Mindful
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Daily quote


“Why are a hundred thousand offerings

Of those who sacrifice a thousand

Not worth even a fraction [Of the gift] of the righteous one’s gift? ?”

Then the Blessed One answered that devatā:

“Since they give while settled in unrighteousness,

Having slain and killed, causing sorrow,

Their offering—tearful, fraught with violence—

Shares not the value of the righteous one’s gift.

That is why a hundred thousand offerings

Of those who sacrifice a thousand are not worth even a fraction

Samyutta Nikaya 



Shakyamuni Buddha (5c BCE-4c BCE), Gautama Buddha was a philosopher, mendicant, meditator, spiritual teacher, and religious leader who lived in Ancient India.



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