Shameless Lies Have No Limits

The Buddha said to Rāhula in the Ambaṭṭhika Rāhulovāda Sutta: Evameva kho, Rāhula, yassa kassaci sampajānamusāvāde natthi lajjā, nāhaṁ tassa kiñci pāpaṁ akaraṇīyanti vadāmi. For one who has no shame in deliberate lying, I say there is no evil that person cannot do. The Elephant&rsquo;s Trunk The Buddha explained that an elephant always protects its …