Chapter 1.
About human relationships

001.
Look at his demeanor │ 002 Do not kill │ 003 When the flower of happiness blooms │ 004 Who is a true friend │ 005 Never return anger with anger │ 006 Consideration │ 007 Fire starts from a small piece of wood │ 008 Only speak the truthful words that bring joy │ 009 Make friends with people like this │ 010 Anger breeds disaster │ 011 A leaf wrapped around a fish │ 012 The heart is invisible │ 013 A heart of hatred is the seed of misfortune │ 014 Praise gained through argument is only a weapon that breaks the peace │ 015 Words that invite misfortune │ 016 Seeds of resentment │ 017 Obsession with family │ 018 Reflect on your own words and actions │ 019 Discrimination between self and others is a vain obsession │ 020 The path for myself │ 021 How to Overcome Poverty │ 022 Giving Becomes Free │ 023 The Best Patience

Chapter 2.
How to control your mind

024 Live a pure life │ 025 Let go of everything │ 026 Straighten your body │ 027 Be as deep as a lake │ 028 The enlightened one │ 029 The law of Buddhism │ 030 The mind creates everything │ 031 Do not move with your mind │ 032 Look into your mind │ 033 Quiet time │ 034 Run to the end of the world │ 035 The joy of those who know the depth of meditation │ 036 Do not regret │ 037 Do not have, do not wait │ 038 Do not be happy, do not be sad │ 039 To sleep well │ 040 The joys and sorrows of waiting │ 041 The essence of meditation │ 042 The worst thing is not being able to control your mind │ 043 First, refine yourself │ 044 What the mind creates │ 045 About afflictions │ 046 Find Your Equanimity │ 047 Likes and Dislikes Are Just Delusions │ 048 Master Yourself

Chapter 3.
Go your own way

049 Treat gossip and praise like stones │ 050 Like a big rock │ 051 Become a lion │ 052 Break through ignorance │ 053 Observe yourself │ 054 Humans cannot be polished │ 055 Live as the main character │ 056 Why do you feel life is bitter │ 057 The joy of a wise man │ 058 Follow the stars │ 059 Do not rely on anything │ 060 Pull out the buds of suffering │ 061 Go alone like a rhinoceros │ 062 He who seeks teachings │ 063 Cross the river against the current │ 064 The straight and right path │ 065 Be a person who lives a difficult life │ 066 Do not care about praise and criticism │ 067 Do not compare │ 068 Who are you │ 069 Let go of likes and dislikes │ 070 Live with your back straight │ 071 The weight of suffering │ 072 Who is the winner │ 073 Be serious and dedicated │ 074 Move forward like an elephant │ 075 Don't complain │ 076 Like an elephant on the battlefield │ 077 Don't lose yourself

Chapter 4.
Empty your desires and be free from suffering.

078 Share the abundance │ 079 The path to destruction │ 080 Dust in the heart │ 081 Half-ripe │ 082 Ears that hear the truth │ 083 Wealth │ 084 The end of an indulgent man │ 085 Rain falls in places that are not visible │ 086 Eat only for life │ 087 How to share the wealth │ 088 Live quietly │ 089 The impermanence of desire │ 090 Enjoy your own existence │ 091 Do not be tainted by the world │ 092 How to attain enlightenment │ 093 If you want to feel fulfilled │ 094 The path to happiness │ 095 Those who make offerings and sacrifices │ 096 The power of illusion │ 097 Those who are deceived by form and color │ 098 How to be sure that you are a Buddha │ 099 Until you can reach it Strive │ 100 Should we live in an ugly state? │ 101 The taste of ripe fruit │ 102 The delusion of desire originates in the mind │ 103 The reality of virtue │ 104 Hell │ 105 Where do passions come from? │ 106 How to live a peaceful life │ 107 Fools seek profit

Chapter 5.
How to live a wise life

108 Spread the fragrance │ 109 Do good while you live │ 110 There is only life │ 111 The eyes of the wise │ 112 Hide nothing │ 113 The best life │ 114 Where is paradise │ 115 A drop of miracle │ 116 A wound on the hand │ 117 Karma │ 118 The view of emptiness │ 119 Do not defile yourself │ 120 Wise teachings │ 121 Fake monks │ 122 Fools │ 123 See the essence of things │ 124 If you are a disciple of Buddha │ 125 True sacrifice │ 126 The poison of evil eats you away │ 127 Why you cannot see the truth │ 128 Delusion robs people of peace │ 129 Prejudice is distorted self-love │ 130 Three steps to enlightenment Prescription │ 131 Let go of impatience and devote yourself to what must be done │ 132 Beware of those who preach │ 133 Treat your body with care │ 134 The earth that springs comfort │ 135 Wisdom and foolishness │ 136 Words and actions become karma │ 137 The price of evil deeds │ 138 Those who have reached the true realm │ 139 The worry caused by evil deeds │ 140 An indulgent mind │ 141 The foolish actions of fools

Chapter 6.
Empty everything and live lightly

142 Life becomes as heavy as the weight of obsession and attachment │ 143 If you let go of obsession, sorrow will disappear │ 144 Do not be obsessed with anything │ 145 Do not rely on fortune telling │ 146 A life without attachment │ 147 The chain of suffering │ 148 There is nothing that is mine anywhere │ 149 If you let go, it becomes light │ 150 To escape from suffering │ 151 Like that bird that flies │ 152 Let go of your obsession with winning and losing │ 153 Do not wish │ 154 What true comfort is │ 155 Do not judge │ 156 Do not be bound by precepts │ 157 The true attitude of learning │ 158 Faith │ 159 'I' do not exist │ 160 Go out right now │ 161 To cross the sea of ​​suffering │ 162 Suffering comes from the agitation and hesitation of the mind Beginning │ 163 Attitude to Life

Chapter 7.
How to Age Wisely

164 Become a wise old man │ 165 Death will come soon │ 166 Life is a drop at a time │ 167 Beyond sorrow │ 168 Liberation │ 169 Death is inevitable │ 170 Death is not a mysterious thing │ 171 Do not be obsessed with lifespan │ 172 The sorrow of the old │ 173 Cross the rough sea │ 174 See only the truth │ 175 To escape the flow of time │ 176 The reason life feels long

References

In a life as uncertain as fog
Encounter the Buddha's teachings, like a lamp

These days, everything changes so quickly.
What was right today becomes wrong tomorrow, and unforeseen events shake up once stable relationships.
One day, I feel like I can handle anything, but the next day, I crumble at the slightest word.
Faced with the unpredictable rapids of life, people naturally seek something to lean on.
But in reality, there is no place to lean on outside.
Because in the end, everything depends on the mind.

“Before you try to calm the storm, first calm your mind.
Then the storm will also calm down.”

We must straighten our own minds and use them as support to endure.
The Buddha's solid and clear teachings give us the strength to do so.
But without practice, the power of the mind will quickly fade away.
The Buddha's words are merely a hand pointing in the direction.
In reality, you should be the one who walks that path.

Embodied more deeply through transcription
176 Tips for Life's Problems

『The Buddha's Words』 is organized around seven topics that will most interest modern readers.
When you're tired of being pushed around by people, when you're feeling anxious, when you want to live a life with clear perspective, when you want to cut off the desires that clutter your mind, when you want to live wisely, when you want to let go of obsessions, when you want to wisely manage the latter half of your life, open this book and look at the table of contents.
You will find it easy to find advice that fits your current situation.

Additionally, you can use a notebook to transcribe the text, allowing you to re-read and reflect on the passages you previously only read with your eyes by writing them down by hand.
As the Buddha said, “Knowledge can be taught, but wisdom cannot be taught,” no matter how wise the words are, without action, they remain empty admonitions.
In that sense, transcription, the act of carefully writing down refined words, is the easiest mental training that can be done in everyday life.
As we write down Buddha's words one by one on a blank piece of paper, our readers' hearts will slowly begin to fill with their own wisdom.

If you control your mind, life becomes easier.
Don't be shaken by the wind that shakes me.

You may have felt like your mind was not in control.
But in fact, this feeling comes from an illusion.
Because I believe that my emotions are swayed by someone other than myself or by circumstances.
However, if I only knew how my mind works in certain situations, it would not be difficult to put my mind back on track when it keeps wandering off course.
And Buddha is one of those who has the best insight into how the mind works.

The feeling of regret in the face of an unfulfilled desire, the fear of being alone, the pain caused by others—these are all temporary feelings that can be calmly let go if you understand the principle.
And the Buddha's teachings make us face our own mind, tossed about by the storms of the world, as if it were not our own.
If I can acknowledge that my mind is not a variable I cannot control, but rather an emotion I have chosen, I will be able to clearly understand how to control my mind as the master of that emotion.