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Daily Words of the Buddha for January 22, 2017
"Yath? aha? tath? ete;
yath? ete tath? aha?."
Att?na? upama? katv?,
na haneyya na gh?taye.
Listen
"As I am, so are others;
as others are, so am I."
Having thus identified self and others,
harm no one nor have them harmed.
Sutta Nip?ta 3.710
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Gemstones of the Good Dhamma, compiled and translated by Ven. S. Dhammika
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Daily Words of the Buddha for January 21, 2017
Sabbe satt?, sabbe p???,
sabbe bh?t? ca keval?,
sabbe bhadr?ni passantu.
M? kañci p?pam?gam?.
Listen
May all creatures, all living things,
all beings one and all,
experience good fortune only.
May they not fall into harm.
A?guttara Nik?ya 4.67
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Daily Words of the Buddha for January 20, 2017
Sabb? ?sattiyo chetv?,
vineyya hadaye dara?,
upasanto sukha? seti,
santi? pappuyya cetas?.
Listen
With all one's attachments cut,
with the heart's pining subdued,
calm and serene and happy is one,
for one has attained peace of mind.
Sa?yutta Nik?ya 1.242
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Daily Words of the Buddha for January 19, 2017
Sukh? vir?gat? loke
k?m?na? samatikkamo
asmim?nassa yo vinayo
eta? ve parama? sukha?.
Listen
Freedom from lust is happiness in the world,
the going beyond all sensual desires.
But the crushing out of the conceit "I am"--
this is the highest happiness.
Ud?na 2.11
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Daily Words of the Buddha for January 18, 2017
Ta? nad?hi vij?n?tha:
sobbhesu padaresu ca,
sa?ant? yanti kusobbh?,
tu?h?yanti mahodadh?.
Listen
Learn this from the waters:
in mountain clefts and chasms,
loud gush the streamlets,
but great rivers flow silently.
Sutta Nip?ta 3.725
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Daily Words of the Buddha for January 17, 2017
Sabbap?passa akara?a?,
kusalassa upasampad?,
sacittapariyodapana? -
eta? buddh?na s?sana?.
Listen
Abstain from all unwholesome deeds,
perform wholesome ones,
purify your mind -
this is the teaching of the Buddhas.
Dhammapada 14.183
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The Discourse Summaries by S.N. Goenka
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Daily Words of the Buddha for January 16, 2017
Yath?pi m?le anupaddave da?he,
chinnopi rukkho punareva r?hati,
evampi ta?h?nusaye an?hate,
nibbattat? dukkhamida? punappuna?.
Listen
Just as a tree, though cut down,
sprouts up again if its roots remain uncut and firm,
even so, until the craving that lies dormant is rooted out,
suffering springs up again and again.
Dhammapada 24.338
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Daily Words of the Buddha for January 15, 2017
Atthamhi j?tamhi sukh? sah?y?;
tu??h? sukh? y? itar?tarena;
puñña? sukha? j?vitasa?khayamhi,
sabbassa dukkhassa sukha? pah?na?.
Listen
Good are friends when need arises;
good is contentment with just what one has;
good is merit when life is at an end,
and good is the abandoning of all suffering.
Dhammapada 23.331
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Daily Words of the Buddha for January 14, 2017
Sukhak?m?ni bh?t?ni,
yo da??ena na hi?sati
attano sukhames?no,
pecca so labhate sukha?.
Listen
One who, while oneself seeking happiness,
does not oppress with violence other beings
who also desire happiness,
will find happiness hereafter.
Dhammapada 10.132
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Daily Words of the Buddha for January 13, 2017
U??h?nako analaso,
?pad?su na vedhati,
Acchinnavutti medh?v?,
T?diso labhate yasa?.
Listen
Who is energetic and not indolent,
In misfortune unshaken,
Flawless in manner and intelligent,
Such a one to honour may attain.
D?gha Nik?ya 3.273
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Daily Words of the Buddha for January 12, 2017
Yo imasmi? dhammavinaye
Appamatto vihassati!
Pah?ya j?tisa?s?ra? dukkhassanta? karissat?.
Listen
With firm resolve, guard your own mind!
Who so untiringly pursues the Dhamma and the Discipline
Shall go beyond the round of births and make an end of suffering.
D?gha Nik?ya 2.185
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Last Days of the Buddha: The Maha-parinibbana Sutta (revised edition), translated from the Pali by Sister Vajira & Francis Story
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Daily Words of the Buddha for January 11, 2017
Dadato puñña? pava??hati;
Sa?yamato vera? na c?yati;
Kusalo ca jah?ti p?paka?,
R?gadosamohakkhay? sanibbuto.
Listen
Who gives, one's virtues shall increase;
Who is self-curbed, no hatred bears;
Who so is skilled in virtue, evil shuns,
And by the rooting out of lust and hate
And all delusion, comes to be at peace.
D?gha Nik?ya 2.197
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Daily Words of the Buddha for January 10, 2017
Chand? dos? bhay? moh?,
Yo dhamma? ativattati,
Nih?yati yaso tassa
K??apakkheva candim?.
Chand? dos? bhay? moh?,
Yo dhamma? n?tivattati,
?p?rati yaso tassa
Sukkapakkheva candim?.
Listen
Whoever through desire, hate or fear,
Or ignorance should transgress the Dhamma,
All one's glory fades away
Like the moon during the waning half.
Whoever through desire, hate or fear,
Or ignorance never transgresses the Dhamma,
All one's glory ever increases
Like the moon during the waxing half.
D?gha Nik?ya 3.246
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Daily Words of the Buddha for January 09, 2017
Upak?ro ca yo mitto,
sukhe dukkhe ca yo sakh?,
atthakkh?y? ca yo mitto,
yo ca mitt?nukampako --
etepi mitte catt?ro iti viññ?ya pa??ito
sakkacca? payirup?seyya
m?t? putta? va orasa?.
Listen
The friend who is a helpmate,
the friend in happiness and woe,
the friend who gives good counsel,
the friend who sympathises too --
these four as friends the wise behold
and cherish them devotedly
as does a mother her own child.
D?gha Nik?ya 3.265
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Daily Words of the Buddha for January 08, 2017
Sa?g?hako mittakaro,
Vadaññ? v?tamaccharo,
Net? vinet? anunet?,
T?diso labhate yasa?.
Listen
Who is hospitable, and friendly,
Liberal and unselfish,
A guide, an instructor, a leader,
Such a one to honour may attain.
D?gha Nik?ya 3.273
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Daily Words of the Buddha for January 06, 2017
Pa??ito s?lasampanno,
Sa?ho ca pa?ibh?nav?,
Niv?tavutti atthaddho,
T?diso labhate yasa?.
Listen
Who is wise and virtuous,
Gentle and keen-witted,
Humble and amenable,
Such a one to honour may attain.
D?gha Nik?ya 3.273
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Daily Words of the Buddha for January 05, 2017
Mara?enapi ta? pah?yati
ya? puriso mamidanti maññati.
Etampi viditv? pa??ito,
na mamatt?ya
nametha m?mako.
Listen
At death a person abandons
what one construes as mine.
Realizing this, the wise
shouldn't incline
to be devoted to mine.
Sutta Nip?ta 4.812
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Translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu
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Daily Words of the Buddha for January 04, 2017
Pare ca na vij?nanti
mayamettha yam?mase.
Ye ca tattha vij?nanti
tato sammanti medhag?.
Listen
There are those who do not realize
that one day we all must die.
But those who do realize this
settle their quarrels.
Dhammapada 1.6
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Daily Words of the Buddha for January 03, 2017
Na tena ariyo hoti yena p???ni hi?sati.
Ahi?s? sabbap???na?
"ariyo"ti pavuccati.
Listen
One is not noble who injures living beings.
One is called "noble" because
one is harmless towards all living beings.
Dhammapada 19.270
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Daily Words of the Buddha for January 02, 2017
Na t?vat? dhammadharo
y?vat? bahu bh?sati.
Yo ca appampi sutv?na,
dhamma? k?yena passati
sa ve dhammadharo hoti,
yo dhamma? nappamajjati.
Listen
One is not versed in Dhamma
because one speaks much.
One who, after hearing a little Dhamma,
realizes its truth directly
and is not heedless of it,
is truly versed in the Dhamma.
Dhammapada 19.259
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