INDEED BY DOING WRONG TO THOSE WHO SHOULD NOT BE WRONGED, ONE IS SURE TO SUFFER FOR IT “
“My son, an arahat does not get angry with anyone he is restrained in his senses and is perfectly CALM AND SERENE “
“As a solid rock is not shaken by the wind, even so, the wise are not ruffled by PRAISE or BLAME”
“Irrigators lead the waters fletchers to bend the shafts, carpenters bend the wood, the wise control themselves “
Do not dwell in the past . . . . Do not dream of the future . . . . .Concentrate the mind on the present MOMENT “
Associate not with Evil Friends,. . . .Associate not with mean men . . . .Associate with Good friends . . . . .Associate with NOBLE MEN “
The Good Give up ( Attachment for) Everything. the saintly prattle not with sensual craving whether affected by happiness or by pain. The Wise show neither elation nor depression “
It is in the nature of foolish to be full of sorrow and feel depressed when things go wrong and to be full of gladness and feel elated when things go well. The wise however can withstand the Ups and Downs of Life.
Fools when doing evil deeds do not know them being evil, but they cannot escape evil consequences.
Neither for the sake of oneself nor for the sake of another (does a wise person do any He should not desire son, Wealth or Kingdom by doing wrongdoing, by unjust means. He should not seek his own success. Then only such a one is indeed virtuous, wise and righteous.
There is no evil that can not be done by the liar who has transgressed the one law of truthfulness and who is indifferent to a world beyond.
One who is not afraid lies and one who does not care what happens in the future existence will not hesitate to do any evil.
Therefore, with the intelligent, the wise, the learned, the enduring, the dutiful and the Ariya, with a man of such virtue and intellect should one associate, as the moon follows the STARY PATH.
The Good & the rare .. . .
Rare is birth as the human being. Hard is the life of mortals. HARD IS THE HEARING OF SUBLIME TRUTH. Rare is the appearance of Buddhas.
DO GOOD & BE GOOD . . . . .
Not to do any evil to cultivate good, to purify one’s mind, this is the teaching of Buddha.
But who has this feeling fully cutoff up rooted and destroyed, gains peace by day and by night.
In this sky there is no track, outside there is no saint, Mankind delights in Obstacles. The Tathagatas are free from
Not by mere eloquence. Not by handsome appearance does a man become good-natured Should he be jealous, selfish and deceitful.
The way is Not in the Sky. The Way is in the Heart.
Easy is the life of shameless one, who is imprudent as a crow, backbiting. Presumptuous, arrogant and corrupt ( means Going beyond what is wrong )
Hard is the life of modest one who ever seeks purity, humble clean life or reflective.
Without health, life is not life. It is only a state of languor and suffering an image of death.
Three things can not be long hidden, the Sun, the Moon and the TRUTH.
Calm is his mind . . . . Calm is his speech. . . . . .Calm is his action
Who rightly knowing is wholly freed, perfectly peaceful and equipped. equipoise
Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness is the BEST RELATIONSHIP.
I never see what has been done. I only see what remains to be done.
Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle and the life of the candle will not be shortened, happiness never decreases by being SHARED.
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