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#Buddhism #Sutta #Theravada #Samyutta #Silence #TheSoundsOfSilence
A philosophy professor I once had said that one of the worst things you could do to many people is to tie them down to a chair in a room with no stimulation.
People are afraid of being alone with their thoughts
Hence newspapers, televisions, radios, and the worst: mobile phones.
A minority of people relish silence
Of course the same person could relish silence at some times and not at others
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“In the still of high noon, when the birds have settled down, the formidable jungle whispers to itself: that seems so scary to me!”
“In the still of high noon, when the birds have settled down, the formidable jungle whispers to itself: that seems so delightful to me!”
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SN 1.15: Whispers
https://suttacentral.net/sn1.15/en/sujato -
#Buddhism #Sutta #Theravada #Samyutta #Silence #TheSoundsOfSilence
A philosophy professor I once had said that one of the worst things you could do to many people is to tie them down to a chair in a room with no stimulation.
People are afraid of being alone with their thoughts
Hence newspapers, televisions, radios, and the worst: mobile phones.
A minority of people relish silence
Of course the same person could relish silence at some times and not at others
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“In the still of high noon, when the birds have settled down, the formidable jungle whispers to itself: that seems so scary to me!”
“In the still of high noon, when the birds have settled down, the formidable jungle whispers to itself: that seems so delightful to me!”
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SN 1.15: Whispers
https://suttacentral.net/sn1.15/en/sujato -
#Buddhism #Theravada #Samyutta #Sutta #Sutra #Anger
From
SN 7.3 Asundarika Sutta
https://suttafriends.org/sutta/sn7-3“The fool thinks he has won,
when speaking with harsh words.
However, patience is the true victory,
for those who praise patience.
“When you get angry at an angry person,
you just make things worse for yourself.
When you don’t get angry at an angry person,
you win a battle hard to win.
“When you know that the other person is angry,
if you’re patient, mindful and calm,
then you act for the good of both
for yourself and the other person.
“People unfamiliar with the Buddha’s teachings
consider that the person who acts
for the good of both oneself and the other
to be a fool.”---
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#Buddhism #Theravada #Samyutta #Sutta #Sutra #Anger
From
SN 7.3 Asundarika Sutta
https://suttafriends.org/sutta/sn7-3“The fool thinks he has won,
when speaking with harsh words.
However, patience is the true victory,
for those who praise patience.
“When you get angry at an angry person,
you just make things worse for yourself.
When you don’t get angry at an angry person,
you win a battle hard to win.
“When you know that the other person is angry,
if you’re patient, mindful and calm,
then you act for the good of both
for yourself and the other person.
“People unfamiliar with the Buddha’s teachings
consider that the person who acts
for the good of both oneself and the other
to be a fool.”---
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#Buddhism #Theravada #Samyutta #Sutta #Sutra #Anger
From
SN 7.3 Asundarika Sutta
https://suttafriends.org/sutta/sn7-3“The fool thinks he has won,
when speaking with harsh words.
However, patience is the true victory,
for those who praise patience.
“When you get angry at an angry person,
you just make things worse for yourself.
When you don’t get angry at an angry person,
you win a battle hard to win.
“When you know that the other person is angry,
if you’re patient, mindful and calm,
then you act for the good of both
for yourself and the other person.
“People unfamiliar with the Buddha’s teachings
consider that the person who acts
for the good of both oneself and the other
to be a fool.”---