Gautama Buddha

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Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.

Gautama Buddha

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Topic

Being present The present

Author

Gautama Buddha

Source

Aranna Sutta Samyutta Nikaya

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Advice

Language

Pali

Time

511 BC 510s BC 6th century BC

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Original Citation

Samyutta Nikaya. c. 6th century BC, (1.10).

Current Citation

The Connected Discourses of the Buddha, translated by Bhikkhu Bodhi. Wisdom Publications, 2003.

If you find a man who points out faults and who reproves, follow such a wise person as you would a guide to hidden treasure.

Gautama Buddha

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Topic

Self-improvement Openness to criticism Criticism

Author

Gautama Buddha

Source

The Dhammapada

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Pali

Time

520 BC 520s BC 6th century BC

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Original Citation

Dhammapada. c. 550 BC, v. 76.

Current Citation

The Dhammapada, edited and translated by Valerie Roebuck. Penguin Classics, 2010, v. 76.

Birth is suffering, aging is suffering, illness is suffering, death is suffering.

Gautama Buddha

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Topic

Suffering The human condition

Author

Gautama Buddha

Source

Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Pali

Time

510 BC 500s BC 6th century BC

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Citation

Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta [The First Turning of the Wheel]. c. 510 BC.