"The breath can take you all the way to Nirvana, you know."

~ Ajahn Fuang

Sabbo ādīpito loko,
sabbo loko padīpito;
Sabbo pajjalito loko,
sabbo loko pakampito.

Akampiyaṁ atuliyaṁ,
aputhujjanasevitaṁ;
Buddho dhammamadesesi,
tattha me nirato mano.

Every world is ablaze with defilements.
Every world is continuously burning with defilements.
Every world is covered with the burning flames of defilements.
Every world is shaken by defilements.

But the Supreme Buddha is unshaken and incomparable.
Noble people associate with him, not ordinary people.
The Supreme Buddha taught me the Dhamma.
That Dhamma always resonates in my mind.

- Therīgāthā, Thig 8.1

Ārogyaparamā lābhā,
San­tuṭ­ṭhi­paramaṃ dhanaṃ;
Vissāsaparamā ñāti,
Nibbānaṃ paramaṃ sukhaṃ.

Good health is the most precious gain;
Contentment is the foremost wealth.
Trust is the greatest relative;
Nibbāna is the highest happiness.

- Buddha, Dhammapada 204

Buddha's cousin 'Devadatta' is still in saṃsāra. Though he might attain Nibbāna quicker compared to most Buddhist in the world today. During his death, it was predicted that he would become a Paccekka Buddha in the future.

When Chinese Buddhist monk 'Faxian/Fa-Hien' visited India he saw followers of Devadatta known as "Gotamaka". Gotamaka are also referred to in Pali texts. Faxian recorded that the followers of Devadatta honored all the past Buddha except Gautama Buddha.

Records of Fa-Hien: https://archive.org/details/recordofbuddhist00fahsuoft/page/62/mode/2up?view=theater&q=devadatta

Asian Buddhist Sumit 2024, New Delhi - India

IBC (International Buddhist Confederation) is hosting 1st Asian Buddhist Sumit on 5th - 6th November, 2024.

The summit's theme is ‘Role of Buddha Dhamma in Strengthening Asia’. Inauguration by Smt Droupadi Murmu, Hon'ble President!

?5th - 6th Nov 2024
?10 AM onwards
?The Ashok Hotel, New Delhi

Light the Lamp of Wisdom in Your Heart.

I kindle the light within my self.
It is the constant light of wisdom.
My mind is always concentrated.
I live my enlightened life with a liberated mind.

The light should be kindled in your heart.
A well-trained mind shines brightly.

the Dhamma of the Buddha is the lake with the shores of virtue.
Living with a still mind is always praised by the noble people.
Those skilled Dhamma practitioners bathe in that lake.
They cross to the far shore without getting wet.

- Buddha, SN 7.9 Sundarika Sutta

A List of Difficulties and an Exhortation to Cultivate

It is difficult to give when one is poor.
It is difficult to study the Way when one has wealth and status.
It is difficult to abandon life and face the certainty of death.
It is difficult to encounter the Buddhist sutras.
It is difficult to be born at the time of a Buddha.
It is difficult to be patient with lust and desire.
It is difficult to see fine things and not seek them.
It is difficult to be insulted and not become angry.
It is difficult to have power and not abuse it.
It is difficult to come in contact with things and have no thought of them.
It is difficult to get rid of pride.
It is difficult to practice equanimity of mind.
It is difficult not to gossip.
It is difficult to meet a Good and Wise Advisor.
It is difficult to see one's own nature and study the Dharma.
It is difficult to see a state and not be moved by it.
It is difficult to have a good understanding of skill-in-means.

- Sutra in Forty Two Sections