Pāli Canon - Monks Quotes

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'Now, monks, I declare to you: all conditioned things are of a nature to decay—strive on untiringly.' These were the Tathagata's last words.

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I go, reverend one, to the Lord and to the doctrine and the Order of monks. May the Lord take me as a lay disciple from this day forth while life lasts, who have gone to him as a refuge.
He [Yasa] was the first layman in the world received by the triple utterance.

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Monks, I will teach you Dhamma—the Parable of the Raft—for crossing over, not for retaining.

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Because there is, monks, an unborn, not become, not made, uncompounded, therefore an escape can be shown for what is born, has become, is made, is compounded.

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There are no waves in the depths of the sea: it is still, unbroken. It is the same with the monk. He is still, without any quiver of desire, without a remnant on which to build pride and desire.

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