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.