Surely joy, peace, and bliss will dwell in their minds.

Excerpt

And whatever men do, whether they remain in the world as artisans, merchants, and officers of the king, or retire from the world and devote themselves to a life of religious meditation, let them put their whole heart into their task; let them be diligent and energetic, and, if they are like the lotus, which, although it grows in the water, yet remains untouched by the water, if they struggle in life without cherishing envy or hatred, if they live in the world not a life of self but a life of truth, then surely joy, peace, and bliss will dwell in their minds.

Source The Gospel of Buddha, XXIII, §4 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to the Gospel of Buddha, whatever one’s trade or way of life: the one who puts his whole heart into his task, without envy or hatred, and lives for truth rather than for himself, remains like the lotus, which grows in the water without being wetted by it, and joy and peace dwell in him. Today, do your work with your whole heart, and let every thought of envy or resentment slide off you, like water off the lotus.

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