Guest guest Posted June 2, 2005 Report Share Posted June 2, 2005 Friends: Brevity is Clarity: A deity once spoke this verse to the Blessed One:Life inevitably ceases, short is the span of life.No safe shelter exists for one prone to ageing..Seeing this danger of certain Death, one should do meritorious deeds which brings happiness! The Exalted Buddha responded:Life inevitably ceases, short is the span of life.No safe shelter exists for one prone to ageing..Seeing this danger of certain Death, one shoulddrop the fleshy bait of this evanescent world!Source: The Grouped Sayings of the Buddha. Samyutta Nikaya I 2http://www.pariyatti.com/book.cgi?prod_id=948507http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/samyutta/index.html Friendship is the Greatest ! and the entire Noble Life... Bhikkhu Samāhita, Sri Lanka. http://groups.msn.com/DirectDhamma Buddha-Direct http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/TrueDhamma What_Buddha_Said Dhamma-Questions sent to my email are quite Welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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