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From the Alavaka Sutta... “What’s a person’s best wealth? What brings happiness when practiced well? What’s the sweetest taste of all? The one who they say has the best life: how do they live?” “Faith here is a person’s best wealth. The teaching brings happiness when practiced well. Truth is the sweetest taste of all. The one who they say has the best life lives by wisdom.” “How do you cross the flood? How do you cross the deluge? How do you get over suffering? How do you get purified?” “By faith you cross the flood, and by diligence the deluge. By energy you get past suffering, and you’re purified by wisdom.” “How do you get wisdom? How do you earn wealth? How do you get a good reputation? How do you hold on to friends? When you pass on from this world to the next, how do you not sorrow?” “One who is diligent and discerning gains wisdom by wanting to learn, having faith in the perfected ones, and the teaching for becoming extinguished. Being responsible, acting appropriately, and working hard you earn wealth. Truthfulness wins you a good reputation. You hold on to friends by giving. When you pass on from this world to the next, that’s how you do not sorrow. A faithful householder who has these four qualities does not sorrow after death: truth, principle, steadfastness, and generosity. |
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