FULL MOON – No More Suffering
Published September 02, 2020 06:00
For many lives I have wandered
looking for, but not finding,
the house-builder
who caused my suffering.
But now ... 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 September 02, 2020 06:00
For many lives I have wandered
looking for, but not finding,
the house-builder
who caused my suffering.
But now ... Read more
Published August 04, 2020 06:00
Even those who perform evil
can experience well-being
so long as their actions
have not yet borne direct fruits.
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Published July 05, 2020 06:00
Come, view this world.
See it as an ornate festive carriage.
See how fools ... Read more
Published June 05, 2020 06:00
One should not be considered worthy of respect
because of birth or background, or any outer sign;
it is purity ... Read more
Published May 06, 2020 06:00
To harm living beings
who, like us, seek contentment,
is to bring harm to ourselves.Dhammapada v.131
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Published April 07, 2020 06:00
Distorted views,
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which give rise to seeing right as wrong
and wrong as right,
cause beings to disintegrate.
Published March 08, 2020 06:00
Appreciative awareness leads to life;
heedless avoidance is the path to death.
Those who are truly aware are fully ... Read more
Published February 08, 2020 06:00
Neither mother, father
nor any member of a family
can give you the blessings generated
by your own well-directed ... Read more
Published January 09, 2020 06:00
Mistaking the false for the real,
and the real for the false,
one suffers a life of falsity.But seeing the false ... Read more
Published December 11, 2019 06:00
If spoken to harshly,
make yourself as silent as a cracked gong;
non-retaliation is a sign of freedom.... Read more