The teachings of Ajahn Suchart.
Question: We are advised to avoid foolish people, what if they are our parents or our siblings?
Tan Ajahn: If you can live in a different place, move out. If you don’t have to live with them, move out. But if you have to stay with them, don’t let them influence you—that’s all.
If they want to tell you to do things that you know are inappropriate, you just don’t have to do them. It is not disrespectful or ungrateful. If your parents tell you to cheat or lie, you don’t have to do it. If they ask you to drink alcohol, you don’t have to do it.
You can live with people, but you must not let them lead you down the wrong path. Of course, it will be easier just not to live with them, but if you have to, make sure that you don’t let them influence you or lead you astray.
“Dhamma for the Asking, Dec 2, 2014”
By Ajahn Suchart Abhijāto
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