29. Love of one's mother and love of one's father is true happiness in the world. (Dhp 332) [Jan 29]
39. Those families where the mother and father are worshipped in the home, where they are said to be like Brahmā, like teachers of old, they are ranked with the ancient gods. Truly worthy of offerings are those families where the mother and father are worshipped in the home. ‘Brahmā’, ‘teachers of old’, ‘gods of old’, and ‘worthy of offerings’ are terms for a mother and father. And why is this? Because a mother and father do much for their children - they bring them up, nourish them and introduce them to the world. (AN 3.31, AN 4.63, Iti 106) [Feb 8]
47. When a good person is reborn into a family it is for the welfare, the happiness and the benefit of many; for that person’s parents, their spouse and children, their servants and workers, and their friends and companions. It is also for the welfare, the happiness and the benefit of monks and brahmans. (AN 5.42) [Feb 16]
68. Wherever these things are found, in either a king or a farmer, a general or village headman, a guild master or leaders of the clan, progress may be expected and not decline. What five? Take the case of a clansman who with wealth acquired by work and effort, gathered by strength of arm and sweat of brow, justly and lawful, honours, reveres, venerates and respects his parents. They in turn regard him fondly, with thoughts of love and say to him: ‘Long life to you and may you be protected.’ Thus, for one who regards his parents fondly, progress may be expected and not decline. And again, when he does the same to his wife and children, his servants and workfolk, his tenants and those who work his fields, to monks, brahmans and the gods, they likewise will regard him fondly with thoughts of love and say to him: ‘Long life to you and may you be protected.’ (AN 5.58) [Mar 9]
181. There are two people you can never repay. Which two? Your father and your mother. Even if you were to carry them on your back and live for a hundred years, supporting them, anointing them with medicines, bathing and massaging their limbs and wiping up their excrement after them, even this would not repay them. Even if you were to give them absolute sovereignty over the whole world, this would still not repay them. And why? Because parents do much for their children, they bring them up, nourish them and introduce them to the world. But whoever encourages their doubting parents to believe, their immoral parents to be virtuous, their stingy parents to be generous and their foolish parents to be wise, that one by so doing, does repay, does more than repay their parents. (AN 2.33) [Jun 30]