The Word of the Buddha: An Outline of the Ethico-philosophical System of the Buddha in the Words of the Pali Canon, Together with Explanatory NotesInternational Buddhist Society, 1907 - 52 pages |
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... turning away from Desire ; cessation and Nibbāna . Yet among beings there are some whose eyes are only a little darkened with dust : they will perceive the Truth ( Dhamma ) . THE FIRST TRUTH . THE HOLY TRUTH OF SUFFERING . ( 2 )
... turning away from Desire ; cessation and Nibbāna . Yet among beings there are some whose eyes are only a little darkened with dust : they will perceive the Truth ( Dhamma ) . THE FIRST TRUTH . THE HOLY TRUTH OF SUFFERING . ( 2 )
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... turning away from desire , cessation and Nibbana ; for , excited by Greed ( Lobha ) , Brothers , furi- ous with Anger ( Dosa ) , blinded by Delusion , ( Moha ) , with mind over whelmed , with mind enslaved , men reflect upon their own ...
... turning away from desire , cessation and Nibbana ; for , excited by Greed ( Lobha ) , Brothers , furi- ous with Anger ( Dosa ) , blinded by Delusion , ( Moha ) , with mind over whelmed , with mind enslaved , men reflect upon their own ...
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... turning away his eyes , clearly conscious in bending and in straightening any part of his body , clearly conscious in eating , drinking , chewing and tasting ; clearly conscious in evacuating ex- crement and urine ; clearly conscious in ...
... turning away his eyes , clearly conscious in bending and in straightening any part of his body , clearly conscious in eating , drinking , chewing and tasting ; clearly conscious in evacuating ex- crement and urine ; clearly conscious in ...
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... turning himself away from these things , he directs his mind towards the abiding , thus : This is the peace , this is the sublime goal , namely the cessation of all existence , the getting rid of every form of becoming , the ...
... turning himself away from these things , he directs his mind towards the abiding , thus : This is the peace , this is the sublime goal , namely the cessation of all existence , the getting rid of every form of becoming , the ...
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... turning him- self away from these things , he directs his mind towards the abiding , thus : This is the peace , this is the sublime goal , namely , the cessation of all existence , the getting rid of every form of becoming , the ...
... turning him- self away from these things , he directs his mind towards the abiding , thus : This is the peace , this is the sublime goal , namely , the cessation of all existence , the getting rid of every form of becoming , the ...
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Abhidhamma Pitaka abstaining Anattā Anger Anicca Arahatship Aspects of Existence attentive mind beholds how Bodies birth Bojjhanga brings good results Brothers Buddha called Cause of Suffering Cessation of Suffering craving takes death delightful Delusion disciple dwell Dukkha dwell in Contemplation Element of one's evil action evil living evil mindedness evil speech evil views finds a foothold Five Hindrances Four Holy Truths fruits and brings Greed Holy and Right Jāti Jhānas Kāma Kamma Khandhas knowledge is present knows mundane Nibbana odours one's own body painful Paññā passing Path perceives Perception realises Restless Brooding Right Action Right Attentiveness Right Concentration Right Living Right Mindedness Right Speech Right Understanding take Samādhi Samsara Saññā self-affirming Action Sensation sensuous Craving Sotapanna sphere strikes its roots Subjective Differentiations Sutta Pitaka Tanha Tathāgatas Ten Fetters things thoughts tion Trance transient ultramundane and conjoined Vedanā verily Vibrating Element Viññāṇa Vipassana Whatsoever Whoso has Right yields worldly fruits
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Page 3 - Birth is suffering; ageing is suffering; illness is suffering; death is suffering; sorrow, lamentation, pain, grief and despair are suffering; association with the unloved is suffering; separation from the loved is suffering; not to get what one wants is suffering...
Page 34 - Or, he should consider the compound nature of these thoughts. (5) Or, with teeth clenched and tongue pressed against the gums, he should with his mind restrain, suppress and root out these thoughts ; and in doing so these evil and...
Page 30 - Being at a meeting, or amongst people, or in the midst of his relatives, or in a society, or in the king's court, and called upon and asked as witness, to tell what he knows, he answers, if he knows nothing: I know nothing, and if he knows, he answers: I know; if he has seen nothing, he answers: I have seen nothing, and if he has seen, he answers: I have seen.
Page 13 - He keeps watch over this faculty of sight, and attains to mastery over it. And so in like manner, when he hears a sound with the ear . . . smells an odour with the nose . . . tastes a sapid with the tongue . . . feels a tangible with the body . . . recognises an idea with the mind, he is not entranced with the general appearance and the details of it.
Page 21 - I will not have this arrow pulled out until I know, who the man is, that has wounded me : whether he is a noble, a prince, a citizen, or a servant ; " or : " what his name is and to what family he belongs"; or: "whether he is tall, or short, or of medium height.
Page 16 - And for a disciple thus freed, in whose heart dwells peace, there is nothing to be added to what has been done, and naught more remains for him to do. Just as a rock of one solid mass remains unshaken by the wind...
Page 30 - He avoids tale-bearing, and abstains from it. What he has heard here, he does not repeat there, so as to cause dissension there; and what he has heard there, he does not repeat here, so as to cause dissension here. Thus he unites those that are divided, and those that are united he encourages. Concord gladdens him, he delights and rejoices in concord; and it is concord that he spreads by his words.
Page 10 - Long time, Brothers, have you suffered the death of a mother , for long the death of a father, for long the death of a son, for long the death of a daughter, for long the death of brothers and sisters ; long time have ye undergone the loss of your goods, long time have you been afflicted with disease. And because you have experienced the death of a mother, the death of a father the death of a son, the death of a daughter, the death of brothers and sisters, the loss of goods, the pangs of disease,...
Page 8 - Therefore, whatever there be of corporeality, of feeling, perception, mental formations, or consciousness, whether one's own or external, whether gross or subtle, lofty or low, far or near, one should understand, according to reality, and true wisdom: "This does not belong to me; this am I not; this is not my Ego.
Page 18 - Ones have only pointed the way. Give ear, then, for the Immortal is found. I reveal, I set forth the Truth. As I reveal it to you, so act. And that Supreme Goal of the holy life, for the sake of which sons of good families rightly go forth from home to the homeless state: this you will in no long time, in this very life, make known to yourself, realize, and make your own.