The Dhammapada Vol 07 ~ 03
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| event type | discourse |
| date & time | 13 Dec 1979 am |
| location | Buddha Hall, Pune |
| language | English |
| audio | Available, duration 1h 38min. Quality: good. |
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| video | Not available |
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| online text | find the PDF of this discourse |
| shorttitle | DHAM0703 |
- notes
- synopsis
- Reader of the sutras: Sw Ananda Teertha.
- The sutra
- Life is easy
- For the man who is without shame,
- Impudent as a crow,
- A vicious gossip,
- Vain, meddlesome, dissolute.
- But life is hard
- For the man who quietly undertakes
- The way of perfection,
- With purity, detachment and vigor.
- He sees light.
- If you kill, lie or steal,
- Commit adultery or drink,
- You dig up your own roots.
- And if you cannot master yourself,
- The harm you do turns against you
- Grievously.
- You may give in the spirit of light
- Or as you please,
- But if you care how another man gives
- Or how he withholds,
- You trouble your quietness endlessly.
- These envying roots!
- Destroy them
- And enjoy a lasting quietness.
- There is no fire like passion,
- There are no chains like hate.
- Illusion is a net,
- Desire a rushing river.
- How easy it is to see your brother's faults,
- How hard to face your own.
- You winnow his in the wind like chaff,
- But yours you hide,
- Like a cheat covering up an unlucky throw.
- Dwelling on your brother's faults
- Multiplies your own.
- You are far from the end of your journey.
- The way is not in the sky.
- The way is in the heart.
- See how you love
- Whatever keeps you from your journey.
- But the tathagatas,
- "They who have gone beyond,"
- Have conquered the world.
- They are free.
- The way is not in the sky.
- The way is in the heart.
- All things arise and pass away.
- But the awakened awake forever.
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