Archive for October, 2009

Twenty-First Chapter: Dhammapada

Posted by Madhu B. Wangu on October 30, 2009

Twenty-first Chapter: Dhammapada
Miscellaneous
290. By forsaking a lesser happiness one may find a greater one. Let the wise give up the lesser to attain the greater.
291. A person who seeks happiness by making others unhappy ends up in the churn of hatred.
292. By not doing what should be done, and by doing what should [...]

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Twentieth Chapter: Dhammapada

Posted by Madhu B. Wangu on October 23, 2009

Twentieth Chapter: Dhammapada
The Path
273. The best path is the Eightfold Path. The best truth is the Fourfold Truth. The best mental state is detachment. The best man is the illumined one.
274-75. This is the path; there is no other that leads to the purification of mind. Follow this path and conquer Mara. This path will [...]

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Nineteenth Chapter: Dhammapada

Posted by Madhu B. Wangu on October 16, 2009

Righteousness: Dharma
256-57. Those who do not follow Dharma resort to violence to achieve their purpose. But those who lead others through nonviolent means, knowing right and wrong, may be called guardians of Dharma or Dharmic.
258. One is not wise because he is articulate. One is wise because he is patient, free from hate and fear.
259. [...]

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