BUDDHIST WISDOM

[Pravin Kumar]

A Brahman named Sangarava bathed every morning and evening in the river so that he could be cleansed from whatever sin he might have committed during the day. To him, the Buddha said, "If bathing could purify one from sins, then all the frogs, turtles, and crocodiles would be free from sin! The real lake is the lake of goodness, with grace as its shore for bathing. Clear and undefiled, it soothes all who immerse themselves. Plunge into the waters of goodness and learn to swim."

- Samyutta Nikaya

How very happily we live, free from busyness among those who are busy. Among busy people, free from busyness we dwell.

- Dhammapada, translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu
Those who regard non-essence as essence and see essence as non-, don't get to the essence, ranging about in wrong resolves. But those who know essence as essence, and non-essence as non-, get to the essence, ranging about in right resolves.

- Dhammapada 11-12, translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu

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Pride and indifference shroud this heart, too, as the sun is obscured by the piled-up clouds; supercilious thoughts root out all modesty of mind, and sorrow saps the strongest will.

- Fo-Sho-Hing-Tsan-King