The Buddha once said: “One who dwells on beauty, lives unguarded, eats without restraint, and is lazy and undisciplined—that one Māra overthrows, like wind topples a weak tree.”— Dhammapada – Yamaka Vagga – Verse 7 But… “One who contemplates decay,…
All that we are is the result of what we have thought. It is founded on our thoughts; it is made up of our thoughts. If one speaks or acts with an impure mind, suffering follows like the wheel that…
In the city of Sāvatthi, a young man named Maṭṭakuṇḍali lay dying on a verandah. He had been terribly ill for days, and yet his father—a wealthy but selfish brāhmin—had refused to call a doctor. The reason? He didn’t want…
“He insulted me, he struck me, he defeated me, he stole from me.”If we dwell on these thoughts, hatred will never leave us. Dhammapada – Yamaka Vagga – Verse 3 “He insulted me, he struck me, he defeated me, he…
Hate Never Ends by More Hate “Hatred is never ended by hatred. It is only ended by love. This is an eternal truth.” Dhammapada – Yamaka Vagga – Verse 5 The Story: Two Mothers and a Vengeful Spirit Long ago…
They don’t understand: ‘We too must die one day.’But those who do—let go of their quarrels. Dhammapada, Yamaka Vagga – Verse 6 The Story: When Even Monks Quarrel Once in the city of Kosambi, the community of monks broke into…