[Buddha-l] Monk/nun or lay person

[Bruce Burrill]

At 01:34 AM 3/2/2006, you wrote:
>I tend to believe that anyone may attend Nibbana here and now. Lay 
>persons doing everyday's work are just as capable of Nibbana as any 
>monk or nun. My argument is that the method described in 
>Mahasatipattana Sutta is a direct way to Nibbana and may very well 
>be used by anyone and in any situation and for the disiplined mind 
>every hour of the day. It may be it is easier for a monk or nun to 
>disipline the mind but nobody needs to become a monk or nun in order 
>to have a dispilined mind. The same goes for the ethical dimension 
>of Buddhist practise.
>
>Would this be wrong thinking?


This is consistent with the teachings found in the Pali suttas.