In
future time, there will be bhikkhus who will not listen to the
utterance of such discourses which are words of the Tathāgata, profound,
profound in meaning, leading beyond the world, (consistently) connected
with emptiness, they will not lend ear, they will not apply their mind
on knowledge, they will not consider those teachings as to be taken up
and
mastered.
On the contrary, they will listen to the utterance of such discourses which are
literary
compositions made by poets, witty words, witty letters, by people from
outside, or the words of disciples, they will lend ear, they will apply
their mind on knowledge, they will consider those
teachings as to be taken up and mastered.
Thus, bhikkhus, the discourses which are words of the Tathāgata, profound,
profound in meaning, leading beyond the world, (consistently) connected with emptiness, will disappear.
Therefore, bhikkhus, you should train thus: ‘We will listen to the utterance of
such
discourses which are words of the Tathāgata, profound, profound in
meaning, leading beyond the world, (consistently) connected with
emptiness, we will lend ear, we will apply our mind on knowledge, we
will consider those teachings as to be taken up and mastered.’ This is
how, bhikkhus, you should train yourselves.
Classical Pāli
Bhavissanti
bhikkhū anāgatam·addhānaṃ, ye te suttantā tathāgata·bhāsitā gambhīrā
gambhīr·atthā lok·uttarā suññata·p·paṭisaṃyuttā, tesu bhaññamānesu na
sussūsissanti na sotaṃ odahissanti na aññā cittaṃ upaṭṭhāpessanti na ca
te dhamme uggahetabbaṃ pariyāpuṇitabbaṃ maññissanti.
Ye pana te suttantā kavi·katā kāveyyā citta·kkharā citta·byañjanā bāhirakā sāvaka·bhāsitā,
tesu bhaññamānesu sussūsissanti, sotaṃ odahissanti, aññā cittaṃ
upaṭṭhāpessanti, te ca dhamme uggahetabbaṃ pariyāpuṇitabbaṃ maññissanti.
Evam·etesaṃ,
bhikkhave, suttantānaṃ tathāgata·bhāsitānaṃ gambhīrānaṃ
gambhīr·atthānaṃ lok·uttarānaṃ suññata·p·paṭisaṃyuttānaṃ antaradhānaṃ
bhavissati.
Tasmātiha,
bhikkhave, evaṃ sikkhitabbaṃ: ‘ye te suttantā tathāgata·bhāsitā
gambhīrā gambhīr·atthā lok·uttarā suññata·p·paṭisaṃyuttā, tesu
bhaññamānesu sussūsissāma, sotaṃ odahissāma, aññā cittaṃ upaṭṭhāpessāma,
te ca dhamme uggahetabbaṃ pariyāpuṇitabbaṃ maññissāmā’ti. Evañhi vo,
bhikkhave, sikkhitabbanti.
Buddha Vacana
— The words of the Benevolent Awakened One —
— Āṇi Sutta —
In future time, there will be bhikkhus who will not listen to the
utterance
of such discourses which are words of the Tathāgata, profound, profound
in meaning, leading beyond the world, (consistently) connected with
emptiness, they will not lend ear, they will not apply their mind on
knowledge, they will not consider those teachings as to be taken up and
mastered.
On
the contrary, they will listen to the utterance of such discourses
which are literary compositions made by poets, witty words, witty
letters, by people from outside, or the words of disciples, they will
lend ear, they will apply their mind on knowledge, they will consider
those teachings as to be taken up and mastered.
Thus,
bhikkhus, the discourses which are words of the Tathāgata, profound,
profound in meaning, leading beyond the world, (consistently) connected
with emptiness, will disappear.
Therefore,
bhikkhus, you should train thus: ‘We will listen to the utterance of
such discourses which are words of the Tathāgata, profound, profound in
meaning, leading beyond the world, (consistently) connected with
emptiness, we will lend ear, we will apply our mind on knowledge, we
will consider those teachings as to be taken up and mastered.’ This is
how, bhikkhus, you should train yourselves.
If you find no one to support you on the spiritual path, walk alone. There is no companionship with the immature.
Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.
It is a man’s own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.
There is nothing so disobedient as an undisciplined mind, and there is nothing so obedient as a disciplined mind.
Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own unguarded thoughts.
Wear your ego like a loose fitting garment.
People with opinions just go around bothering one another.
In
the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create
distinctions out of their own minds and then believe them to be true.
To keep the body in good health is a duty…otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.
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 that kills.
A dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker. A man is not considered a good man because he is a good talker.
Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.
There isn’t enough darkness in all the world to snuff out the light of one little candle.
Have compassion for all beings, rich and poor alike; each has their suffering. Some suffer too much, others too little.
If anything is worth doing, do it with all your heart.
Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have.”
There is no path to happiness. Happiness is the path.
It is ridiculous to think that somebody else can make you happy or unhappy.
Happiness does not depend on what you have or who you are. It solely relies on what you think.
A disciplined mind brings happiness.
True love is born from understanding.
1. It is a man’s own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.
2. There is no fear for one whose mind is not filled with desires.
3. Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.
4. One is not called noble who harms living beings. By not harming living beings one is called noble.
5. However many holy words you read, however, many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?
6. In the end, these things matter most: How well did you love? How fully did you live? How deeply did you let go?
7. The mind is everything. What you think you become.
8. Meditate … do not delay, lest you later regret it.
9. You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.
10.
Conquer anger with non-anger. Conquer badness with goodness. Conquer
meanness with generosity. Conquer dishonesty with the truth.
11. Give, even if you only have a little.
12. If the problem can be solved why worry? If the problem cannot be solved worrying will do you no good.
13. There is no path to happiness: happiness is the path.
14. Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.
15. Should you find a wise critic to point out your faults, follow him as you would a guide to hidden treasure.
16. Should a seeker not find a companion who is better or equal, let them resolutely pursue a solitary course.
17. Nothing can harm you as much as your own thoughts unguarded.
18.
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.
19. Doubt everything. Find your own light.
20.
All that we are is the result of what we have thought: it is founded on
our thoughts and made up of our thoughts. If a man speaks or acts with
an evil thought, suffering follows him as the wheel follows the hoof of
the beast that draws the wagon…. If a man speaks or acts with a good
thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him.
21. Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
22. Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.
23. The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows.
24. No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.
25. The whole secret of existence is to have no fear.
26. Three things can not hide for long: the Moon, the Sun, and the Truth.
27. All wrong-doing arises because of mind. If the mind is transformed can wrong-doing remain?
28. It is in the nature of things that joy arises in a person free from remorse.
29.
Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life
of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being
shared.
30. Ardently do today what must be done. Who knows? Tomorrow, death comes.
31. A man is not called wise because he talks and talks again; but if he is peaceful, loving and fearless.
32.
You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more
deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that
person is not to be found anywhere. You, yourself, as much as anybody in
the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.
33. A disciplined mind brings happiness.
34.
The one in whom no longer exist the craving and thirst that perpetuate
becoming; how could you track that Awakened one, trackless, and of
limitless range.
35. To conquer oneself is a greater task than conquering others.
36. You cannot travel the path until you have become the path itself.
37. You only lose what you cling to.
38. Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.
39. We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.
40. However many holy words you read, however, many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?
41. Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.
42. Three things can not hide for long: the Moon, the Sun, and the Truth.
43. Give, even if you only have a little.
44.
Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not
believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do
not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your
religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of
your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have
been handed down for many generations. But after observation and
analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is
conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and
live up to it.
45. There is nothing so disobedient as an undisciplined mind, and there is nothing so obedient as a disciplined mind.
46.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 that kills.
47. No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.
48.
Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of
throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.
49.
The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the
past, nor to worry about the future, but to live the present moment
wisely and earnestly.
50. Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.
Inspirational Buddha Quotes
Attachment leads to suffering.
Work out your own salvation, Do not depend on others.
You don’t have a soul, You are a soul, You have a body.
When you find no solution to a problem it’s probably not a problem to be solved but rather a truth to be accepted.
Anything which is troubling you, Anything which is irritating you that is your teacher.
Positive Buddhist Quotes
When watching after yourself you watch after others, When watching after others you watch after yourself.
Don’t get upset with people and situations because both are powerless without your reaction.
What you are is what you have been, What you’ll be is what you do now.
Lovely
thing to learn from water, Adjust yourself in every situation and in
any shape but most importantly find your own way to flow.
What you think you become, What you feel you attract, What you imagine you create.
All that we are is the result of what we have thought.
When the ego dies, The soul awakes.
Ego never accepts the truth.
Nothing can harm you as much as your own thoughts unguarded.
Stop, stop do not speak, The ultimate truth is not even to think.
Positive Buddhist Quotes on Life
Nothing will bring you greater peace than minding your own business.
Every morning we are born again, What we do today is what matters most.
No
matter how educated, talented, rich or cool you believe you are, How
you treat people ultimately tells all, Integrity is everything.
Do not look for a sanctuary in anyone except your self.
Never get too attached to someone because attachments lead to expectations and expectations lead to suffering.
Give, Even if you only have a little.
No matter how hard the past, you can always begin again.
Forgiving you is my gift to you, Moving on is my gift to myself.
Nothing is permanent don’t stress yourself too much because no matter how the bad situation is, It will change.
Pain is inevitable, Suffering is optional.
Famous and Positive Buddhist Quotes
There is no fear for one whose mind is not filled with desires.
Don’t take revenge, Let karma do all the work.
The mind is everything, What you think you become.
Wear your ego like a loose fitting garment.
The root of suffering is attachment.
Remember to take care of yourself, You can’t pour from an empty cup.
If anything is worth doing, Do it with all your heart.
One who acts on truth is happy in this world and beyond.
If you find no one to support you on the spiritual path, Walk alone.
Understanding is the heartwood of well spoken words.
Best Buddha Quotes on Success and Strength
It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles.
Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have.
If you want to fly give up everything that weighs you down.
Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.
Better than a thousand hollow words is one word that brings peace.
Positive Buddhist Quotes and Sayings
Doubt everything, Find your own light.
– Buddha