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Our parents' kindness
AN 4.63 · Aṅguttara Nikāya — The Numerical Discourses
A question to carry today
How would the atmosphere at home change if parents were always treated as the most honored guests?
One small act today
Sometime this week, cook or share one meal with your parents, or an elder in the family, phone put away.
Across these 49 days there is no need to finish a whole scroll each day. Read the full scroll when time allows; when life is full, a single chapter — or part of one — still keeps the practice and the connection to the sūtra alive. 🙏
– Numbered Discourses 4.63
– 7. Fitting Deeds
“Mendicants, a family where the children honor their parents in their home is said to live with divinity. A family where the children honor their parents in their home is said to live with the first tutors. A family where the children honor their parents in their home is said to live with the elder gods. A family where the children honor their parents in their home is said to live with those worthy of offerings dedicated to the gods.
‘Divinity’ is a term for your parents.
‘First tutors’ is a term for your parents.
‘Elder gods’ is a term for your parents.
‘Worthy of an offering dedicated to the gods’ is a term for your parents.
Why is that? Parents are very helpful to their children, they raise them, nurture them, and show them the world.
On the calendar: Saturday 14 August 2027
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