Buddhism for Life

24/08/2026

Live without covetous greed,
fill your mind with benevolence.
Be mindful and one-pointed,
inwardly stable and concentrated.

Anguttara Nikāya 4.29
Gemstones of the Good Dhamma, compiled and translated by Ven. S. Dhammika

24/08/2026

21/08/2026

Overcome the angry by non-anger;
overcome the wicked by goodness;
overcome the miser by generosity;
overcome the liar by truth.

18/08/2026

Easy to do are things
that are bad and harmful to oneself.
But exceedingly difficult to do
are things that are good and beneficial.

Dhammapada 12.163
The Dhammapada: The Buddha's Path of Wisdom, translated from Pāli by Acharya Buddharakkhita

09/08/2026

When faced with the vicissitudes of life,
one's mind remains unshaken,
sorrowless, stainless, secure;
this is the greatest welfare.

Sutta Nipāta 2.271
The Discourse Summaries by S.N. Goenka

08/08/2026

"Most of us lead a busy life. We plan short-term schedules to accomplish our targets but may sometimes fail or delay them for various reasons. Some are reasonable, and some are not. Some are necessary, and some are not. Though bound and limited, we do our best to achieve them. However, some people around us may affect our actions and plans. Sometimes we. But, some motivation pushes us to achieve our goals, and that is believing in ourselves. The motivation and inspiration are: believing in ourselves and believing in whatever we do. We should not get sad and worried even if we fail or delay our planned actions. Instead, we should believe in ourselves and move on."

Little Buddha-Little Wisdom
ravirajabuddhaya.com

07/08/2026

Whenever and wherever one encounters
the arising and passing away of the mental-physical structure,
one enjoys bliss and delight,
[which lead on to] the deathless stage experienced by the wise.

Dhammapada 25.374
The Discourse Summaries by S.N. Goenka

Whenever and wherever one encounters
the arising and passing away of the mental-physical structure,
one enjoys bliss and delight,
[which lead on to] the deathless stage experienced by the wise.

Dhammapada 25.374
The Discourse Summaries by S.N. Goenka

05/08/2026

Tumhehi kiccamātappaṃ;
Akkhātāro Tathāgatā.
Paṭipannā pamokkhanti
jhāyino mārabandhanā.

You have to do your own work;
Enlightened Ones will only show the way.
Those who practise meditation
will free themselves from the chains of death.

Dhammapada 20.276
The Discourse Summaries by S.N. Goenka

Tumhehi kiccamātappaṃ;
Akkhātāro Tathāgatā.
Paṭipannā pamokkhanti
jhāyino mārabandhanā.

You have to do your own work;
Enlightened Ones will only show the way.
Those who practise meditation
will free themselves from the chains of death.

Dhammapada 20.276
The Discourse Summaries by S.N. Goenka