Never Arrive

By Jay N. Forrest March 13, 2023

Wisdom is always a goal, never an attainment.

To say that we are wise means that we have arrived.

But the point of the journey is to never arrive.

That is wisdom.

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Scripture Abbreviations

Pm = Pātimokkha (Monastic Code)
DN = Dīgha Nikāya (Long Discourses of the Buddha)
MN = Majjhima Nikāya (Middle-Length Discourses of the Buddha)
SN = Saṁyutta Nikāya (Connected Discourses of the Buddha)
AN = Aṅguttara Nikāya (Numerical Discourses of the Buddha)
Dhp = Dhammapada (The Teaching of the Path)
Ud = Udāna (Buddha’s Inspired Utterances)
Iti = Itivuttaka (Book of the Sayings)
Snp = Suttanipāta (The Discourse Collection)
Thag = Theragāthā (Male Elder Verses)
Thig = Therīgāthā (Female Elder Verses)

Chinese Tranalations
DA = Dirgha Agama (Chinese Canon)
MA = Madhyama Agama (Chinese Canon)
SA = Samyukta Agama (Chinese Canon)
EA = Ekottarika Agama (Chinese Canon)

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