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Inviting Feeback | Learning from Criticism | Pavarana Full Moon | End of Vassa | Ajahn Dhammasiha
At the pavāranā full moon completing the annual rainy season retreat, the monks are instructed by the Buddha to mutally invite each other for critical feedback regarding their conduct.
The ceremony is to remind us how important it is for our own growth in the Dhamma to get and be able to receive and process critical feedback.
It's difficult to see one's own shortcomings, as the faculty of delusion is hiding them from us. But others can recognize them much easier, just like we can easily see the character flaws and mistakes in others.
If we have a knowledgable spiritual friend, who based on…
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