Metta, Rehabilitation, Pacing and Leading, Religions, and Arahants | Dennis #20 | 12.1.20

Dhammarato and Dennis talk about metta, rehabilitation vs. reconciliation, how the Buddha taught on both sides of his mouth, religions, and arahants.

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00:00 Roommate is Binge Drinking; Metta; Old-Age, Sickness, and Death
06:36 Losing One's Girlfriend, Not Complimenting Because We Think We're Losing Something
10:12 Crime and Punishment, Pāṭimokkha Festival
20:30 The Story of the Abbot and the Young Monk
24:48 The Buddha Teaches in Spirals that Circle in on the Truth (Pacing and Leading), The Hiding of the Noble Dhamma Because the Dhamma Was Lost in Translation
40:23 Give Religions Credit for Building a Society, Because Nobles Couldn't Have; Why the Noble Dhamma is Dangerous
43:47 Four Different Systems for Belief
    1. Eternalism/Semi-Eternalism: there is a permanent and identifiable self and that lasts forever/eventually comes to an end.
    2. Annihilationism: there is a soul that is annihilated at death.
    3. Nihilism: there is no soul, never was! Typical of a new Buddhist.
    4. Buddhism: there is a soul when it arises.
47:53 History of Rebirth
55:34 Why the Noble Dhamma is Dangerous, Buddhism & Christianity, Buddhism in the West
1:10:15 Arahant Meaning: One Who Is Worthy, How to Identify Arahant
1:34:12 Metta