“Giving up worldly desires, one dwells with a mind free from worldly desires and purified. Giving up ill-will and hatred, one dwells with a mind filled with compassion and love for the welfare of all beings, and purifies the mind…
“In due time Kisa Gotami became pregnant, and after ten lunar months gave birth to a son. But the child died as soon as he was able to walk. Kisa Gotami had not known death before, and when they came…
“Mahanama the Sakyan came to see the Lord, and said: “This town of Kapilavatthu is rich, prosperous, popular, crowded with men, thickly populated with people. Now, when I enter the city in the evening after waiting on the Lord or…
“What people expect to happen is often different from what actually happens. Thus does disappointment arise. This is the way the world works.” – Sutta Nipata 588
“The noble quality of love should be thought about thus: “One concerned only with his own welfare, without concern for the welfare of others, cannot achieve success in this world or happiness in the next. How then can one wishing…
“I tell you this: let an intelligent person who is sincere, honest and straightforward come to me, and I will instruct him, I will teach him Dhamma. If he practises as he is taught, then in seven years he will…
“What is wrongful envy? Concerning this, a householder or his son is wealthy in grain, silver or gold. Then a servant or underling thinks: “If only that wealth didn’t belong to them.” Or suppose a recluse or Brahmin gets a…
“Whoever, whether at morning, noon or night, practices righteousness of body, speech and mind – they have a happy morning, a happy noon and a happy night” – Anguttara Nikaya I.294
“Just as the great ocean slopes away gradually, tends downwards gradually without any abrupt precipice, even so this Dhamma and discipline is a gradual doing, a gradual training, a gradual practice; there is no sudden penetration of knowledge – Udana…
“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 his way as a bird with wings flies here and…