A rise! Do not be heedless! Lead a righteous life. The righteous live happily both in this world and the next. quote 7870 | The Dhammapada v.168, translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita.
L ike a thoroughbred horse touched by the whip, be strenuous, be filled with spiritual yearning. By faith and moral purity, by effort and meditation, by investigation of the truth, by being rich in knowledge and virtue, and by being mindful, destroy this unlimited suffering. quote 7869 | The Dhammapada v.144, translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita.
H asten to do good; restrain your mind from evil. He who is slow in doing good, his mind delights in evil. quote 7868 | The Dhammapada v.116, translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita.
B etter it is to live one day strenuous and resolute than to live a hundred years sluggish and dissipated. quote 7867 | The Dhammapada v.112, translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita.
D o not give way to heedlessness. Do not indulge in sensual pleasures. Only the heedful and meditative attain great happiness. quote 7866 | The Dhammapada v.27, translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita.
B y effort and heedfulness, discipline and self-mastery, let the wise one make for himself an island which no ?ood can overwhelm. quote 7865 | The Dhammapada v.25, translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita.
Y ou should always single-mindedly and diligently seek the way out of all the moving and unmoving dharmas of the world, for they are all decaying, unfxed appearances. quote 7864 | The Sutra on the Buddha’s Bequeathed Teaching Translated by the Buddhist Text Translation Society.
Y ou should restrain the five sense organs, and do not allow them to enter the fve desires as they please. quote 7863 | The Sutra on the Buddha’s Bequeathed Teaching Translated by the Buddhist Text Translation Society.
W ith unflagging vigor, great people break through their afflictions and baseness. They vanquish and defeat the four kinds of demons, and escape from the prison of the five skandhas41. quote 7862 | The Eight Great Awakenings Sutra Translated by the Buddhist Text Translation Society. 41 Five skandhas: The five aggregates, which are matter (or body), sensations (or feelings), perceptions, mental formations, and consciousness.(??:????,??? / ?????????????????)
V ictory begets enmity; the defeated dwell in pain. Happily the peaceful live, discarding both victory and defeat. quote 7861 | The Dhammapada v.201, translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita.
P ossessed of the power to persevere , he did not avoid undergoing various afflictions. Having little desire for his own sake, he knew contentment. Without any impure thought, enmity or stupidity, he dwelt continually in tranquil samadhi. quote 7860 | The Sutra of Immeasurable Life Translated by Hisao Inagaki.
H e did not harbor any thought of greed, hatred or cruelty; nor did he allow any ideas of greed, hatred or cruelty to arise. He was unattached to any form, sound, smell, taste, touch or idea. quote 7859 | The Sutra of Immeasurable Life Translated by Hisao Inagaki.
P atience under insult is the greatest strength, because people who are patient do not harbor hatred, and they gradually grow more peaceful and strong. Patient people, since they are not evil, will surely gain the respect of others. quote 7858 | The Sutra in Forty-Two Sections Translated by the Buddhist Text Translation Society.
W hen an evil person hears about your goodness and intentionally comes to cause trouble, you should restrain yourself and not become angry or blame him. Then the one who has come to do evil will do evil to himself. quote 7857 | The Sutra in Forty-Two Sections Translated by the Buddhist Text Translation Society.
I f you allow yourself to have thoughts of anger, you will hinder your own Way, and lose the merit and virtue you have gained. quote 7856 | The Sutra on the Buddha’s Bequeathed Teaching Translated by the Buddhist Text Translation Society.
W hen I 40 was cut limb from limb, if I had an appearance of a self, an appearance of others, an appearance of living beings or an appearance of a life, I would have been outraged. quote 7855 | The Vajra Prajna Paramita Sutra Translated by the Buddhist Text Translation Society. 39 ????????????? 40 “I” here refers to Sakyamuni Buddha.
Y ou should know that a heart of anger is worse than a fierce fire. You should always guard against it, and not allow it to enter you. quote 7854 | The Sutra on the Buddha’s Bequeathed Teaching Translated by the Buddhist Text Translation Society.
O ne who is able to practice patience can be called a great person who has strength. If you are unable to happily and patiently undergo the poison of malicious abuse, as if drinking sweet dew, you cannot be called a wise person who has entered the Way. quote 7853 | The Sutra on the Buddha’s Bequeathed Teaching Translated by the Buddhist Text Translation Society.
P atience is a virtue which neither upholding the precepts nor the ascetic practices are able to compare with. quote 7852 | The Sutra on the Buddha’s Bequeathed Teaching Translated by the Buddhist Text Translation Society.
H e avoided all wrong speech that would bring harm upon himself or others or both; he engaged in right speech that would bring benefit to himself or others or both. quote 7851 | The Sutra of Immeasurable Life Translated by Hisao Inagaki.
W hat are these ten (wholesome dharmas) ? They are the ability to give up forever killing, stealing, wrong conduct, lying, slandering, harsh language, frivolous speech, lust, hate, and wrong views. quote 7850 | The Discourse on the Ten Wholesome Ways of Action Translated by Saddhaloka Bhikkhu.
S peaking about wholesome dharmas, the bodies of men and devas, the Illumination of the Shravakas37, the Illumination of the Pratyekas38, and the Highest Illumination, they are all accomplished depending on these dharmas which are to be considered as fundamental. Therefore they are called wholesome dharmas. These dharmas are the ten wholesome ways of actions. quote 7849 | The Discourse on the Ten Wholesome Ways of Action Translated by Saddhaloka Bhikkhu. 37 Shravaka: The Buddha’s disciples.(??:??????????????) 38 Pratyekas are said to achieve enlightenment on their own.(??/??:???????,???????????)
M y disciples may be several thousand miles away from me, but if they remember my moral precepts, they will certainly attain the fruition of the Way. If those who are by my side do not follow my moral precepts, they may see me constantly, but in the end they will not attain the Way. quote 7848 | The Sutra in Forty-Two Sections Translated by the Buddhist Text Translation Society.
N ot despising, not harming, restraint according to the code of monastic discipline, moderation in food, dwelling in solitude, devotion to meditation — this is the teaching of the Buddhas. quote 7847 | The Dhammapada v.185, translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita.
I f a person is able to uphold the pure precepts, he will, as a result, be able to have good dharmas. If one lacks the pure precepts, no good merit and virtue can arise. Therefore you should know that the precepts are the dwelling place for the foremost and secure merit and virtue. quote 7846 | The Sutra on the Buddha’s Bequeathed Teaching Translated by the Buddhist Text Translation Society.
