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.