by oneself the evil is not done, and by one's Self one becomes pure.
The pure and the impure come from oneself:
no man can purify another."
[Dhammapada 165]
The Dhammapada is a collection of statements of Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama),
2. The root of suffering is desire.
3. To eliminate suffering, one must eliminate desire.
4. The way to the supreme good is the eightfold noble path:
right thought, right resolve, right speech, right conduct, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right concentration."
[The Four Noble Truths - Buddha]
without destroying its beauty and perfume,
so let the sage wander in this life."
"Think not of the faults of others, of what they have done or not done.
Think rather of your own sins,
of the things you have done or not done."
[Dhammapada 50 & 51]
But not to itch at all
is better than any amount of scratching."
[Nagarjuna]
Nagarjuna was a Mahayana Buddhist philosopher who lived sometime around 200 CE.
"What is religion? As far as I am concerned, any deed done with good motivation is a religious act. On the other hand, a gathering of people in a temple or church who do not have good motivation are not performing a religious act when they pray together."
[Lhamo Thondup - 1990]
will be scattered throughout the world like ants and the
Dharma [Buddha's teachings] will come to the land of the red men."
8th Century Tibetan Buddhist Master, Padmasambhava
