Buddha's Teachings

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Contrary Ways

what we are today comes from our thoughts of yesterday, and our present thoughts build our life of tomorrow: our life is the creation of our mind.

if a man speaks or acts with an impure mind, suffering follows him as the wheel of the cart follows the beast that draws the cart.

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what we are today comes from our thoughts of yesterday, and our present thoughts build our life of tomorrow: our life is the creation of our mind.

if a man speaks or acts with pure mind, joy follows him as his own shadows.

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"he insulted me, he hurt me, he defeated me, he robbed me." those who think such thoughts will not be free from hate.

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"he insulted me, he hurt me, he defeated me, he robbed me." those who think not such thoughts will be free from hate.

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for hate is not conquered by hate: hate is conquered by love. this is a law eternal.

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many do not know that we are here in this world to live in harmony. those who know this do not fight against each other.

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he who lives only for pleasures, and whose soul is not in harmony, who considers not the food he eats, is idle and has not the power of virtue - such a man is moved by Mara, is moved by selfish temptations, even as a weak tree is shaken by the wind.

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he who lives not for pleasures, and whose soul is in self-harmony, who eats or fasts with moderation, and has faith and the power of virtue - this man is not moved by temptations, as a great rock is not shaken by the wind.

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i fear not in expounding Buddha's teachings, listening to my conscience.

like everyone, you and me, we are learning.

do correct me if i am wrong as i will humbly change and correct my mistakes.

help yourself, and you help others. help myself, and i also help others.

marcteng SG

The Dhammapada contains great literary stanzas.

I love reading the Dhammapada, can learn the stanzas and the stories behind it.

The Dhamma will always be praised. Hail the lord Buddha.

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those who think the unreal is, and think the Real is not, they shall never reach the Truth, lost in the path of wrong thought.

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but those who know the Real is, and know the unreal is not, they shall indeed reach the Truth, safe on the path of right thought.

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even as rain breaks through an ill-thatched house, passions wll break through an ill-guarded mind.

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but even as rain breaks not through an ill-thatched house, passions break not through a well-guarded mind.

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Watchfulness

watchfulness is the path of immortality; unwatchfulness is the path of death. those who are watchful never die; those who do not watch are already as dead.

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those who with a clear mind have seen this truth, those who are wise and ever-watchful, they feel the joy of watchfulness, the joy of the path of the Great.

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and those who in high thought and in deep contemplation with ever-living power advance on the path, they in the end reach NIRVANA, the peace supreme and infinite joy.

zacken99 SG

erm.. dun noe y.. the way u do is like self hypnosis….......

paperflower SG

so your mind was moved?

zacken99 SG

ierm... no leh.. it hv been rooted in my heart..