four persons found in the world

There are these four persons found in the world.

What four?

One with little learning who does not profit from his learning,

one of little learning who does profit from his learning,

one of great learning who does not profit from his learning,

and one of great learning who does profit from his learning.

And how does one with little learning not profit from his learning? In this case, a person has little learning in the discourses, he knows neither the letter nor the spirit, and he does not live in accordance with the Dhamma.

And how does one with little learning profit from his learning? In this case, a person has little learning in the discourses, but of what he knows, he understands both the letter and the spirit, and he lives in accordance with it.

How does one with great learning not profit from his learning? In this case, a person is widely learned in the discourses, but he understands neither the letter nor the spirit, and does not live in accordance with the Dhamma.

And finally, how does one with great learning profit from his learning? Here, a person is widely learned in the discourses, he understands both the letter and the spirit, and he lives in accordance with the Dhamma.

Leroi Moore

the sick person

There are these three types of sick person to be found in the world. What three?

There is the sick person who, whether he obtains the proper diet, proper medicines, proper nursing or not, will not recover from his illness.

Again, there is the sick person who, whether he obtains the proper diet, the proper medicines, the proper nursing or not, will recover from his illness anyway.

And again, there is the sick person who will recover from his illness only if he gets the proper diet, medicines and nursing.

It is for this last type that proper diet, medicine and nursing should be prescribed, but the others should be looked after also.

Now, there are three types of person in the world who can be compared to the three types of sick person. What three?

There is the person who, whether he gets the chance of seeing the Tathagata and learning the Dhamma and discipline or not, will not enter the perfection of things that are skillful.

Again, there is the person who, whether he gets a chance of seeing the Tathagata and learning the Dhamma and discipline or not, will enter the perfection of things that are skillful.

And again, there is the person who will enter into the perfection of things that are skillful only if he gets a chance of seeing the Tathagata and learning the Dhamma and discipline.

It is on account of this last person that the Dhamma is proclaimed, but it should be taught to the others also.

The Wisdom Behind the Smile

" Because the wisdom
Behind the smile
Is called "Ca$h "

............different...

What people expect to happen
Is often different from what actually
happens.
Thus does disappointment arise.
This is the way the world works.

Thus must you train yourself

"My heart will be unwavering. No evil words shall I speak. I will live with compassion for the good of others, with a kindly heart, without resentment."

... it is not easy to teach Dhamma to others ...

Once, while the Lord was staying near Kosambi in the Ghosita Park, Venerable Udayin, surrounded by a great gathering of laymen, sat teaching the Dhamma.

Now, Ananda saw this, so he went to the Lord and told him, and the Lord said: "Truly, Ananda, it is not easy to teach Dhamma to others. In teaching Dhamma to others, establish well five things, and then teach. What five? Teach Dhamma to others thinking: 'I will speak Dhamma in a gradual way; I will speak with the goal in mind; I will speak with kindliness; I will not speak as a means of gain; I will speak neither to my own harm, nor to the harm of others.' For truly, Ananda, it is not easy to teach Dhamma to others. So, in teaching Dhamma to others, establish well these five things."

Tuesday Wonderland

"Tuesdays do not really have anything special about them in the thinking of most people, but if you start appreciating the small things in life you might see Tuesdays in a different light (...). What we do –music– might not mean a lot to many people as well, but if you let yourself fall into it, you might go on a journey and discover your own Wonderland in it - a trip that might change your life." M. O.

Soul Education

" I have taught the Dhamma in full, and if one understands the meaning of even a stanza of four lines of Dhamma, and is set on living in accordance with it, one may be called widely learned, one who knows Dhamma by heart. "

É tão dificil assim?

Seis. Celular, soneca
Seis e dez, soneca.
Seis e vinte, DESATIVAR soneca.
Seis e cinquenta, janela aberta, claridade, CALOR, calor DEMAIS, hora de (tentar) se mexer....
Sete. o dia já começa cansado dada a dimensão terrível do clima que se faz por estas terras. Procurando um bem-estar, sai em busca de qualidade. O tocador de mp3 vai hoje com Victor Wooten (Palmystery), mas não resiste e leva também o Time Control da Hiromi e é esse que sai tocando de cara no walkman. Dois simples pães com margarina na frigideira, enquanto uma atleta conquista um bronze (histórico!)? para o Brasil em uma competição láááá na China. Legal. Aqui ninguém pega bronze, e se resolver encarar o astro-rei tosta logo de cara sem dúvida.
Assim foi, voltou e (ou "mas"?) tudo continua quase a mesma coisa.