Thoughts for today: The teachings of Buddha

I hope everyone had a wonderful and peaceful Thanksgiving, spending time with family and friends. The thoughts for today are from the teachings of Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama. Enjoy........

"As a bee gathering nectar
does not harm or disturb
the colour and fragrance of the flower;
so do the wise move through the world."
  ~Dhammapada: Flowers, verse 49

"Not others’ opposition
nor what they did or failed to do,
but in oneself should be sought
things done, things left undone."
  ~Dhammapada: Flowers, verse 50

"Just as a gorgeous blossom
brilliant but unscented,
so fruitless the well-spoken words
of one who does not act."
 ~Dhammapada: Flowers, verse 52

The Dhammapada is, "an anthology of 423 verses, has long been recognised as one of the masterpieces of early Buddhist literature. From ancient times to the present, the Dhammapada has been regarded as the most succinct expression of the Buddha's teaching found in the Theravada Pali Canon of scriptures known as the Khuddaka Nikaya ("Minor Collection") of the Sutta Pitaka." (Click on the link to read the entire anthology) 

Peace, Light and Take Care!