What is beyond Mindfulness, according to the Buddha?
Rāhula was the biological son of the Buddha. Or, more accurately, he was the biological son of Prince Siddhattha before Siddhattha became the Buddha. When Rāhula was six, Siddhattha became the Buddha, and when Rāhula was seven, he became a Buddhist monk to join his father. The great Sāriputta, the Buddha’s chief disciple, was assigned to be Rāhula’s teacher. One morning, when Rāhula was eighteen, the Buddha and his group of monks, including Rāhula, set out to the city for alms. Rāhula walked closely behind the Buddha. This day, naughty thoughts started arising in Rāhula’s mind. The canonical text did not...
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