Read aloud in “Pamela Weiss Hosts Matty Weingast” Norman 117. “Having taken pestles, young men grind corn; nourishing wives and children, young men find wealth. 118. “Do the Buddha’s teaching; having done it one does not repent. Wash your feet quickly and sit down on one side. Intent on peace of mind, do the Buddha’s… Continue reading 05.11 Thirty bhikkhunīs (117-121)
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Deciding how much of Weingast’s poems are original is very subjective. These classifications are only to be used as a guide. Please make your own assessment.
07.1 Uttarā Therī (175-181)
Norman 175. “Young men take pestles and grind corn; nourishing wives and children, young men find wealth. 176. “Strive after the Buddha’s teaching; having done it one does not repent. Wash your feet quickly and sit down on one side. 177. “Summoning up the mind, intent and well-concentrated, consider the constituent elements as other, and… Continue reading 07.1 Uttarā Therī (175-181)
06.4 Sujātā Therī (145-150)
Norman 145. Ornamented, well-dressed, wearing a garland, smeared with sandalwood-paste, covered with all my ornaments, attended by a crowd of slave-women, 146. taking food and drink, food hard and soft, in no small quantity, going out from the house I betook myself to the pleasure garden. 147. Having delighted there, having played, coming back to… Continue reading 06.4 Sujātā Therī (145-150)
05.04 Nandā Therī [Sundarīnandā] (82.86)
Norman 82. “See the body, Nanda, diseased, impure, rotten. Devote the mind, intent and well concentrated, to contemplation of the unpleasant. 83. “As this is, so is that; as that is, so is this. It gives out a rotten evil smell, it is what fools delight in.” 84. Looking at it in this way, not… Continue reading 05.04 Nandā Therī [Sundarīnandā] (82.86)
03.05 Ubbirī Therī (51-53)
Note: The commentary makes it clear that the daughters all belong to Ubbirī. And it is not just some voice, but the Buddha: “…’Burnt in this cemetery are some 84,000 of thy daughters. For which of them dost thou weep?’ …” Norman 51. Mother, you cry out “O Jīvā” in the wood; understand yourself, Ubbirī.… Continue reading 03.05 Ubbirī Therī (51-53)
02.07 Mittā [Another Mitta] (31-32)
Weingast’s title is “Another Mitta ~ Friend” This poem is read in the New Book Network Podcast. Norman 31. The fourteenth, the fifteenth, and the eighth day of the fortnight, and a special day of the fortnight, I kept as a fast-day, which is well-connected with the eightfold precepts. I longed for rebirth in the… Continue reading 02.07 Mittā [Another Mitta] (31-32)
02.05 Cittā Therī [Chitta (sic.)] (27-28)
Norman 27. Although I am thin, sick, and very weak, I go along leaning on a stick, having climbed the mountain. 28. I threw down my outer robe and turned my bowl upside down; I propped myself against a rock, tearing asunder the mass of darkness [of ignorance]. Weingast Somehow I kept climbing— though tired,… Continue reading 02.05 Cittā Therī [Chitta (sic.)] (27-28)
02.03 A certain unknown bhikkhuni [Sumangala’s Mother] (23-24)
Read aloud in “Pamela Weiss Hosts Matty Weingast” Weingast, as well as others, title this “Sumangala’s Mother” Because Weingast’s poem is closer to that of Ajahn Thanissaro’s, it is presented next to that one first. Note: There is not implicit or explicit sexual meaning in the Pali. Ven Thanissaro So freed! So freed!So thoroughly freed… Continue reading 02.03 A certain unknown bhikkhuni [Sumangala’s Mother] (23-24)