Daily Words of the Buddha ~ July 11, 2014

feelin groovy

 

Tato adinnaṃ parivajjayeyya
kiñci kvaci sāvako bujjhamāno.
Na hāraye harataṃ nānujaññā.
Sabbaṃ adinnaṃ parivajjayeyya.

A disciple should avoid taking
anything from anywhere knowing it (to belong to another).
One should not steal nor incite another to steal.
One should completely avoid theft.

Sutta Nipāta 2.397

The Discourse Collection: Selected Texts from the
Sutta Nipāta, translated by John D. Ireland

 

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