Buddha

Mind

All experience is
preceded by mind,
led by mind,
made by mind.

(Dhammapada 1)

Kindness

“Kindness for the world is happiness.”

(Udāna 2.1)

Nirvana

“Nirvana is the highest bliss.” 

(Dhammapada 204)

Mindfulness

“Mindfulness, I declare, is useful everywhere.”

(Saṃyutta Nikāya 46.53)

Unshaken

“A mind that remains unshaken
by the ups and the downs
of the world,
Sorrowless, stainless and safe,
This is the highest blessing.”

(Mangala Sutta)

Practice is Happiness

“He who practises the Dharma abides in happiness with a pacified mind.”

(Dhammapada 79)

Conquering

“Conquering oneself is far more excellent than conquering all others.”

(Dhammapada 104)

Mindfulness of the Body

“One thing when developed and cultivated leads to gaining true knowledge and vision. What one thing? Mindfulness of the body.”

(Aṅguttara Nikāya 1.580)

To Live One Day

“Better it is to live one day seeing the Supreme Truth than to live a hundred years without ever seeing the Supreme Truth.”

(Dhammapada 115)

Teaching of the Buddhas

“Not to do any evil, to cultivate good, to purify one’s mind, this is the teaching of the buddhas.” 

(Dhammapada 183)

Inclination

“Whatever one frequently thinks and ponders upon will become the inclination of his mind.” 

(Majjhima Nikāya 19)

Fearless

“From craving there arises grief, from craving there arises fear, for one who is free from craving there is no grief, how is there fear?” 

(Dhammapada 216)

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