Dhammapada 296-298

BuddhismDhammapada 296-298

The disciples of Gotama (Buddha) are always well awake, and their thoughts day and night are always set on Buddha. The disciples of Gotama are always well awake, and their thoughts day and night are always set on the law. The disciples of Gotama are always well awake, and their thoughts day and night are always set on the church.

Suppabuddhaṁ pabujjhanti, sadā gotamasāvakā; Yesaṁ divā ca ratto ca, niccaṁ buddhagatā sati. Suppabuddhaṁ pabujjhanti, sadā gotamasāvakā; Yesaṁ divā ca ratto ca, niccaṁ dhammagatā sati. Suppabuddhaṁ pabujjhanti, sadā gotamasāvakā; Yesaṁ divā ca ratto ca, niccaṁ saṅghagatā sati.

✦ Devotion & remembrance

The same idea in other traditions

JainismUttaradhyayana 29.9

By the adoration of the twenty-four Ginas the soul arrives at purity of faith.

IslamQuran 2:152

Then do ye remember Me; I will remember you. Be grateful to Me, and reject not Faith.

JudaismPsalm 16:8

I have set the LORD always before me; Surely He is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

ChristianityPsalm 100:4

Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.

SufismHafiz, Ode 12 (Bell)

Balm to mine eyes the dust, my head I bow / Upon thy stair. / Where shall I go, where from thy presence? thou / Art everywhere. …

SikhismSGGS Ang 290

Why forget Him, who has given us everything? Why forget Him, who is the Life of the living beings? Why forget Him, who preserves us in the fire of the womb?

ConfucianismAnalects 3.13

Wang-sun Chia asked, saying, "What is the meaning of the saying, 'It is better to pay court to the furnace than to the south-west corner?'" The Master said, "Not so. He who offends against Heaven has none to whom he can pray."

HinduismBhagavad Gita 18.65-66

On me (place) your mind, become my devotee, sacrifice to me, reverence me, you will certainly come to me. I declare to you truly, you are dear to me. Forsaking all duties, come to me as (your) sole refuge. I will release you from all sins. Be not grieved.

TaoismTao Te Ching 62

Tao has of all things the most honoured place. No treasures give good men so rich a grace; Bad men it guards, and doth their ill efface. … Why was it that the ancients prized this Tao so much? Was it not because it could be got by seeking for it, and the guilty could escape (from the stain of their guilt) by it? This is the reason why all under heaven consider it the most valuable thing.