April 8, 2014
Wise Words From The Buddha, in Anguttara-Nikaya
“Abandon what is unwholesome, oh monks!
One can abandon what is unwholesome, oh monks!
If it were not possible, I would not ask you to do so.
If this abandoning of the unwholesome would bring harm and suffering,
I would not ask you to abandon it.
But as the abandoning of the unwholesome brings benefit and happiness,
Therefore I say ‘Abandon what is unwholesome!’
Cultivate what is wholesome, oh monks.
One can cultivate the wholesome.
If it were not feasible, I would not ask you to do it.
If this cultivation of the wholesome would bring harm and suffering,
I would not ask you to cultivate it.
But as the cultivation of the wholesome brings benefit and happiness,
Therefore, I say, ‘Cultivate what is wholesome!'”
-The Buddha
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