Death carries off a man busy picking flowers with an besotted mind, like a great flood does a sleeping village.
Gautama BuddhaRead
There are having flowers in Spring, breezes in Summer, moon in Autumn, snows in Winter. If there is nothing worrying over you, it will be the best seasons at all times.
Interpretation
Finding peace and happiness in all seasons of life is essential.
This quote by Gautama Buddha emphasizes the importance of maintaining a tranquil mind regardless of external circumstances. By appreciating the beauty and unique offerings of each season, one can find joy and contentment, highlighting that true happiness stems from within rather than external worries or challenges.
In practice
In a motivational speech about living in the moment.
Death carries off a man busy picking flowers with an besotted mind, like a great flood does a sleeping village.
A kind man who makes good use of wealth is rightly said to possess a great treasure; but the miser who hoards up his riches will have no profit.
Make an island of yourself, make yourself your refuge; there is no other refuge. Make truth your island, make truth your refuge; there is no other refuge.
When a wise man is advised of his errors, he will reflect on and improve his conduct. When his misconduct is pointed out, a foolish man will not only disregard the advice but rather repeat the same error.
The tongue like a sharp knife ... Kills without drawing blood.
Care about your children. Just bless them instead of worrying, as every child is the little Buddha who helps his parents to grow up.
As it develops, then, the concept of social space becomes broader. It infiltrates, even invades, the concept of production, becoming part - perhaps the essential part - of its content.
Growing up on our estate, we were all different colours, but we were all really poor. I never really realised that black was a problem for some people.
Great men are almost always bad men.
The Divine Light is always in man, presenting itself to the senses and to the comprehension, but man rejects it.
Ill gotten gains will be ill spent.
I've always been supportive of the right of Israel as a state, and I've always fought against anti-Semitism, even in my own community.
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