The Value of Stream-Entry
"Dear son, you will remember that I persuaded you to take upon yourself the Uposatha precepts and to go to the monastery by promising to give you a thousand pieces of money; here are your thousand pie
…ially, the son, Kala, was interested in the money but later refused it after experiencing spiritual growth. The Teacher praises Kala's decision, indicating that his spiritual achievement surpasses worldly w…