Daily Words of the Buddha

Sabbattha ve sappurisā cajanti. Na kāmakāmā lapayanti santo. Sukhena phuṭṭhā atha vā dukhena na uccāvacaṃ paṇḍitā dassayanti. Listen The good renounce (attachment for) everything. The virtuous do not prattle with a yearning for pleasures. The wise show no elation or depression when touched by happiness or sorrow. Dhammapada 6.83 View Pāli on Tipitaka.org The Dhammapada: The Buddha's Path of Wisdom, translated from the Pali by Acharya Buddharakkhita Book Details Pariyatti is a non-profit organization supported by purchases and contributions. http://store.pariyatti.org/donate.html -- Our monthly e-newsletter includes specials from time to time. You can subscribe at: www.pariyatti.org/ResourcesProjects/News/tabid/125/Default.aspx

Selo yathā ekaghano vātena na samīrati, evaṃ nindāpasaṃsāsu na samiñjanti paṇḍitā. Listen Just as a solid rock is not shaken by the storm, even so the wise are not affected by praise or blame. Dhammapada 6.81 View Pāli on Tipitaka.org The Dhammapada: The Buddha's Path of Wisdom, translated from the Pali by Acharya Buddharakkhita Book Details Pariyatti is a non-profit organization supported by purchases and contributions. http://store.pariyatti.org/donate.html -- Our monthly e-newsletter includes specials from time to time. You can subscribe at: www.pariyatti.org/ResourcesProjects/News/tabid/125/Default.aspx

Hitānukampī sambuddho yadaññamanusāsati, anurodhavirodhehi vippamutto tathāgato. Listen When the Buddha teaches others he does so out of compassion, because the Tathagata is wholly freed from both favour and aversion. Saṃyutta Nikāya 1.150 View Pāli on Tipitaka.org Gemstones of the Good Dhamma, compiled and translated by Ven. S. Dhammika Book Details Pariyatti is a non-profit organization supported by purchases and contributions. http://store.pariyatti.org/donate.html -- Our monthly e-newsletter includes specials from time to time. You can subscribe at: www.pariyatti.org/ResourcesProjects/News/tabid/125/Default.aspx

Carañce nādhigaccheyya seyyaṃ sadisamattano, ekacariyaṃ daḷhaṃ kayirā; natthi bāle sahāyatā. Listen Should a seeker not find a companion who is better or equal, let one resolutely pursue a solitary course; there is no fellowship with the fool. Dhammapada 5.61 View Pāli on Tipitaka.org The Dhammapada: The Buddha's Path of Wisdom, translated from the Pali by Acharya Buddharakkhita Book Details Pariyatti is a non-profit organization supported by purchases and contributions. http://store.pariyatti.org/donate.html -- Our monthly e-newsletter includes specials from time to time. You can subscribe at: www.pariyatti.org/ResourcesProjects/News/tabid/125/Default.aspx

Candanaṃ, tagaraṃ, vāpi uppalaṃ, atha vassikī -- etesaṃ gandhajātānaṃ -- sīlagandho anuttaro. Listen Of all the fragrances -- sandal, tagara, blue lotus and jasmine -- the fragrance of virtue is the sweetest. Dhammapada 4.55 View Pāli on Tipitaka.org The Dhammapada: The Buddha's Path of Wisdom, translated from the Pali by Acharya Buddharakkhita Book Details Pariyatti is a non-profit organization supported by purchases and contributions. http://store.pariyatti.org/donate.html -- Our monthly e-newsletter includes specials from time to time. You can subscribe at: www.pariyatti.org/ResourcesProjects/News/tabid/125/Default.aspx

Jayaṃ ve maññati bālo vācāya pharusaṃ bhaṇaṃ, jayañcevassa taṃ hoti yā titikkhā vijānato. Listen The fool thinks one has won a battle when one bullies with harsh speech, but knowing how to be forbearing alone makes one victorious. Saṃyutta Nikāya 1.189 View Pāli on Tipitaka.org Gemstones of the Good Dhamma, compiled and translated by Ven. S. Dhammika Book Details Pariyatti is a non-profit organization supported by purchases and contributions. http://store.pariyatti.org/donate.html -- Our monthly e-newsletter includes specials from time to time. You can subscribe at: www.pariyatti.org/ResourcesProjects/News/tabid/125/Default.aspx

Uttiṭṭhe! Nappamajjeyya! Dhammaṃ sucaritaṃ care. Dhammacārī sukhaṃ seti asmiṃ loke paramhi ca. Listen Arise! Do not be heedless! Lead a righteous life. The righteous live happily both in this world and the next. Dhammapada 13.168 View Pāli on Tipitaka.org The Dhammapada: The Buddha's Path of Wisdom, translated from the Pali by Acharya Buddharakkhita Book Details Pariyatti is a non-profit organization supported by purchases and contributions. http://store.pariyatti.org/donate.html -- Our monthly e-newsletter includes specials from time to time. You can subscribe at: www.pariyatti.org/ResourcesProjects/News/tabid/125/Default.aspx

Yo mātaraṃ pitaraṃ vā, jiṇṇakaṃ gatayobbanaṃ -- pahu santo na bharati taṃ parābhavato mukhaṃ. Listen Though being well-to-do, not to support father and mother who are old and past their youth -- this is a cause of one's downfall. Sutta Nipāta 1.98 View Pāli on Tipitaka.org Everyman's Ethics: Four Discourses by the Buddha (WH 14), translated by Narada Thera Book Details Pariyatti is a non-profit organization supported by purchases and contributions. http://store.pariyatti.org/donate.html -- Our monthly e-newsletter includes specials from time to time. You can subscribe at: www.pariyatti.org/ResourcesProjects/News/tabid/125/Default.aspx

Kāyena saṃvutā dhīrā, atho vācāya saṃvutā manasā saṃvutā dhīrā. Te ve suparisaṃvutā. Listen The wise are controlled in bodily action, controlled in speech and controlled in thought. They are truly well-controlled. Dhammapada 17.234 View Pāli on Tipitaka.org The Dhammapada: The Buddha's Path of Wisdom, translated from the Pali by Acharya Buddharakkhita Book Details Pariyatti is a non-profit organization supported by purchases and contributions. http://store.pariyatti.org/donate.html -- Our monthly e-newsletter includes specials from time to time. You can subscribe at: www.pariyatti.org/ResourcesProjects/News/tabid/125/Default.aspx

Kāyamuniṃ vācāmuniṃ, manomunimanāsavaṃ, muniṃ moneyyasampannaṃ. Āhu ninhātapāpakaṃ. Listen 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 View Pāli on Tipitaka.org Gemstones of the Good Dhamma, compiled and translated by Ven. S. Dhammika Book Details Pariyatti is a non-profit organization supported by purchases and contributions. http://store.pariyatti.org/donate.html -- Our monthly e-newsletter includes specials from time to time. You can subscribe at: www.pariyatti.org/ResourcesProjects/News/tabid/125/Default.aspx

Manopakopaṃ rakkheyya; manasā saṃvuto siyā. Manoduccaritaṃ hitvā, manasā sucaritaṃ care. Listen Let one guard oneself against irritability in thought; let one be controlled in mind. Abandoning mental misconduct, let one practice good conduct in thought. Dhammapada 17.233 View Pāli on Tipitaka.org The Dhammapada: The Buddha's Path of Wisdom, translated from the Pali by Acharya Buddharakkhita Book Details Pariyatti is a non-profit organization supported by purchases and contributions. http://store.pariyatti.org/donate.html -- Our monthly e-newsletter includes specials from time to time. You can subscribe at: www.pariyatti.org/ResourcesProjects/News/tabid/125/Default.aspx

Vacīpakopaṃ rakkheyya; vācāya saṃvuto siyā. Vacīduccaritaṃ hitvā, vācāya sucaritaṃ care. Listen Let one guard oneself against irritability in speech; let one be controlled in speech. Abandoning verbal misconduct, let one practice good conduct in speech. Dhammapada 17.232 View Pāli on Tipitaka.org The Dhammapada: The Buddha's Path of Wisdom, translated from the Pali by Acharya Buddharakkhita Book Details Pariyatti is a non-profit organization supported by purchases and contributions. http://store.pariyatti.org/donate.html -- Our monthly e-newsletter includes specials from time to time. You can subscribe at: www.pariyatti.org/ResourcesProjects/News/tabid/125/Default.aspx

Yesaṃ dhammā asammuṭṭhā paravādesu na nīyare; te sambuddhā sammadaññā, caranti visame samaṃ. Listen Those to whom the Dhamma is clear are not led into other doctrines; perfectly enlightened with perfect knowledge, they walk evenly over the uneven. Saṃyutta Nikāya 1.7 View Pāli on Tipitaka.org Gemstones of the Good Dhamma, compiled and translated by Ven. S. Dhammika Book Details Pariyatti is a non-profit organization supported by purchases and contributions. http://store.pariyatti.org/donate.html -- Our monthly e-newsletter includes specials from time to time. You can subscribe at: www.pariyatti.org/ResourcesProjects/News/tabid/125/Default.aspx

Kāyappakopaṃ rakkheyya; kāyena saṃvuto siyā. Kāyaduccaritaṃ hitvā, kāyena sucaritaṃ care. Listen Let one guard oneself against irritability in bodily action; let one be controlled in deed. Abandoning bodily misconduct, let one practice good conduct in deed. Dhammapada 17.231 View Pāli on Tipitaka.org The Dhammapada: The Buddha's Path of Wisdom, translated from the Pali by Acharya Buddharakkhita Book Details Pariyatti is a non-profit organization supported by purchases and contributions. http://store.pariyatti.org/donate.html -- Our monthly e-newsletter includes specials from time to time. You can subscribe at: www.pariyatti.org/ResourcesProjects/News/tabid/125/Default.aspx

Diso disaṃ yaṃ taṃ kayirā, verī vā pana verinaṃ; micchāpaṇihitaṃ cittaṃ pāpiyo naṃ tato kare. Listen Whatever an enemy might do to an enemy, or a foe to a foe, the ill-directed mind can do to you even worse. Udāna 4.33 View Pāli on Tipitaka.org Translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu Pariyatti is a non-profit organization supported by purchases and contributions. http://store.pariyatti.org/donate.html -- Our monthly e-newsletter includes specials from time to time. You can subscribe at: www.pariyatti.org/ResourcesProjects/News/tabid/125/Default.aspx