Category: The Buddha’s Words of Wisdom

Hoa Vo Uu (Buddha Dharma Education Association) Venerable Shravasti Dhammika The Buddha’s Words of Wisdom One who endures abuse, violence Or punishment without resentment, And whose power and protection is patience— Him I call a true Bhãmin.

Hoa Vo Uu (Buddha Dharma Education Association) Venerable Shravasti Dhammika The Buddha’s Words of Wisdom ♦ As water is balanced, unshaken, untroubled and quite pure by nature, even so, the meditator, the earnest student of meditation, dispelling trickery, cajolery, insinuation and dissembling, should be well…

Hoa Vo Uu (Buddha Dharma Education Association) Venerable Shravasti Dhammika   The Buddha’s Words of Wisdom It is good from time to time to review one’s own faults; it is good from time to time to review an other’s faults. It is good from time…

Hoa Vo Uu (Buddha Dharma Education Association) Venerable Shravasti Dhammika The Buddha’s Words of Wisdom There are these two gifts, the worldly and the spiritual, and of these two, the spiritual gift is highest. There are these two sharings, the worldly and the spiritual, and…

Hoa Vo Uu (Buddha Dharma Education Association) Venerable Shravasti Dhammika The Buddha’s Words of Wisdom There are two things that burn the conscience. What two? Say a person has done immoral acts of body, speech or mind, or as failed to do virtue acts of…

Hoa Vo Uu (Buddha Dharma Education Association) Venerable Shravasti Dhammika The Buddha’s Words of Wisdom Now, Asibandhakaputta, a follower of Nigantha Nãtaputta, came to where the Lord was and the Lord asked him: “What doctrine does Nigantha Nãtaputta teach his disciples?” “Lord, Nãtaputta teaches that…

Hoa Vo Uu (Buddha Dharma Education Association) Venerable Shravasti Dhammika The Buddha’s Words of Wisdom One strong in faith but weak in wisdom has uncritical and groundless confidence. One strong in wisdom but weak in faith errs on the side of cunning and is as…

Hoa Vo Uu (Buddha Dharma Education Association) Venerable Shravasti Dhammika The Buddha’s Words of Wisdom And what is the factor of exertion for the utter purification of virtues? In this case, one is virtuous, he undertakes and practices the percepts. This resole is called the…

Hoa Vo Uu (Buddha Dharma Education Association) Venerable Shravasti Dhammika The Buddha’s Words of Wisdom One who is serious is a believer, not an unbeliever. One who is serious is energetic, not lazy. One who is serious has firm mindfulness, not distracted. One who is…

Hoa Vo Uu (Buddha Dharma Education Association) Venerable Shravasti Dhammika The Buddha’s Words of Wisdom Some foolish people here, on being told by me: “Give this up”, say: “But what is this small and insignificant matter? This recluse lays too much stress on small things.”…