Good Friends

Published: March 28, 2020, 4 a.m.

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Kalyana Mitrata is spiritual friendship, even \'the lovely intimacy\', the need for close and supportive connections with others in treading the path. Ratnaprabha\\xa0 explores why the Buddha said spiritual friendship is \'the whole of the Buddhist Life\'. Is it as important now as it was in the Buddha\'s time? Is a Kalyana Mitra the same thing as a guru or teacher? How can we make the intimate connections in our lives really stimulating and nourishing? How do we learn to communicate kindly and openly?

Talk given at West London Buddhist Centre, 2013.

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