Sunday, January 29, 2012

Daily Words of the Buddha for January 29, 2012

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Yadūnakaṃ taṃ saṇati,
yaṃ pūraṃ santameva taṃ.
Aḍḍhakumbhūpamo bālo,
rahado pūrova paṇḍito.

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Things that are empty make a noise,
the full is always quiet.
The fool is like a half-filled pot,
the wise one is like a deep still pool.

Sutta Nipāta 3.726
http://tipitaka.org/romn/cscd/s0505m.mul2.xml#para726
Gemstones of the Good Dhamma, compiled and translated by Ven. S. Dhammika
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