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English Version of The Karaniya Metta Sutta
This is what should be done by one who is skilled in goodness, and who knows the path of peace:
Let them be able and upright, Straightforward and gentle in speech, Humble and not conceited, Contented and easily satisfied, Unburdened with…
Today is Bak Full Moon Poya Day!
Buddha, in the fifth year of his Supreme Enlightenment, returned to Sri Lanka on a Bak Pura Pasaloswaka Poya Day. According to the Mahavamsa, an epic poem that relates the history of Sri Lanka, the Buddha visited Nagadipa as he wanted to…
Piyavadana
“Those who do not know satisfaction,
even when living in a heavenly palace,
are still not satisfied.
Those who do not know satisfaction,
even if rich, are poor.
People who know satisfaction,
even if poor, are rich.”…
Piyavadana
“Pleasurable is dispassion in the world,
The getting beyond sensuality.
But the putting away of the conceit 'I am'
this is the highest pleasure."
- The Buddha -
Piyavadana
“Imagine that every person in the world is enlightened but you.
They are all your teachers,
each doing just the right things to help you learn perfect patience,
perfect wisdom,
perfect compassion.”
―The Buddha-
Piyavadana
“A family is a place where minds come in contact with one another.
If these minds love one another the home will be as beautiful as a flower garden.
But if these minds get out of harmony with one another it is like a storm that plays…
Piyavadana
“Whether our action is wholesome or unwholesome depends on whether that action or deed arises from a disciplined or undisciplined state of mind. It is felt that a disciplined mind leads to happiness and an undisciplined mind leads to…
Piyavadana
Even as a solid rock is unshaken
by the wind,
so are the wise
unshaken by praise or blame.
-Dhammapada-
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Piyavadana
As rain falls equally on the just and the unjust, do not burden your heart with judgements but rain your kindness equally on all.
-The Buddha-
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Happy Sinhala and Tamil New Year!
Wish you a happy and prosperous Sinhala and Tamil New Year!
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