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Wherein Ron shares personal and community history and we discuss pragmatic, meta-systemic community and spiritual friendship along the path. :)

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SN 45.2: Half the Spiritual Life:

So I have heard.

At one time the Buddha was staying in the land of the Sakyans, where they have a town named Townsville. Then Venerable Ānanda went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him:

“Sir, good friends, companions, and associates are half the spiritual life.” 

“Not so, Ānanda! Not so, Ānanda! Good friends, companions, and associates are the whole of the spiritual life. A mendicant with good friends, companions, and associates can expect to develop and cultivate the noble eightfold path.

- https://suttacentral.net/sn45.2/en/sujato?layout=plain&reference=none&notes=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin

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