“Each morning we are born again. What we do today matters is what matters the most” – Buddha The sources which present a full and complete picture of the life of Siddhārtha Gautama are a variety of different, and sometimes conflicting, traditional biographies. These include the Buddhacarita, Lalitavistara Sūtra, Mahāvastu, and the Nidānakathā. Of these, the Buddhacarita is the earliest fullContinue reading “Today’s Daily Buddha”
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Today’s Daily Buddha
“We are what we think. All that we are arises…” According to the Buddhist tradition, Gautama was born in Lumbini, now in modern-day Nepal, and raised in Kapilvastu, which may have been either in what is present-day Tilaurakot, Nepal or Piprahwa, India. According to Buddhist tradition, he obtained his enlightenment in Bodh Gaya, gave his first sermon in Sarnath, and diedContinue reading “Today’s Daily Buddha”
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“The mind is everything. What you think When you realize nothing is lacking, the whole world belongs to you. Lao Tzu Lao Tzu, also rendered as Laozi and Lao-Tze, was an ancient Chinese philosopher and writer. He is the reputed author of the Tao Te Ching, the founder of philosophical Taoism, and a deity inContinue reading “Today’s Daily Buddha”
Today’s Daily Buddha
This is a saying from the Pali canon, upadhi dukkhassa mūlanti, which means “Attachment is the root of suffering.” So this is a genuine canonical quote. You’ll find it in this sutta, but translated by Thanissaro as “Acquisition is the root of stress.” His translations are rather idiosyncratic. In this translation of the same sutta it’s “acquisition is theContinue reading “Today’s Daily Buddha”
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“Only the hand that erases can write the true thing.” – Meister Eckhart Attitudes of Gratitude Journal
Today’s Daily Buddha
This is a saying from the Pali canon, upadhi dukkhassa mūlanti, which means “Attachment is the root of suffering.” So this is a genuine canonical quote. You’ll find it in this sutta, but translated by Thanissaro as “Acquisition is the root of stress.” His translations are rather idiosyncratic. In this translation of the same sutta it’s “acquisition is theContinue reading “Today’s Daily Buddha”
Today’s Daily Buddha
“Abundance is not something we acquire. It is something we tune into.” by Wayne Dyer Change your thoughts – Change your life The Abundance Code
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“Abundance is not something we acquire. It is something we tune into.” by Wayne Dyer Mala Beads
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“Undisturbed calmness of mind is attained by cultivating friendliness toward the happy, compassion for the unhappy, delight in the virtuous. ― Patanjali, The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali Chakra Bracelet
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“Each morning we are born again. What we do today matters is what matters the most” – Buddha Basics of Zen Buddhism
