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With no selfish aim, but regarding his child and the people at large, Siddhattha, the prince, attended to his religious duties, bathing his body in the holy Ganges and cleansing his heart in the waters of the law. Even as men desire to give happiness to their children, so did he long to give peace to the world.
Source The Gospel of Buddha, V, §2 · 📖 Read the full passage
✨ To meditate on today
According to the Gospel of Buddha, the young prince Siddhattha, the future Buddha, loved his child and all peoples without any selfish calculation; just as a parent wants the happiness of their own, he longed to give peace to the whole world. Today, do something for someone outside your family that you would spontaneously do for a loved one.
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