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Book of the Day - The Art of Listening

Book of the Day – The Art of Listening

Today’s Book of the Day is The Art of Listening, written by Sarah Shaw and published in 2021 by Shambhala Publications. Sarah Shaw is a faculty member and lecturer at the University of Oxford. She has published numerous works on the history and practices of Buddhism. The Art of Listening by Sarah Shaw The Art of Listening is an amazing description and research on the Dīghanikāya or Long…

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[cobotis]

If beings knew, as I know, the results of sharing gifts, they would not enjoy their gifts without sharing them with others... nor would the taint of stinginess obsess the heart and stay there... Even if it were their last and final bit of food, they would not enjoy its use without sharing it, if there were anyone to receive it...

Itivuttaka 18

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Daily Words of the Buddha for June 05, 2017 Kalyāṇamitto yo bhikkhu, sappatisso sagāravo; Karaṃ mittānaṃ vacanaṃ, sampajāno patissato; Pāpuṇe anupubbena, sabbasaṃyojanakkhayaṃ. When a bhikkhu has good friends, and is reverential and respectful; Doing what one's friends advise, clearly comprehending and mindful; One may progressively attain the destruction of all fetters. Itivuttaka 1.17

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Daily Words of the Buddha for April 19, 2017 Yo ca mettaṃ bhāvayati Appamāṇaṃ paṭissato Tanū saṃyojanā honti, Passato upadhikkhayaṃ. For one who mindfully develops Boundless loving-kindness Seeing the destruction of clinging, The fetters are worn away. Itivuttaka 1.27

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Daily Words of the Buddha for March 19, 2017 Kāyamuniṃ vācāmuniṃ, manomunimanāsavaṃ, muniṃ moneyyasampannaṃ. Āhu ninhātapāpakaṃ. Silent in body, silent in speech, silent in mind, without defilement, blessed with silence is the sage. One is truly washed of evil. Itivuttaka 3.67

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Daily Words of the Buddha for February 14, 2017 Puññameva so sikkheyya āyataggaṃ sukhudrayaṃ. Dānañca samacariyañca, mettacittañca bhāvaye. Train yourself in doing good that lasts and brings happiness. Cultivate generosity, the life of peace, and a mind of boundless love. Itivuttaka 1.22

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Daily Words of the Buddha for February 10, 2017 Dhammena saṃharitvāna, uṭṭhānādhigataṃ dhanaṃ, tappeti annapānena sammā satte vanibbake. With one's wealth collected justly, won through one's own efforts, one shares both food and drink with beings who are in need. Itivuttaka 3.75

[modernmonkeymind]

Itv 50 Mūla Sutta: Roots of Unwholesome

This discourse was taught by the Blessed One, taught by the Arahant, the fully enlightened Supreme Buddha. This is as I heard,"Monks, there are three unwholesome roots. What three? Greed is an unwholesome root, hatred is an unwholesome root, and delusion is an unwholesome root. Monks, these are

The evil-minded person is harmed by greed, hatred, and delusion that arise within him, as the bamboo tree which has bark as its very core is destroyed by its own fruit.

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