others to hear the true Dhamma; when he himself
habitually remembers the Dhamma he has heard and encourages others to remember
the Dhamma they have heard; when he himself explores the meaning of the Dhamma
he has heard and encourages others to explore the meaning of the Dhamma they
have heard; when he himself, knowing both the Dhamma & its meaning,
practices the Dhamma in line with the Dhamma and encourages others to practice
the Dhamma in line with the Dhamma: then to that extent he is a lay follower
who practices both for his own benefit and for the benefit of others."
- The Buddha, in the Jivaka Sutta (AN 8.26)
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