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118. Now, a deity who dwelt in a tree at the end of the walk overheard their conversation. “I will find rice gruel for the lord tomorrow,” he went meanwhile to the family who was supporting the elder and entered into the body of the…

When delusions are absent, the mind is the land of Buddhas. When delusions are present, the mind is hell. -Bodhidharma-

107. Bhikkhus asked: “Why is it, venerable sir, that whether it is the king who pays the homage or the queen you say ‘May the king be happy’?” The elder replied: “Friends, I do not notice whether it is the king or the queen.” At the end of…

The ignoramus is always benighted. The enlightened is always wide awake. -Mahavira-

“Among the visible objects, sounds, and smells, And tastes, and tangibles, guard the faculties; For when these doors are open and unguarded, Then thieves will come and raid as ’twere a village . And just as with an ill-roofed house The…

101. When not undertaken thus, virtue of Pátimokkha restraint is unenduring: it does not last, like a crop not fenced in with branches. And it is raided by the robber defilements as a village with open gates is by thieves. And lust leaks…

A wise man is he, who, like a man with a pair of scales, is able to weigh and select what is good. -Buddha-

97. From arisen: from born, become, produced. Hurtful: here “hurt (affliction)” is a disturbance of elements, and it is the leprosy, tumours, boils, etc., originated by that disturbance. Hurtful (veyyábádhika) because arisen in the form of…

Kandro La is regarded as a significant figure in Tibetan Buddhism. The term Kandro La derives from the Tibetan word for Dakini in Sanskrit, which translates to "the one who moves through the sky" or "sky dancer." Kandro La, a revered…

93. Thus I shall put a stop to old feelings and shall not arouse new feelings: thus as a sick man uses medicine, he uses : “By use of this alms food I shall put a stop to the old feeling of hunger, and I shall not arouse a new feeling by…