A Dhamma riddle whose answer, enigmatically, is “six”.“What has the world arisen in? What does it get close to? By grasping what is the world troubled in what?” “The world’s arisen in six. It gets close to six. By grasping at these six, the world’s troubled in six.”
Your Daily Digital Buddhist Devotion for 02/15/2019
The world is bound by desire.“What is it that binds the world? By removing what is it freed? With the giving up of what are all bonds severed?” “Desire is what binds the world. By the removing of desire it’s freed. With the giving up of craving, all bonds are severed.
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Your Daily Digital Buddhist Devotion for 02/14/2019
The world is shut in by death.“What has the world fastened shut? On what is the world grounded? What has trapped the world? By what is it surrounded?” “Mortality has the world fastened shut. The world is grounded on suffering. Craving has trapped the world. It’s surrounded by old age.
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Your Daily Digital Buddhist Devotion for 02/13/2019
The world is caught by craving and built on suffering.“What has trapped the world? By what is it surrounded? What has the world fastened shut? On what is the world grounded?” “Craving has trapped the world. It’s surrounded by old age. Mortality has the world fastened shut. The world is grounded on suffering.
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Your Daily Digital Buddhist Devotion for 02/12/2019
The world is afflicted with death and old age, and burning with desire.“By what is the world beaten down? By what is it surrounded? What dart has laid it low? With what is it always fuming?” “The world is beaten down by death. It’s surrounded by old age. The dart of craving has laid it low. It’s always fuming with desire.
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Your Daily Digital Buddhist Devotion for 02/11/2019
The world is bound by craving.“What binds the world? What explores it? With the giving up of what are all bonds severed?” “Delight binds the world. Thought explores it. With the giving up of craving all bonds are severed.
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Your Daily Digital Buddhist Devotion for 02/10/2019
The world is fettered by craving.“What fetters the world? What explores it? With the giving up of what is extinguishment spoken of?” “Delight fetters the world. Thought explores it. With the giving up of craving extinguishment is spoken of.
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Your Daily Digital Buddhist Devotion for 02/09/2019
The mind leads the world around and craving controls it.“What leads the world on? What drags it around? What is the one thing that has everything under its sway?” “Craving leads the world on. Craving drags it around. Craving is the one thing that has everything under its sway.
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Your Daily Digital Buddhist Devotion for 02/08/2019
The mind leads the world around and controls it all.“What leads the world on? What drags it around? What is the one thing that has everything under its sway?” “The mind leads the world on. The mind drags it around. Mind is the one thing that has everything under its sway.
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Your Daily Digital Buddhist Devotion for 02/07/2019
“Name” weighs everything down.“What oppresses everything? What is nothing bigger than? What is the one thing that has everything under its sway?” “Name oppresses everything. Nothing’s bigger than name. Name is the one thing that has everything under its sway.
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