Let the wise do good deeds; they are a treasure that can never be lost.

Excerpt

A treasure that is laid up in a deep pit profits nothing and may easily be lost. The real treasure that is laid up through charity and piety, temperance, self-control, or deeds of merit, is hid secure and cannot pass away. It is never gained by despoiling or wronging others, and no thief can steal it. A man, when he dies, must leave the fleeting wealth of the world, but this treasure of virtuous acts he takes with him. Let the wise do good deeds; they are a treasure that can never be lost.

Source The Gospel of Buddha, LIX, §2 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to the Gospel of Buddha, hidden wealth can be lost, but the good we do (charity, self-control, generous deeds) is a treasure no thief can take and that we carry with us. Today, put something into that treasure: do one concrete good deed, then notice what it leaves in you.

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