“Learn this from the waters: in mountain clefts and chasms, loud gush the streamlets, but great rivers flow silently.” – Sutta Nipāta 3.725
I am almost certainly a streamlet, regardless of whether I open my mouth or not.
Posted by: Upāsaka | 01/24/2020
Great Rivers
Posted in Buddha, Buddha Vacana, Buddhism, Dhamma, Theravada | Tags: Idle Chatter, sutta nipata, Waters
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