Category Gautama Buddha

Lord Buddha says: “Words do not express…”

Lord Buddha says: “Words do not express thoughts very well; every thing immediately becomes a little different, a little distorted, a little foolish. And yet it also pleases me and seems right that what is of value and wisdom of…

Lord Buddha says: “What is evil?

Lord Buddha says: “What is evil? Killing is evil, lying is evil, slandering is evil, abuse is evil, gossip is evil, envy is evil, hatred is evil, to cling to false doctrine is evil; all these things are evil. And…

Lord Buddha says: “Two monks who came out of…”

Lord Buddha says: “Two monks who came out of a lecture by their master went on a hot debate regarding what they heard during the lecture. Each of them insisted that his understanding was the correct one. To settle the…

Lord Buddha says: “There is nothing more dreadful…”

Lord Buddha says: “There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks up pleasant relations. It is a thorn that irritates and hurts; it is a sword…

Lord Buddha says: “The forest is a peculiar…”

Lord Buddha says: “The forest is a peculiar organism of unlimited kindness and benevolence that makes no demands for its sustenance and extends generously the products of its life activity; it affords protection to all beings, offering shade even to…

Lord Buddha says: “Suppose a man threw…”

Lord Buddha says: “Suppose a man threw into the sea a yoke with one hole in it, and the east wind carried it to the west, and the west wind carried it to the east, and the north wind carried…

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