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DN 31 - 26:
"The wise endowed with virtue
Shine forth like a burning fire,
Gathering wealth as bees do honey
And heaping it up like an ant hill.
Once wealth is accumulated,
Family and household life may follow.
By dividing wealth into four parts, ...
One part should be enjoyed;
Two parts invested in business;
And the fourth set aside Against future misfortunes."
13. "These are the six dangers inherent in laziness:
saying, 'It's too cold,' one does not work;
saying, 'It's too hot,' one does not work;
saying, 'It's too late,' one does not work;
saying, 'It's too early,' one does not work;
saying, 'I'm too hungry,' one does not work;
saying, 'I'm too full,' one does not work.
With an abundance of excuses for not working, new wealth does not accrue and existing wealth goes to waste."
DN 31 - 14:
'Too cold! Too hot! Too late!': such is the cry.
Having wasted work time this way,
The young miss out on opportunities.
For one regarding cold and hot
As not more than blades of grass,
Doing whatever should be done,
Happiness will not be a stranger."
"For one regarding cold and hot
As not more than blades of grass,
Doing whatever should be done,
Happiness will not be a stranger."
He promoted the idea of Dana which was generosity/giving. Without Dana (generosity) from others he would not be able to follow his path or survive, as he depended on it.
The Buddha is probably addressing a rural farmer 2500 years ago in a rural land..
originally posted by: midicon
a reply to: nOraKat
I wonder how the poor of his day responded to that idea.