Oct 9, 2026 · 17 min · 7 segments
 This Dhamma talk was offered on October 3, 2026 at Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery.
So there are these different qualities of a good friend.
I think I'll start there and see where it takes us.
A lot of what we do here in the monastery is we support each other in our practice.
This is good friendship.
And so there's seven qualities of a good friend.
Various translations, but in brief, they do what is hard to do.
They endure what is difficult to endure.
And they give what is hard to give.
They keep your secrets.
They tell you their secrets.
They give you a hand in difficulties or they don't abandon you.
They don't condemn you or leave you behind.
So these seven qualities of a good friend.
So there are these different qualities of a good friend.
I think I'll start there and see where it takes us.
A lot of what we do here in the monastery is we support each other in our practice.
This is good friendship.
And so there's seven qualities of a good friend.
Various translations, but in brief, they do what is hard to do.
They endure what is difficult to endure.
And they give what is hard to give.
They keep your secrets.
They tell you their secrets.
They give you a hand in difficulties or they don't abandon you.
They don't condemn you or leave you behind.
So these seven qualities of a good friend.
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