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From the book "The Imitation of Buddha"- Quotations from Buddhist Literature for each day in the year by Ernest M. Bowden@%L.s ©½t¥Í³N¼Æ¬ã¨sªÀ -- ³N¼Æ¬ã¨s¡@¡@ 'F January 1Ug5wN All beings desire happiness; therefore to all extend your benevolence.=3A ~Mahavamsa8!u ©½t¥Í³N¼Æ¬ã¨sªÀ -- ³N¼Æ¬ã¨s¡@¡@ w}o Jan 2©½t¥Í³N¼Æ¬ã¨sªÀ -- ³N¼Æ¬ã¨s¡@¡@ H Because he has pity upon every living creature, therefore is a man called "holy."h# ~DhammapadaC[ ©½t¥Í³N¼Æ¬ã¨sªÀ -- ³N¼Æ¬ã¨s¡@¡@ 'o@'x Jan 3©½t¥Í³N¼Æ¬ã¨sªÀ -- ³N¼Æ¬ã¨s¡@¡@ O|$B# Like as a mother at the risk of her life watches over her...only child, so also let every one cultivate towards all beings a boundless (friendly) mind.?Mc ~Metta-suttah- ©½t¥Í³N¼Æ¬ã¨sªÀ -- ³N¼Æ¬ã¨s¡@¡@ jH6 Jan 4©½t¥Í³N¼Æ¬ã¨sªÀ -- ³N¼Æ¬ã¨s¡@¡@ >Z^L Hurt not others with that which pains yourself.x ~Udanavargay/a ©½t¥Í³N¼Æ¬ã¨sªÀ -- ³N¼Æ¬ã¨s¡@¡@ Y'jFN Jan 5©½t¥Í³N¼Æ¬ã¨sªÀ -- ³N¼Æ¬ã¨s¡@¡@ EzS8f2 Identifying himself with others.i+,auL ~Nalaka-sutta!>|Bv+ ©½t¥Í³N¼Æ¬ã¨sªÀ -- ³N¼Æ¬ã¨s¡@¡@ [$^ The king is to us even as a father; he loves us even as he loves himself; we are to the king even as (his) children.Lfqe ~Rock Inscriptions of Asoka] ©½t¥Í³N¼Æ¬ã¨sªÀ -- ³N¼Æ¬ã¨s¡@¡@ j[; Jan 6©½t¥Í³N¼Æ¬ã¨sªÀ -- ³N¼Æ¬ã¨s¡@¡@ :0R Q With pure thoughts and fullness of love, I will do towards others what I do for myself.A^ ~Lalita VistaraX6P5, ©½t¥Í³N¼Æ¬ã¨sªÀ -- ³N¼Æ¬ã¨s¡@¡@ np.B Jan 7
He lives only to be a help to others.X> ~Ouestions of King Milindaz
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