Marijuana Musings & Wisdom vs. Rules | The Sangha UK #46 | 4.24.22

The Sangha talk about the history, politics, and significance for practice of marijuana use, leading to a discussion of the precepts, vinaya, and the pātimokkha and understanding the difference between wisdom-based investigation and blindly following rules. #marijuana #wisdom #precepts 

Majjhima Nikāya 22

Alagaddūpamasutta - The Simile of the Snake

https://suttacentral.net/mn22/en/sujato?layout=plain&reference=none&notes=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin (Bhikkhu Sujato)

https://suttacentral.net/mn22/en/bodhi?reference=none&highlight=false (Bhikkhu Bodhi)

“Bhikkhus, this bhikkhu is called one whose cross-bar has been lifted, whose trench has been filled in, whose pillar has been uprooted, one who has no bolt, a noble one whose banner is lowered, whose burden is lowered, who is unfettered.

And how is the bhikkhu one whose cross-bar has been lifted? Here the bhikkhu has abandoned ignorance, has cut it off at the root, made it like a palm stump, done away with it, so that it is no longer subject to future arising. That is how the bhikkhu is one whose cross-bar has been lifted.

“And how is the bhikkhu one whose trench has been filled in? Here the bhikkhu has abandoned the round of births that brings renewed being, has cut it off at the root…so that it is no longer subject to future arising. That is how the bhikkhu is one whose trench has been filled in.

“And how is the bhikkhu one whose pillar has been uprooted? Here the bhikkhu has abandoned craving, has cut it off at the root…so that it is no longer subject to future arising. That is how the bhikkhu is one whose pillar has been uprooted.

“And how is the bhikkhu one who has no bolt? Here the bhikkhu has abandoned the five lower fetters, has cut them off at the root…so that they are no longer subject to future arising. That is how the bhikkhu is one who has no bolt.

“And how is the bhikkhu a noble one whose banner is lowered, whose burden is lowered, who is unfettered? Here a bhikkhu has abandoned the conceit ‘I am,’ has cut it off at the root …so that it is no longer subject to future arising. That is how the bhikkhu is a noble one whose banner is lowered, whose burden is lowered, who is unfettered.”

The Vinaya (The texts on Monastic Law) and the Pāṭimokkha (Code of Monastic Discipline)

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00:00:00 Marijuana use in Thailand; introspective escapism

00:08:56 The fifth precept and heedlessness; wisdom not boundaries

00:16:11 Wandering through the woods; new opportunities for investigation

00:30:15 Dhammarato’s experience; how deep do you have to go into the dukkha?

00:35:36 Whatever you do, do it mindfully; dukkha dukkha-nirodha

00:48:06 Reframing experiences

00:49:44 Koh Pha-ngan’s Full Moon Party

00:54:55 Wisdom-based organisations; non-judgmental;  (MN 22 Alagaddūpamasutta)

01:05:29 Investigate your rules