Admirable Friends.
"As he was sitting there, Ven. Ananda said to the Blessed One, 'This is half of the holy life, lord: having admirable people as friends, companions, & colleagues.'
'Don't say that, Ananda. Don't say that. Having admirable people as friends, companions, & colleagues is actually the whole of the holy life. When a monk has admirable people as friends, companions, & colleagues, he can be expected to develop & pursue the noble eightfold path." [Samyutta Nikaya XLV.2]
'Don't say that, Ananda. Don't say that. Having admirable people as friends, companions, & colleagues is actually the whole of the holy life. When a monk has admirable people as friends, companions, & colleagues, he can be expected to develop & pursue the noble eightfold path." [Samyutta Nikaya XLV.2]
