Dhammapada Part II

Dhammapada Verses 318 & 319: Destinations

Verse 318 Those who imagine evil where there is none, and do not see evil where it is—upholding false views, they go to states of woe Verse 319 Those who discern the w

Dhammapada Verses 316 & 317: Seeing

Verse 316 Those who are ashamed of what they should not be ashamed of, and are not ashamed of what they should be ashamed of—upholding false views, they go to states of

Dhammapada Verse 315: Guarding The Moment

Verse 315 Just as a border city is closely guarded both within and without, even so, guard yourself. Do not let slip this opportunity (for spiritual growth). For those w

Dhammapada Verse 314: Burning

Verse 314 An evil deed is better left undone, for such a deed torments one afterwards. But a good deed is better done, doing which one repents not later. (Translated by

Dhammapada Verses 311 - 313: As Grass Cuts the Hand

Verse 311 Just as kusa grass wrongly handled cuts the hand, even so, a recluse’s life wrongly lived drags one to states of woe. Verse 312 Any loose act, any corrupt ob

Dhammapada Verses 309 & 310: But Little Delight

Verse 309 Four misfortunes befall the reckless man who consorts with another’s wife: acquisition of demerit, disturbed sleep, ill-repute, and (rebirth in) states of woe.

Dhammapada Verse 308: A Red-Hot Iron Ball

Verse 308 It would be better to swallow a red-hot iron ball, blazing like fire, than as an immoral and uncontrolled monk to eat the alms of the people. (Translated by A

Dhammapada Verse 307: Evil is as Evil Does

Verse 307 There are many evil characters and uncontrolled men wearing the saffron robe. These wicked men will be born in states of woe because of their evil deeds. (Tra

Dhammapada Verse 306: Speaks Not the Truth

Verse 306 The liar goes to the state of woe; also he who, having done (wrong), says, “I did not do it.” Men of base actions both, on departing they share the same destin

Dhammapada Verse 305: Alone

Verse 305 He who sits alone, sleeps alone, and walks alone, who is strenuous and subdues himself alone, will find delight in the solitude of the forest. (Translated by

Dhammapada Verse 304: A Snowy Mountain

Verse 304 The good shine from afar, like the Himalaya mountains. But the wicked are unseen, like arrows shot in the night. (Translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita) Our po

Dhammapada Verse 303: Worshipped Everywhere

Verse 303 He who is full of faith and virtue, and possesses good repute and wealth—he is respected everywhere, in whatever land he travels. (Translated by Acharya Buddh

Dhammapada Verse 302: Do Not Wander

Verse 302 Difficult is life as a monk; difficult is it to delight therein. Also difficult and sorrowful is the household life. Suffering comes from association with uneq

Dhammapada Verses 296 – 301: Well-Awakened

Verse 296 Those disciples of Gotama ever awaken happily who day and night constantly practice the Recollection of the Qualities of the Buddha. Verse 297 Those disciple

Dhammapada Verses 294 & 295: Untroubled

Verse 294 Having slain mother (craving), father (self-conceit), two warrior-kings (eternalism and nihilism), and destroyed a country (sense organs and sense objects) tog

Dhammapada Verses 292 & 293: To Be Done

Verse 292 The cankers only increase for those who are arrogant and heedless, who leave undone what should be done and do what should not be done. Verse 293 The cankers

Dhammapada Verse 291: Cycle of Revenge

Verse 291 Entangled by the bonds of hate, he who seeks his own happiness by inflicting pain on others, is never delivered from hatred. (Translated by Acharya Buddharakk

Dhammapada Verse 290: Profound Happiness

Verse 290 If by renouncing a lesser happiness one may realize a greater happiness, let the wise man renounce the lesser, having regard for the greater. (Translated by A

Dhammapada Verses 288 & 289: The Endmaker

Verse 288 For him who is assailed by death there is no protection by kinsmen. None there are to save him—no sons, nor father, nor relatives. Verse 289 Realizing this f

Dhammapada Verse 287: A Sleeping Village

Verse 287 As a great flood carries away a sleeping village, so death seizes and carries away the man with a clinging mind, doting on his children and cattle. (Translate