The Buddha says that habitually engaging in the following things is a drain on wealth:
*drinking alcohol;
*roaming the streets at night;
*frequenting festivals;
*gambling;
*bad friends; and
*laziness.
~DN31
With saddhā/faith, the energy is an opening of the heart whereas belief closes the mind by locking it onto an idea or theory...
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Irrigators guide the water.
Fletchers shape the arrow shaft.
Carpenters shape the wood.
The wise control
themselves.
~Dhammapada 80
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Disciples are hard to teach. Some know but don’t bother to practice. Some don’t know ...
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