Where is the story that Buddha was worried about a monk who meditated with a straight back?
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I'm trying to find a story in the Pali canon (or maybe not) reportedly told by Ajahn Brahm that goes like this (copied from here ):
> Buddha was wandering along with Ananda when they came across a monk
> sitting under a tree in meditation. The monk was sat on the ground
> with a straight back, his hands were folded, and his head and neck at
> just the right angle. He was deep in meditation and had been for some
> time. The Buddha turned to Ananda and said “I’m worried about that
> monk.”
>
> A few minutes later they came across another monk sitting under a tree
> in meditation. He was on a comfy cushion, his back was bent forward
> and he’d fallen asleep. Every now and then he’d wake up only to nod
> off again. He was even snoring. The Buddha turned to Ananda and said
> “this monk I’m not worried about at all, he’s doing just fine.”
I've been googling around but found nothing.
Asked by fxam
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Sep 28, 2014, 12:59 PM
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