[Buddha-l] buddha vacana

[Robert Ertman]

That would be from The Sutta-Nipata (657)
A person that is born is born with an axe in his mouth.  He whose speech is unwholesome cuts himself with this axe.
Trans. H. Saddhatissa.
 
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Bob E. , editor of the UU Sangha, the journal of the Unitarian Universalist Buddhist Fellowship.
 
 
 
> Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2008 11:23:15 -0700> From: gary.gach at gmail.com> To: buddha-l at mailman.swcp.com> Subject: [Buddha-l] buddha vacana> > Anyone heard the second sentence of this?:> > A person is born with an axe in his mouth. He whose speech is unwholesome> >>> cuts himself with an axe.> >>>> >>> I've heard of the blade, but not the self-mutilation. There's also one> floating around attributed to B., about human speech and the barking of> dogs, but can't put my finger on it at the moment. Arf, arf.> > Gary> > may all beings be well> > > http://www.redroom.com/author/gary-g-gach> 1.415.771.77.93> may all beings> be well> > > > > > > -- > Gary Gach> > > http://www.redroom.com/author/gary-g-gach> 1.415.771.77.93> may all beings> be well> _______________________________________________> buddha-l mailing list> buddha-l at mailman.swcp.com> http://mailman.swcp.com/mailman/listinfo/buddha-l