Safety ☀️ quality
2 discourses
Also known as: sanctuary, security, peace, rest
Pāli: khema
In As It Was Said (Itivuttaka)
The Blessed One explains the two thoughts that frequently arise in him - the thought of safety for beings and the thought of seclusion.
In The Buddha's Ancient Discourses (Sutta Nipāta)
The Buddha's serene conduct on an alms round catches the attention of King Bimbisāra. In the ensuing encounter, the king offers him wealth and royal pleasures, but the Buddha shares his insight on the drawbacks in sensual pleasures, his view of renunciation as security and where his mind delights in.