Being "The Guest House" - Skill in Hosting: It's Beautiful and Cool! | Ajahn Kovilo

In this session, Ajahn Kovilo speaks about the importance of hospitality (paṭisanthāra) in Buddhism, reading from the Buddhist Monastic Protocols on hospitality (dhammatalks.org/vinaya/bmc/Se..., and discussing how the skill of hosting transfers to skill in meditation.
The Sakkacca Sutta: suttacentral.net/an7.70/en/su...
The Verses on Respect (www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/a...
Satthu-garu dhamma-garu,
One with respect for the Buddha & Dhamma,
Saṅghe ca tibba-gāravo,
and strong respect for the Saṅgha,
Samādhi-garu ātāpı,
one who is ardent, with respect for concentration,
Sikkhāya tibba-gāravo,
and strong respect for the Training,
Appamāda-garu bhikkhu,
one who sees danger and respects being heedful,
Paṭisanthāra-gāravo:
and shows respect in welcoming guests:
Abhabbo parihānāya,
A person like this cannot decline,
Nibbānasseva santike.
stands right in the presence of Nibbana.
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