Noble silence has an official sutta definition — second jhāna (SN 21.1). So why does a tradition that calls jhāna nearly impossible print it on the beginners’ retreat schedule? And ariya-sāvaka means disciple of the noble ones, not a confirmed noble disciple.
There’s a phrase that’s supposed to signal sincerity but does the opposite.Honestly.To be honest.To tell you the truth.People drop it into conversation like a verbal handshake,a little flag planted to say this part is real.But a flag only means something if the rest of the ground isn’t also real.And that’s the problem.The moment you tell…
