Category: The Buddha’s Words of Wisdom

Hoa Vo Uu (Buddha Dharma Education Association) Venerable Shravasti Dhammika The Buddha’s Words of Wisdom Imagine a pool of turbid, stirred up and muddied water. Then, a man with vision might stand upon the bank. He could not see the oysters, the shells, the pebbles…

Hoa Vo Uu (Buddha Dharma Education Association) Venerable Shravasti Dhammika The Buddha’s Words of Wisdom It is wonderful, truly marvelous, how serene the good Gotama’s presence is, how clear and radiant his complexion is. Just as a yellow jujube fruit in autumn is clear and…

Hoa Vo Uu (Buddha Dharma Education Association) Venerable Shravasti Dhammika The Buddha’s Words of Wisdom If a man suffering from a disease Does not seek treatment Even when there is a physician at hand, It is not the fault of the physician. In the same…

Hoa Vo Uu (Buddha Dharma Education Association) Venerable Shravasti Dhammika The Buddha’s Words of Wisdom A god said to the Lord: “These sic things do not lead to one’s decline. What six? Reverence for the Teacher, the Dhamma, the Sangha, for the training, for earnestness…

Hoa Vo Uu (Buddha Dharma Education Association) Venerable Shravasti Dhammika The Buddha’s Words of Wisdom The Brãhmin Sangãrava said to the Lord: “Good Gotama, we Bhãhmins perform the sacrifice and encourge others to do so. Whoever does this creates great good that affects many people….

Hoa Vo Uu (Buddha Dharma Education Association) Venerable Shravasti Dhammika The Buddha’s Words of Wisdom There is one thing which, if practiced and developed conduces to letting go, giving up, stilling, calming, higher knowledge, awakening and to Nirvãna. And what is that one thing? It…

Hoa Vo Uu (Buddha Dharma Education Association) Venerable Shravasti Dhammika The Buddha’s Words of Wisdom The Lord was once saying near Vesãlĩ, at the Gabled Hall in the great forest. And at that time, the Brãhmin Kãranapãlin built a building for the Licchavis. And Kãranapãlin…

Hoa Vo Uu (Buddha Dharma Education Association) Venerable Shravasti Dhammika The Buddha’s Words of Wisdom The king asked: “Venerable Nãgasena, which is greater, good or bad?” “Good is greater, Sir; bad is only small.” “In what way?” “Sir, someone acting badly is remorseful, saying: ‘An…

Hoa Vo Uu (Buddha Dharma Education Association) Venerable Shravasti Dhammika The Buddha’s Words of Wisdom If you observe the trees or the grass, Without knowing it, they exhibit different types and kinds. There are many different species. Then observe beetles and moth or small insects…

Hoa Vo Uu (Buddha Dharma Education Association) Venerable Shravasti Dhammika The Buddha’s Words of Wisdom Vacchagotta said to the Lord: “I have heard it said that you, good Gotama, say that charity should only be given to you, not to others, to your followers, not…