Perhaps thou mightest here find one that is calm, without anger, free from pain, free from desire, one with a good understanding.

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“Therefore, O Brahmana, as you have come here to ask for something, ask; perhaps thou mightest here find one that is calm, without anger, free from pain, free from desire, one with a good understanding.”

Source Sutta-Nipâta, Mahâvagga, v. 459-463 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to the Sutta-Nipāta, the Buddha welcomes a brahmin (a priest of ancient India) who has come to question him: he invites him to ask freely, for he may find before him a man who is calm, without anger and free from desire. Today, when someone comes to ask you for something, welcome them in the same way: calmly, without impatience, inviting them to speak freely.

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