1. Sahassavagga: The Thousands

    Comment February 1, 2021

    1. Better than a thousand useless words is one useful word, hearing which one attains peace.

    2. Better than a thousand useless verses is one useful verse, hearing which one attains peace.

    3. Better than reciting a hundred meaningless verses is the reciting of one verse of Dhamma, hearing which one attains peace.

    4. Though one may conquer a thousand times a thousand men in battle, yet he indeed is the noblest victor who conquers himself.

    104-105. Self-conquest is far better than the conquest of others. Not even a god, an angel, Mara or Brahma can turn into defeat the victory of a person who is self-subdued and ever restrained in conduct. [12]

    1. Though month after month for a hundred years one should offer sacrifices by the thousands, yet if only for a moment one should worship those of perfected minds that honor is indeed better than a century of sacrifice.

  2. Though for a hundred years one should tend the sacrificial fire in the forest, yet if only for a moment one should worship those of perfected minds, that worship is indeed better than a century of sacrifice. Continue reading →

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