The man who in his work finds silence, and who sees that silence is work, this man in truth sees the Light and in all his works finds peace (p. 24; chapter 4: 18) Offer all thy works to God, throw off selfish bonds, and do thy work. No sin can then stain thee, even [...]
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Only the quality, that is the social surrounding, the physical appearance and the mental abilities of a person are fixed by the deeds of his previous existences, but in noway his actions. Karma in Buddhism, Hans Wolfgang Schuman If you see that other people are suffering, and you’re in a position to help, you focus [...]
These quotes are the closest we can get to the Buddha: they’re from the Tipitaka, the ancient Pali Buddhist scriptures. I’ve replaced the Pali ‘kamma’ with the more common Sanskrit ‘Karma’. The two words mean the same thing. Monks, these four types of karma have been directly realized, verified, & made known by me. Which [...]