Sutta Quotes

1. "Ettekö te... pelkää sutta?" kysyi Syyskuu, joka salaa uskoi voivansa hyvinkin päästä sellaisesta pelosta, jos susi rakastaisi häntä ja vartioisi häntä eikä sotkisi peittoja mutaan."
Author: Catherynne M. Valente

2. "Me kulutamme melkein koko elämämme utelemalla kaikenlaista joutavaa. Sen sijaan on asioita joiden luulisi kovastikin kiihottavan ihmisten uteliaisuutta, mutta ne eivät heidän päivittäisestä elämänmenostaan päätellen näytä kiinnostavan heitä ensinkään.Missä ovat kuolleet ystävämme?Miksi me olemme täällä?Tulemmeko me jostain?Mitä on vapaus?Voiko se olla sopusoinnussa Sallimuksen säädösten kanssa?Onko sielujen luku rajallinen vai rajaton?Entä asuttavien maailmojen luku?Jne..., jne..."
Author: Charles Baudelaire

3. "These... things, householder, are welcome, agreeable, pleasant, & hard to obtain in the world:Long life is welcome, agreeable, pleasant, & hard to obtain in the world.Beauty is welcome, agreeable, pleasant, & hard to obtain in the world.Happiness is welcome, agreeable, pleasant, & hard to obtain in the world.Status is welcome, agreeable, pleasant, & hard to obtain in the world....Now, I tell you, these... things are not to be obtained by reason of prayers or wishes. If they were to be obtained by reason of prayers or wishes, who here would lack them? It's not fitting for the disciple of the noble ones who desires long life to pray for it or to delight in doing so. Instead, the disciple of the noble ones who desires long life should follow the path of practice leading to long life. In so doing, he will attain long life...[Ittha Sutta, AN 5.43]"
Author: Gautama Buddha

4. "Now, Kalamas, don't go by reports, by legends, by traditions, by scripture, by logical conjecture, by inference, by analogies, by agreement through pondering views, by probability, or by the thought, ‘This contemplative is our teacher.' When you know for yourselves that, ‘These qualities are skillful; these qualities are blameless; these qualities are praised by the wise; these qualities, when adopted & carried out, lead to welfare & to happiness' — then you should enter & remain in them.[Kalama Sutta, AN 3.65]"
Author: Gautama Buddha

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