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Buddhism
Lesson 175

He was gentle, charming indeed, and compassionate.

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He was gentle, charming indeed, and compassionate; pleasant to live with, agreeable, amiable, content, of few wishes, satisfied, retired, not evil, not foolish, not suspicious, not crooked, not wicked, not deceitful, tender, kindly speaking, always zealous, docile in the searching after the pure Law.

Source Larger Sukhâvatî-vyûha, § 10 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to the Larger Sukhâvatî-vyûha, the monk who would become the Buddha of endless light was gentle, amiable, content with little, without malice or deceit, and spoke with kindness. Today, choose two of these qualities (for example “content with little” and “kindly speaking”) and live them consciously until evening.

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