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There  are  six  things  that  foster  love  and  respect,  helpfulness  and  agreement, harmony and unity. What six? When one acts with love towards one’s companions in the spiritual life, both in public and in private; when one speaks with love towards them, both in public and in private; when one thinks with love towards them, both in public and in private; when one shares with them, without reservations, whatever one has acquired justly, even if it be no more than the food from one’s alms bowl; when one possesses together with them virtues that are complete, unbroken and freedom-giving, praised by the wise and conducive to concentration; and when one possesses with one’s companions in the holy life, both in public and in private, the understanding that is noble, leading to freedom and which conduces to the complete destruction  of  suffering;  then  will  there   be  love   and  respect,  helpfulness   and agreement, harmony and unity. M.I,322

Those who love the noble Dhamma, who are pure in word, thought and deed, always peaceful, gentle, focused and composed, they proceed through the world properly.

Ja.III,442

Those whose thoughts, speech and actions are good are their own best friend. Even if they say, ‘We do not care about ourselves,’ they are still their own best friend. And why? Because they do for themselves what a friend would do for them. S.I,71

Do not think lightly of goodness saying, ‘I cannot be like that.’ A drop at a time is the water pot filled and likewise little by little  do  the  wise  fill  themselves  with  good.

Dhp.122

Only within will one find peace. Sn.919

Now at that time a certain monk was suffering from dysentery and lay where he had fallen in his own excrement.  The Lord and Ananda were visiting the lodgings and they came to where the sick monk was and the Lord asked him, ‘Monk, what is wrong with you?’

‘I have dysentery, Lord. ’

‘Is there no one to look after you?’

‘No Lord. ’

‘Then why don’t the other monks look after you?’

‘Because I am of no use to them. ’

Then the Lord said to Ananda, ‘Go and fetch water and we will wash this monk.’ So Ananda brought water and the Lord poured it while Ananda washed the monk all over. Then taking the monk by the head and feet they carried him and laid him on a bed. Later the Lord called the monks together and asked them, ‘Why did you not look after that sick monk?’

‘Because he was of no use to us. ’

‘Monks, you have no mother or father to take care of you. If you do not look after each other, who else will? He who would nurse me let him nurse the sick.’ Vin.IV,301

One who would give up wealth to save a limb, or sacrifice a limb to save his life, should be prepared to give up  wealth, limb, life, indeed everything for the  Truth.

Ja.V,500

One endures the rude words of the strong out of fear, such words from an equal one endures to avoid arguments. But to patiently endure rudeness from an underling is true patience. So say the good. But how to tell from outward form who is higher than oneself,  equal  or  lower?   Indeed  sometimes   unattractiveness  is  hidden   behind goodness. Therefore, be patient with whoever speaks. Ja.V,141-2

The gift of truth excels all other gifts. Dhp.354

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