Category: The Buddha’s Words of Wisdom

Hoa Vo Uu (Buddha Dharma Education Association) Venerable Shravasti Dhammika The Buddha’s Words of Wisdom One should not blame another Or despise anyone for any reason anywhere. Do not wish pain upon another Out of either anger or rivalry. ♥♥♥ Just as a mother protects…

Hoa Vo Uu (Buddha Dharma Education Association) Venerable Shravasti Dhammika The Buddha’s Words of Wisdom Once while Ãnanda was dwelling near Kosambĩn Ghosita Park, Bhaddaji approached and Ãnanda asked him: “Good Bhaddaji, what is the highest of sights, the highest of sounds, the highest of…

Hoa Vo Uu (Buddha Dharma Education Association) Venerable Shravasti Dhammika The Buddha’s Words of Wisdom Asurinda of the Bhãradvãja Brãhmin clan heard that the leader of the clan had gone forth into the Sangha of the recluse Gotama. Angry and displeased, he went to where…

Hoa Vo Uu (Buddha Dharma Education Association) Venerable Shravasti Dhammika The Buddha’s Words of Wisdom Detached from sense pleasures and unskilled states of mind, one enters and abides in the first jhãna, which has logical and wandering thought present, and is filled with a joy…

Hoa Vo Uu (Buddha Dharma Education Association) Venerable Shravasti Dhammika The Buddha’s Words of Wisdom What is friendship with the good? It is to follow after, to frequent the company of and associate with people who are believers, virtuous, learned, generous and wise; to resort…

Hoa Vo Uu (Buddha Dharma Education Association) Venerable Shravasti Dhammika The Buddha’s Words of Wisdom Possessed of two things in this very life. One lives in much ease and happiness, firmly directed towards the ending of the defilements. What two? Being thrilled by enthusiasm at…

Hoa Vo Uu (Buddha Dharma Education Association) Venerable Shravasti Dhammika The Buddha’s Words of Wisdom Giving up worldly desires, one dwells with a mind free from worldly desires and purified. Giving up ill-will and hatred, one dwells with a mind filled with compassion and love…

Hoa Vo Uu (Buddha Dharma Education Association) Venerable Shravasti Dhammika The Buddha’s Words of Wisdom There are these six dangers of being addicted to drink: loss of wealth, increase in quarrels, ill health, loss of reputation, indecent exposure and impaired intelligence.

Hoa Vo Uu (Buddha Dharma Education Association) Venerable Shravasti Dhammika The Buddha’s Words of Wisdom When there is quarrelsome talk much talk may be expected, when there is much talk one is excited, being excited one is uncontrolled, and when one is uncontrolled the mind…

Hoa Vo Uu (Buddha Dharma Education Association) Venerable Shravasti Dhammika The Buddha’s Words of Wisdom Develop the meditation that is love, for by so doing, hatred will be got rid of. Develop the meditation that is compassion, for by so doing, harming will be got…