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Posts tagged with "contentment"
Jan. 26 |
Wealth is able to buy the pleasures of eating,drinking and other sensual pursuits –yet can never afforda cheerful spirit or freedom from sorrow.— Musonius Rufus
[From ‘On Furnishings’]: In general, one would rightly judge what...
Mar. 11 |
It’s only after we’ve lost everythingthat we’re free to do anything.— Chuck Palahniuk(via Tyler Durden in Fight Club)
You’re climbing a mountain but you aren’t well equipped. You’re wearing thin clothing,...
Jun. 14 |
The greedy,
when overboard, will be deprived,
when repented, will be content.
The hateful,
when overboard, will be loathed,
when repented, will be accepted.
The deluded,
when overboard, will be confused,
when repented, will be clear.
The arrogant,
when...
May. 16 |
古人云:「何以息谤?」
曰:「无辩。」
又云:「吃得小亏,则不至于吃大亏。」
余三十年来屡次经验,深信此数语真实不虚。
弘一大师
《弘一大师全集》
Ancient ones say, ‘With...
Mar. 27 |
Giving what others need now
will create merits,
which can manifest
as what we really need later.
– Shilashanti
In the Avadāna Sūtra《阿婆陀那经》, Velāma Bodhisattva (韦罗摩菩萨) had the following reflection – ‘People speak...
Nov. 19 |
知足之人,虽卧地上,犹为安乐;
不知足者,虽处天堂,亦不称意。
– 释迦牟尼佛
《佛遗教经》
Those who know contentment,
although lying on the ground,
nevertheless have peace and bliss.
Those who not know contentment,
although...
Sep. 13 | If not much
needs to be spent,
why make too much?
If not much
needs to be saved,
give those with too little.
Aug. 15 | Learn to do more with less
before wanting more and more.
– Shilashanti
One of the principles of a Buddhist lifestyle is to take care of things and repair them. The unsui monks of Eihei Temple designate days that contain the numbers ‘4’...
Dec. 13 | Enough is enough,
while too much
is too much.
Oct. 31 | Since the mind is not physical,
No one can ever destroy it.
It is strongly attached to the body,
And so it is harmed by physical suffering.
Contempt, offensive speech,
Ans unpleasant words
Do not harm the body,
Then why, mind, are you so angry?
–...
Jul. 13 | Sudden windfalls seldom
bring about sudden happiness;
bringing sudden unrest instead.
– Stonepeace | Books
A peasant dug up a very valuable golden statue of an Arhat from a hill. When his friends learned of the discovery, they rushed to congratulate...
Jun. 6 | It is not the man who has too little,
but the man who craves more,
that is poor.
– Seneca
José Alberto ‘Pepe’ Mujica Cordano is the current president of Uruguay, who is described to be ‘the world’s “poorest”...
Jan. 26 | Sensual pleasure are like salt water:
The more you indulge, the more thirst increases.
Abandon at once those things which breed clinging attachment.
This is the practice of bodhisattvas.
– Bodhisattva (Gyelsay) Togmay Zangpo
(Verse #21 Of The Thirty-Seven...
Dec. 10 | 不知足者 Those who not know contentment,
虽富而贫 even if rich, they are however poor.
知足之人 Those who know contentment,
虽贫而富 even if poor, they are however rich.
– 佛陀 The Buddha
(遗教经 Sutra Of Bequeathed...
Nov. 21 | Not knowing what is enough,
you will never have enough,
even if you do have enough.
– Stonepeace | Get Books
Here is a Tibetan folk tale retold and extended:
The first brother has 1 horse.
The second brother has 99 horses.
None feel they have enough.
The...