Ithaca College Buddhist Community

He is not noble who injures living beings. He is called noble because he is harmless towards all living beings.

Those with children grieve because of their children. Those with cattle grieve because of their cows.

For one who mindfully develops Boundless loving-kindness Seeing the destruction of clinging, The fetters are worn away.

Thus you should determine the right pitch for your persistence, attune the pitch of the [five] faculties [to that], and there pick up your theme.

One is not wise because one speaks much. He who is peaceable, friendly and fearless is called wise.

Just this noble eightfold path: right view, right resolve, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration. This is the path, this is the way to the abandoning of that passion, aversion, & delusion.

When a taint-free monk looks upon his mind that is freed of greed, freed of hatred, and freed of delusion, then there arises freedom.

There is the case where right view is supported by virtue, supported by learning, supported by discussion, supported by tranquillity, supported by insight.

The wise are controlled in bodily action, controlled in speech and controlled in thought. They are truly well-controlled.

Having uprooted the craving that leads to becoming, I'm set free from aging & death.

It is indeed a fault for one Who returns anger for anger. Not giving anger for anger, One wins a double victory.

By deed one becomes an outcast, by deed one becomes a brahman.

He who having been heedless is heedless no more, illuminates this world like the moon freed from clouds.

Faster than the speed of that man, faster than the speed of the sun & moon, faster than the speed of the devas who rush ahead of the sun & moon, the force of one's life span comes to an end. Thus you should train yourselves: 'We will live heedfully.' That's how you should train yourselves.

Heavy Head

Therefore, monks, your duty is the contemplation, 'This is stress... This is the origination of stress... This is the cessation of stress.' Your duty is the contemplation, 'This is the path of practice leading to the cessation of stress.'

He who has reached the goal, is fearless, free from craving, passionless, and has plucked out the thorns of existence — for him this is the last body.