Dhammapada 367

Posted by drdoof on 12-07-2013, 8:14 AM :


Verse 367:
He who does not take the mind-and-body aggregate (nama-rupa) as "I and mine",
and who does not grieve over the dissolution (of mind and body)
is, indeed, called a Bhikkhu.

Dhammapada 365 - 366

Posted by drdoof on 12-07-2013, 8:13 AM :


Verse 365:
One should not despise,
what one has received (by proper means),
nor should one envy others their gains.
The Bhikkhu, who envies others
cannot attain Concentration (samādhi).

Verse 366:
Though he receives only a little,
if a Bhikkhu does not despise,
what he has received (by proper means),
the devas will surely praise him
who leads a pure life and is not slothful.

Dhammapada 364

Posted by drdoof on 12-07-2013, 8:12 AM :


Verse 364:
The Bhikkhu who abides in the Dhamma,
who delights in the Dhamma,
who meditates on the Dhamma, and
is ever mindful of the Dhamma,
does not fall away from the Dhamma of the virtuous.

Dhammapada 363

Posted by drdoof on 10-07-2013, 9:15 AM :


Verse 363:
The Bhikkhu who controls his mouth (speech),
who speaks wisely with his mind composed,
who explains the meaning and the text of the Dhamma
— sweet are the words of that Bhikkhu.

Dhammapada 362

Posted by drdoof on 10-07-2013, 9:13 AM :


Verse 362:
Mastering the hands.
Mastering the feet.
Mastering the speech.
Mastering the thoughts.
Highest Master of Mind;
concentrated and composed,
content in secluded solitude,
such one is called a Bhikkhu

Dhammapada 360 - 361

Posted by drdoof on 10-07-2013, 9:12 AM :


Verse 360:
Restraint in the eye is good,
good is restraint in the ear;
restraint in the nose is good,
good is restraint in the tongue.

Verse 361:
Restraint in body is good,
good is restraint in speech;
restraint in mind is good,
good is restraint in all the senses.
A Bhikkhu restrained in all the senses is freed from all ills (samsara dukkha).

Dhammapada 356 - 359

Posted by drdoof on 07-07-2013, 2:29 PM :


Verse 356:
Weeds damage fields;
lust spoils all beings.
Therefore, giving to those free from lust
yields great benefit.

Verse 357:
Weeds damage fields;
ill will spills all beings.
Therefore, giving to those free from ill will
yields great benefit.

Verse 358:
Weeds damage fields;
ignorance spoils all beings.
Therefore, giving to those free from ignorance
yields great benefit.

Verse 359:
Weeds damage fields;
covetousness spoils all beings.
Therefore, giving to those free from covetousness
yields great benefit.

Dhammapada 355

Posted by drdoof on 07-07-2013, 2:25 PM :


Verse 355:
Wealth destroys the foolish;
but it cannot destroy those who seek the other shore (i.e., Nibbana).
By his craving for wealth the fool destroys himself,
as he would destroy others.

Dhammapada 354

Posted by drdoof on 07-07-2013, 2:23 PM :


Verse 354:
The gift of Dhamma surpasses all other gifts.
The taste of Truth excels all other tastes.
The joy of Understanding exceeds all other joys.
The Elimination of craving overcomes and quenches
all ill, all pain, all sorrow, and all suffering.

Dhammapada 353

Posted by drdoof on 07-07-2013, 2:22 PM :


Verse 353:
I have overcome all, I know all, I am detached from all, I have given up all;
I am liberated from moral defilements
having eradicated craving.
Having comprehended the Four Noble Truths by myself,
whom should I point out as my teacher?

Dhammapada 351 - 352

Posted by drdoof on 07-07-2013, 2:21 PM :


Verse 351:
The one who has reached the perfected level,
is fearless, free of craving, desireless & detached.
Such one has broken the hooks of being, and
is in the final phase, wearing the last form.

Verse 352:
The One who is free from craving and from attachment,
who is skilled in the knowledge of the significance of terms,
who knows the grouping of letters and
their sequence is indeed called
"one who has lived his last, a man of great wisdom, a great man."

Dhammapada 349 - 350

Posted by drdoof on 05-07-2013, 8:34 PM :


Verse 349:
In a man who is disturbed by (sensual) thoughts,
whose passions are strong,  and
who keeps seeing objects as being pleasant,
craving grows more and more.
Indeed, he makes his bondage strong.

Verse 350:
A man who takes delight in calming (sensual) thoughts,
who is ever mindful,  and
meditates on the impurity (of the body, etc.)
will certainly get rid (of craving);
this man will cut the bond of Mara.

Dhammapada 348

Posted by drdoof on 05-07-2013, 8:32 PM :


Verse 348:
Give up the past, give up the future, give up the present.
Having reached the end of existences,
with a mind freed from all (conditioned things),
you will not again undergo birth and decay.

Dhammapada 347

Posted by drdoof on 05-07-2013, 8:31 PM :


Verse 347:
Beings who are infatuated with lust,
fall back into the Stream of craving they have generated themselves, just as a spider does in the web it has spun.
The Wise, cutting off the bond  of craving,
walk on resolutely, leaving, all suffering (dukkha) behind.

Dhammapada 345 - 346

Posted by drdoof on 05-07-2013, 8:30 PM :


Verse 345:
The wise do not say that bonds made of iron, of wood, and of hemp are strong bonds;
they say that only passionate attachment to and care for gems and jewelry, children and wives are strong bonds.

Verse 346:
These drag one down (to lower planes of existence) and
although they seem yielding, are difficult to release.
The wise, cutting off this bond (of craving) and
 resolutely giving up sensual pleasures, renounce the world.

Dhammapada 344

Posted by drdoof on 04-07-2013, 5:58 PM :


Verse 344:
Whoever in the forest find freedom from desire,
yet later returns to the household life, is still bound. 
Look! Though freed, he is verily running back into
being entangled, in the very same net.

Dhammapada 338 - 343

Posted by drdoof on 04-07-2013, 5:56 PM :


Verse 338:
Just as a tree with roots undamaged and firm
grows again even though cut down,
so also, if latent craving is not rooted out,
this dukkha (of birth, & death) arises again and again.

Verse 339:
That man of wrong views,
in whom the thirty-six streams # (of craving) that flow towards pleasurable objects are strong,
is carried away by his many thoughts connected with passion.

Verse 340:
The stream of craving flows always and in all directions.
When this creeper of craving shoots up and stands strong,
then cut it off at the Root, immediately, right there and then.

Verse 341:
In beings, there flows happiness that is smeared with craving;
those beings attached to pleasure and seeking pleasure are,
indeed, subject to birth and ageing.

Verse 342:
People beset with craving are terrified like a hare caught in a snare;
held fast by fetters and bonds
they undergo dukkha (round of rebirths) again and again,
for a long time.

Verse 343:
People beset with craving are terrified like a hare caught in a snare.
Therefore, One who wishes to free himself from suffering
should eradicate craving.

Dhammapada 334 - 337

Posted by drdoof on 04-07-2013, 5:51 PM :


Verse 334:
In a man who is ever careless,
craving grows like a creeper.
He runs from birth to birth,
like a monkey seeking fruits in the forest.

Verse 335:
Whoever is overcome by this fierce craving,
clinging to the world,
for such one the sorrows increase
like watered grass grows high.

Verse 336:
In this world, sorrow falls away
from one who overcomes this vile craving 
that is difficult to get rid of,
just as water drops fall away from a lotus leaf.

Verse 337:
Therefore, I will deliver this teaching to all of you who have assembled here.
Dig up the root of craving just as one who wishes to have the fragrant root digs up the birana grass.
Do not let Mara destroy you again and again,
as the flood destroys the reed.

Dhammapada 331 - 333

Posted by drdoof on 03-07-2013, 11:28 AM :


Verse 331:
It is good to have friends when the need arises;
it is good to be content with anything that is available;
it is good to have merit when life is about to end;
it is good to be rid of all dukkha.

Verse 332:
In this world it is good to be dutiful to one's mother;
also it is good to be dutiful to one's father.
In this world it is good to minister unto samanas (monks);
also it is good to minister unto brahmanas.

Verse 333:
It is good to have virtue till old age,
it is good to have unshakable faith,
it is good to gain wisdom,
it is good to do no evil.

Dhammapada 328 - 330

Posted by drdoof on 03-07-2013, 11:24 AM :


Verse 328:
If one finds a sagacious friend,
who is a virtuous and steadfast companion,
one should live with him joyfully and mindfully,
overcoming all dangers.

Verse 329:
If one cannot find a sagacious friend,
who is a virtuous and steadfast companion,
one should live alone like the king who gave up and
left the country he had won, and
like the elephant roaming alone in the forest.

Verse 330:
It is better to live alone;
there is no fellowship with a fool.
So one should live alone,
do no evil, and
be carefree like the elephant roaming alone in the forest.

Dhammapada 327

Posted by drdoof on 03-07-2013, 11:22 AM :


Verse 327:
Take delight in mindfulness, guard your mind well.
As an elephant stuck in mire pulls itself out,
so also, pull yourself out of the mire of moral defilements.

Dhammapada 326

Posted by drdoof on 03-07-2013, 11:21 AM :


Verse 326:
Thoughts wander first here and then there,
crossing and turning where and whenever they like.
Therefore control your thoughts
like the mahout drives the Elephant with a strong hook.

Dhammapada 325

Posted by drdoof on 03-07-2013, 11:19 AM :


Verse 325:
The foolish one who is lazy, gluttonous, and always drowsy,
who just wallows like a well-fed pig,
is subject to repeated rebirths.

Dhammapada 324

Posted by drdoof on 03-07-2013, 11:17 AM :


Verse 324:
The elephant called Dhanapala,
in severe must and uncontrollable,
being in captivity, eats not a morsel,
yearning for his native forest (i. e., longing to look after his parents).

Dhammapada 323

Posted by drdoof on 03-07-2013, 11:14 AM :


Verse 323:
Indeed, not by any means of transport (such as elephants and horses)
can one go to the place one has never been before (i.e., Nibbana);
but only by thoroughly taming oneself,
the self tamed one can get to that place (i.e., Nibbana).

Dhammapada 320 - 322

Posted by drdoof on 03-07-2013, 11:12 AM :


Verse 320:
As an elephant in battlefield withstands the arrow shot from a bow,
so shall I endure abuse.
Indeed, many people are without morality.

Verse 321:
Only the trained (horses and elephants) are led to gatherings of people;
the King mounts only the well trained & well tamed horses and elephants.
Noblest among men are the tamed, who can endure abuse.

Verse 322:
Quite excellent are well trained and completely tamed
Elephants and full-blooded horses,
yet far better is the one,
who have tamed himself

Dhammapada 318 - 319

Posted by drdoof on 02-07-2013, 10:09 AM :


Verse 318:
Beings who imagine wrong in what is not wrong,
who do not see wrong in what is wrong, and
who hold wrong views
go to a lower plane of existence.

Verse 319:
Beings who know what is wrong as wrong and
who know what is right as right,
and who hold right views
go to a happy plane of existence.