FULL MOON – Trust & Faith
Published April 16, 2022 06:00
Even those who live wholesome lives
can experience suffering
so long as their acts have not yet borne direct fruits. ... Read more
On each Full Moon Luang Por Munindo sends out a Dhammapada verse with a few lines of comment for reflection. If you wish to receive this message via email, fill in with your email address.
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Note that the verses used in this monthly Reflection are taken from, ‘A Dhammapada for Contemplation’, Aruna Publications. For more literal interpretations we encourage you to view other translations.
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Published April 16, 2022 06:00
Even those who live wholesome lives
can experience suffering
so long as their acts have not yet borne direct fruits. ... Read more
Published March 17, 2022 06:00
We are our own protection;
we are indeed our own secure abiding;
how could it be otherwise?
So with due care we attend to ... Read more
Published February 16, 2022 06:00
"All realities are devoid
of an abiding self";
when we see this with insight
we will tire of this life of ... Read more
Published January 17, 2022 06:00
All states of being are determined by the heart.
It is the heart that leads the way.
Just as the wheel of ... Read more
Published December 19, 2021 06:00
As a beautiful flower
without fragrance is disappointing,
so are wise words
without right action.... Read more
Published November 19, 2021 06:00
Fostering habits
such as craving and clinging
is like fertilizing noxious weeds.Dhammapada ... Read more
Published October 21, 2021 06:00
Those who always look for
the faults of others -
their corruptions increase
and they are far from freedom.... Read more
Published September 21, 2021 06:00
Victory leads to hatred,
for the defeated suffer.
The peaceful live happily,
beyond victory and defeat.
... Read more
Published August 23, 2021 06:00
Having empathy for others
one sees that all beings are afraid
of punishment and death.
Knowing this, one does not ... Read more
Published July 24, 2021 06:50
Just as a fletcher shapes an arrow,
so the wise develop the mind,
so excitable, uncertain
and difficult to ... Read more