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Piyavadana

Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful. _The Buddha_

Piyavadana

“You are as the yellow leaf. The messengers of death are at hand. You are to travel far away. What will you take with you? You are the lamp To lighten the way. Then hurry, hurry. When your light shines Without impurity or desire…

Piyavadana

“What we are today comes from our thoughts of yesterday, and present thoughts build our life of tomorrow: our life is the creation of our own mind” ― The Buddha

Piyavadana

“Therefore, be ye lamps unto yourselves, be a refuge to yourselves. Hold fast to Truth as a lamp; hold fast to the truth as a refuge. Look not for a refuge in anyone beside yourselves. And those, who shall be a lamp unto…

Piyavadana

“Live in joy, in love, even among those who hate. Live in joy, in health, even among the afflicted. Live in joy, in peace, even among the troubled. Look within, be still. Free from fear and attachment, know the sweet joy of…

Piyavadana

“Those who consider the inessential to be essential. And see the essential as inessential. Don't reach the essential, Living in the field of the wrong intention.” ― The Buddha, The Dhammapada

Piyavadana

“In this world, Hate never yet dispelled hate. Only love dispels hate. This is the law. Ancient and inexhaustible You, too, shall pass away. Knowing this, how can you quarrel.” ― The Buddha-

Piyavadana

“Generosity brings happiness at every stage of its expression. We experience joy in forming the intention to be generous. We experience joy in the actual act of giving something. And we experience joy in remembering the fact that…

Piyavadana

“Do not overlook tiny good actions, thinking they are of no benefit; even tiny drops of water in the end will fill a huge vessel. Do not overlook negative actions merely because they are small; however small a spark may be, it can burn…
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