When Is Buddhist Training Supposed to End?

Buddhist practice is a training, and training is supposed to end. We cross the river, we put down the raft. The Buddha even declined to appoint a successor, telling the sangha to be islands unto themselves. So when are we finished? Who says so? And how would anyone tell? 🧡 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://dougs-dharma.github.io/dougs-dharma-index/ ✅ Videos mentioned: The Knowledge That Can't Be Overpowered: Socrates & the Buddha ( https://youtu.be/rDbEbPNZQiE Why Our Deepest Certainties Can Be Completely Wrong ) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_nVhawUrTI When Things Don't Go Right: The Story of Kāḷī and Vedehikā ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6dt_I_n_UE The Early History of the Bodhisattva Ideal ) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECI_3ytgxcQ Why You Don't Do What You Know You Should: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyMhA6UZZJ4 ✅ Suttas and texts mentioned: AN 4.35, Vassakāra on what makes a person wise: https://suttacentral.net/an4.35/en/sujato AN 3.65, to the Kālāmas: https://suttacentral.net/an3.65/en/sujato MN 61, advice to Rāhula (the mirror): https://suttacentral.net/mn61/en/sujato MN 47, investigating even the Buddha: https://suttacentral.net/mn47/en/sujato MN 22, the simile of the raft: https://suttacentral.net/mn22/en/sujato DN 16, the Buddha's final days: https://suttacentral.net/dn16/en/sujato MN 65, the simile of the colt: https://suttacentral.net/mn65/en/sujato MN 15, on being easy to admonish: https://suttacentral.net/mn15/en/sujato MN 21, Kāḷī and Vedehikā: https://suttacentral.net/mn21/en/sujato Dhp 76 and Dhp 154: https://suttacentral.net/