Why did the Buddha hold up a mother's love for her only child as the model of boundless kindness: and then tell a grieving grandmother to have no loved ones at all? Three passages, one relationship, and the sequence that makes sense of them. 🧡 If you find this material useful, check out my Patreon page and get fun benefits like exclusive videos, audio-only versions, and extensive show notes: https://www.patreon.com/dougsseculardharma 🧡 You can also make donations through: https://paypal.me/dougsdharma 📙 Check out my book, A Handbook of Early Buddhist Wisdom, with a Foreword by Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi: https://books2read.com/buddhisthandbook 📖 Index of all my videos: https://videos.dougsdharma.com/ ✅ Videos mentioned: "Incredible, Amazing!" The Strange Sutta on the Buddha's First Steps (MN 123) ( https://youtu.be/l1aKEFQyapM How to Make Early Progress in Buddhist Practice: the Five Lower Fetters ) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dK9dNhGZOcM Buddha's Advice On The Dangers Of Affection May Surprise You! ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18trkWylJFg What Did the Buddha Teach About Love and Relationships? ) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oQiCveY-Rw Can Practicing Kindness Bring Us to Nirvana? One Professor's Controversial Claim ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qD5dQa4xqag ✅ Suttas, etc.: Snp 1.8, the Mettā Sutta ) the mother and her only child: https://suttacentral.net/snp1.8/en/sujato Ud 8.8, the Visākhā Sutta ( "those who have a hundred loved ones have a hundred sufferings": https://suttacentral.net/ud8.8/en/sujato AN 7.53, the Nandamātā Sutta ) Veḷukaṇṭakī Nandamātā's incredible and amazing qualities: https://suttacentral.net/an7.53/en/sujato MN 56, the Upāli Sutta ( the graduated talk (anupubbikathā) at MN 56.18: https://suttacentral.net/mn56/en/sujato MN 123, the Acchariyaabbhuta Sutta ) the "incredible and amazing" formula applied to the Buddha: https://suttacentral.net/mn123/en/sujato Snp 5, the Pārāyanavagga: the "Way to the Far Shor

What Did the Buddha Really Say About a Mother's Love?