The truths and the rules of the order which I have set forth and laid down for you all, let them, after I am gone, be the Teacher to you.

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It may be, Ananda, that in some of you the thought may arise, “The word of the Master is ended, we have no teacher more!” But it is not thus, Ananda, that you should regard it. The truths and the rules of the order which I have set forth and laid down for you all, let them, after I am gone, be the Teacher to you.

Source Mahâparinibbâna Sutta 6.1-2 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to the Mahâparinibbâna Sutta, shortly before dying, the Buddha comforts his disciples: his departure is not the end of his teaching, for the truths he has passed on to them will themselves become their teacher. Today, think of a person who passed on something precious to you and who is no longer here, or no longer close to you, and live one of their pieces of advice through a concrete gesture.

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