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Thig 6.6 Mahāpajāpatigotamītherīgāthā: Verses of the Elder Mahāpajāpati Gotamī
In the past I was a mother, a child, a father, a brother, and a grandmother.
🏷️saṁsara
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Thig 2.9 Abhayātherīgāthā: Abhayā
The body is fragile, yet ordinary people are attached to it.
🏷️body
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Thag 6.12 Brahmadattattheragāthā: Brahmadatta
When you don’t get angry at an angry person you win a battle hard to win.
🏷️anger
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Thag 14.1 Khadiravaniyarevatattheragāthā: Khadiravaniyarevata
When delusion ends, a monk, like a mountain, doesn’t tremble.
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Thig 6.7 Guttātherīgāthā: Verses of the Elder Guttā
Sentient beings are misguided by the mind, enjoying the realm of Māra.
🏷️fetters
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Thag 6.3 Mahānāgattheragāthā: Mahānāga
Whoever does have respect for their spiritual companions doesn’t fall away from the true teaching, like a fish in plenty of water.
🏷️respect
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AN 5.96 Sutadharasutta: Remembering What You’ve Learned
A mendicant cultivating mindfulness of breathing who has these five things will soon penetrate the unshakable.
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AN 5.165 Pañhapucchā Sutta: On Asking Questions
All those who ask questions of another do so from any one of five motivations.
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Dhp 392 From… Brāhmaṇa Vagga: The True Brahmin—Revering the Teacher
Just as a brahmin worships a fire ritual…
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AN 4.6 Appassutasutta: One of Little Learning
And how is a person one of much learning who is intent on what he has learned?
🏷️learning
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Thag 17.3 From Ānandattheragāthā: Ānanda
You should stay close to a learned person—don’t lose what you’ve learned.