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MANGALA SUTTA : THE BLESSINGS
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Not to associate with fools.
To associate with the wise.
To pay respects where they are due.
This is the highest blessing.
To reside in a suitable location. To have previously done Meritorious Deeds.
To have set oneself on the right path.
This is the highest blessing.
To have much learning.
To be skilled and knowledgeable.
To be restrained by a moral code.
To have beautiful speech.
This is the highest blessing.
To support one's parents.
To cherish wife and children.
To earn one's livelihood without difficulty.
This is the highest blessing.
To be generous.
To live in accord with the teachings.
To assist one's relatives.
To do blameless actions.
This is the highest blessing.
To cease and abstain from Evil.
To refrain from intoxicants.
Not to be heedless of the teachings.
This is the highest blessing.
To be respectful.
To be humble.
To be content.
To have gratitude.
To hear the teachings at the right time.
This is the highest blessing.
To have patience.
To be easy to admonish. Associating with monks.
To discuss the teachings at a suitable time.
This is the highest blessing.
To practice austerities.
To lead a holy life.
Seeing the Noble Truths.
The realization of Nibbana.
This is the highest blessing.
A mind unshaken by contact with the world.
Sorrowless, stainless and secure.
This is the highest blessing.
Having accomplished this one is always unconquered,
one goes everywhere in peace.
These are the Supreme Blessings.
KARANIYA METTA SUTTA : LOVING-KINDNESS
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This is what should be done
By one who is skilled in goodness,
And who knows the path of peace:
Let them be able and upright,
Straightforward and gentle in speech,
Humble and not conceited,
Contented and easily satisfied,
Unburdened with duties and frugal in their ways.
Peaceful and calm and wise and skillful,
Not proud or demanding in nature.
Let them not do the slightest thing
That the wise would later reprove.
Wishing: In gladness and in safety,
May all beings be at ease.
Whatever living beings there may be;
Whether they are weak or strong, omitting none,
The great or the mighty, medium, short or small,
The seen and the unseen,
Those living near and far away,
Those born and to-be-born —
May all beings be at ease!
Let none deceive another,
Or despise any being in any state.
Let none through anger or ill-will
Wish harm upon another.
Even as a mother protects with her life
Her child, her only child,
So with a boundless heart
Should one cherish all living beings;
Radiating kindness over the entire world:
Spreading upwards to the skies,
And downwards to the depths;
Outwards and unbounded,
Freed from hatred and ill-will.
Whether standing or walking, seated or lying down
Free from drowsiness,
One should sustain this recollection.
This is said to be the sublime abiding.
By not holding to fixed views,
The pure-hearted one, having clarity of vision,
Being freed from all sense desires,
Is not born again into this world.
YODHAJIVA SUTTA : THE 5 TYPES OF WARRIORS
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There are these 5 types of warriors who can be found existing in the world.
Which 5?
1.There is the case of a warrior who, on seeing a cloud of dust [stirred up by the enemy army], falters, faints, doesn't steel himself, can't engage in the battle. Some warriors are like this. This is the first type of warrior who can be found existing in the world.
2.Then there is the warrior who can handle the cloud of dust, but on seeing the top of the enemy's banner, he falters, faints, doesn't steel himself, can't engage in the battle. Some warriors are like this. This is the second type of warrior who can be found existing in the world.
3.Then there is the warrior who can handle the cloud of dust & the top of the enemy's banner, but on hearing the tumult [of the approaching forces], he falters, faints, doesn't steel himself, can't engage in the battle. Some warriors are like this. This is the third type of warrior who can be found existing in the world.
4.Then there is the warrior who can handle the cloud of dust, the top of the enemy's banner, & the tumult, but when in hand-to-hand combat he is struck and falls wounded. Some warriors are like this. This is the fourth type of warrior who can be found existing in the world.
5.Then there is the warrior who can handle the cloud of dust, the top of the enemy's banner, the tumult, & the hand-to-hand combat. On winning the battle, victorious in battle, he comes out at the very head of the battle. Some warriors are like this. This is the fifth type of warrior who can be found existing in the world.
These are the 5 types of warriors who can be found existing in the world.
LOKAVIPATTI SUTTA : THE 8 WORLDLY CONDITIONS
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LOKAVIPATTI SUTTA (THE 8 WORLDLY CONDITIONS):
These 8 worldly conditions spin around the world, and the world spins around these 8 worldly conditions.
Which 8?
1. GAIN (LABHA) and
2. LOSS (ALABHA)
3. FAME (YASA) and
4. DISREPUTE (AYASA)
5. PRAISE (PASAMSA) and
6. BLAME (NINDA)
7. HAPPINESS (SUKKHA) and
8. DISCONTENT (DUKKHA)
These are the 8 worldly conditions that spin around the world, and the world spins around these 8 worldly conditions.
MITTA SUTTA (มิตรสูตร)
MITTA (มิตร)
A Friend Endowed with 7 Qualities is Worth Associating with.
Which 7 ?
1. They Give what is Hard to Give.
2. They Do what is Hard to Do.
3. They Endure what is Hard to Endure.
4. They Reveal Their Secrets to You.
5. They Keep Your Secrets.
6. When Misfortunes Arises, They Don't Abandon You.
7. When You're Do
MITTA (มิตร)
A Friend Endowed with 7 Qualities is Worth Associating with.
Which 7 ?
1. They Give what is Hard to Give.
2. They Do what is Hard to Do.
3. They Endure what is Hard to Endure.
4. They Reveal Their Secrets to You.
5. They Keep Your Secrets.
6. When Misfortunes Arises, They Don't Abandon You.
7. When You're Down & Out, They Don't Look Down on You.
A Friend Endowed with These 7 Qualities is Worth Associating With.
They Give what is Beautiful,
Hard to Give,
Does what is Hard to Do,
Endures Painful,
Badly Spoken Words.