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Hoa Vo Uu (Buddha Dharma Education Association) Venerable Shravasti Dhammika The Buddha’s Words of Wisdom When the Tathãgata or the Tathãgata’s disciples live in the world, it is done for the good of the many, for the happiness of the many, out of compassion for…

Hoa Vo Uu (Buddha Dharma Education Association) Venerable Shravasti Dhammika The Buddha’s Words of Wisdom There are theses five advantages of listening to Dhamma. What five? One hears things not previously heard, clarifies things previously heard, dispels doubts, straightens one’s view, and one’s heart become…

Hoa Vo Uu (Buddha Dharma Education Association) Venerable Shravasti Dhammika The Buddha’s Words of Wisdom And how is one contented? Concerning this, one is satisfied with a robe to protect the body and with food to satisfy the stomach. Having accepted enough, he goes on…

Hoa Vo Uu (Buddha Dharma Education Association) Venerable Shravasti Dhammika The Buddha’s Words of Wisdom Then the female wanderer Sucimukhĩ came up to the Venerable Sãriputta and said: “O recluse, why do you eat looking downwards?” “I do not eat looking downwards.” “Then you eat…

Hoa Vo Uu (Buddha Dharma Education Association) Venerable Shravasti Dhammika The Buddha’s Words of Wisdom First in the world is the Teacher, the mighty sage, Next is the disciple who has developed himself, And then the learner who is walking the Path, Who is deeply…

Hoa Vo Uu (Buddha Dharma Education Association) Venerable Shravasti Dhammika The Buddha’s Words of Wisdom The Lord said to the monk: “Consider it true that Hatthaka of Ãlavĩ is endowed with seven marvelous qualities. What seven? He has faith, virtue, conscientiousness, fear of blame, learning,…

Hoa Vo Uu (Buddha Dharma Education Association) Venerable Shravasti Dhammika The Buddha’s Words of Wisdom One may be a believer, virtuous, and learned, but not a teacher of Dhamma, and to that degree one is incomplete. One must remedy this defect by thinking: “How can…