Faith is the seed I sow.

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Faith is the seed I sow: good works are the rain that fertilizes it; wisdom and modesty are the plough; my mind is the guiding-rein; I lay hold of the handle of the law; earnestness is the goad I use, and exertion is my draught-ox. This ploughing is ploughed to destroy the weeds of illusion. The harvest it yields is the immortal fruit of Nirvāna, and thus all sorrow ends.

Source The Gospel of Buddha, LXXIV, §1 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to the Gospel of Buddha, to a farming brahman who reproaches him for begging instead of ploughing, the Buddha answers that he too cultivates a field: faith is his seed, good works his rain, wisdom his plough, and the harvest is the peace of Nirvana, the end of suffering. Today, choose a “seed” to plant (an act of kindness, a patient effort) and water it with a concrete action before this evening.

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