All know the way…
Comment
November 15, 2018
All know the way, but few actually walk it. ~Bodhidharma
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You should bear in mind the whole universe
Comment November 15, 2018Just as parents care for their children, you should bear in mind the whole universe. ~Dogen
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When you understand one thing
Comment November 9, 2018When you understand one thing through and through, you understand everything. When you try to understand everything, you will not understand anything. ~Shunryu Suzuki
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The Story of Dhamma Listeners
Comment November 9, 2018
Painting depicting monks (listening to Buddha)
Verse 85: Few among men reach the other shore (Nibbana); all the others only run up and down on this shore.
Verse 86: But those who practise according to the well-expounded Dhamma will reach the other shore (Nibbana), having passed the realm of Death (i.e., samsara), very difficult as it is to cross.
1. tiramevanudhavati: tiram + eva + anudhavati: shore + only this + run up and down: according to the Commentary ‘only this shore’ in this context means sakkayaditthi (ego belief).
2. paramessanti: param + essanti: the other shore + will reach. The other or opposite shore is metaphorically used for Nibbana.
3. maccudheyyam: the realm of Death (or samsara, round of rebirths).
The Story of Dhamma Listeners
While residing at the Jetavana monastery, the Buddha uttered Verses (85) and (86) of this book, with reference to a congregation of people who had come to listen to a religious discourse in Savatthi.
On one occasion, a group of people from Savatthi made special offerings to the bhikkhus collectively and they arranged for some bhikkhus to deliver discourses throughout the night, in their locality. Many in the audience could not sit up the whole night and they returned to their homes early; some sat through the night, but most of the time they were drowsy and half-asleep. There were only a few who listened attentively to the discourses.
At dawn, when the bhikkhus told the Buddha about what happened the previous night, he replied, “Most people are attached to this world; only a very few reach the other shore (Nibbana).”
Then the Buddha spoke in verse as follows:
Verse 85: Few among men reach the other shore (Nibbana); all the others only run up and down on this shore.
Verse 86: But those who practise according to the well-expounded Dhamma will reach the other shore (Nibbana), having passed the realm of Death (i.e., samsara), very difficult as it is to cross.
Dhammapada Verses 85 and 86
Dhammassavana VatthuAppaka te manussesu
ye jana paragamino
athayam itara paja
tiramevanudhavati1Ye ca kho sammadakkhate
dhamme dhammanuvattino
te jana paramessanti2
maccudheyyam3 suduttaram.Source: Tipitaka
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If you want happiness for a lifetime
Comment November 9, 2018If you want happiness for a year, inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else. ~Confucius
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These mountains that you are carrying
Comment November 8, 2018These mountains that you are carrying, you were only supposed to climb. ~Najwa Zebian
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Adjust the action steps
Comment November 8, 2018When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust the goals, adjust the action steps. ~Confucius
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Leaving it alone
Comment November 8, 2018Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone. ~Alan Watts
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The noble-minded are calm and steady
Comment November 7, 2018The noble-minded are calm and steady. Little people are forever fussing and fretting. ~Confucius
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Khmer Tipitaka 1 – 110
ព្រះត្រៃបិដក ប្រែថា កញ្រ្ចែង ឬ ល្អី ៣ សម្រាប់ដាក់ផ្ទុកពាក្យពេចន៍នៃព្រះសម្មាសម្ពុទ្ធ
The Tipitaka or Pali canon, is the collection of primary Pali language texts which form the doctrinal foundation of Theravada Buddhism. The three divisions of the Tipitaka are: Vinaya Pitaka, Sutta Pitaka, Abhidhamma Pitaka.
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Shantidevas’ Bodhisattva vows
Should anyone wish to ridicule me and make me an object of jest and scorn why should I possibly care if I have dedicated myself to others?
Let them do as they wish with me so long as it does not harm them. May no one who encounters me ever have an insignificant contact.
Regardless whether those whom I meet respond towards me with anger or faith, may the mere fact of our meeting contribute to the fulfilment of their wishes.
May the slander, harm and all forms of abuse that anyone should direct towards me act as a cause of their enlightenment.
As a solid rock is not shaken by the wind, so the wise are not shaken by blame and praise. As a deep lake is clear and calm, so the wise become tranquil after they listened to the truth…
Good people walk on regardless of what happens to them. Good people do not babble on about their desires. Whether touched by happiness or by sorrow, the wise never appear elated or depressed. ~The Dhammapada
