The Dhammapada

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The Dhammapada P li Prakrit Dhammapada Sanskrit Dharmapada is a collection of sayings of the Buddha in verse form and one of the most widely read and best known Buddhist scriptures The original version of the Dhammapada is in the Khuddaka Nikaya, a division of the Pali Canon of Theravada Buddhism.The Buddhist scholar and commentator Buddhaghosa explains that each saying recorded in the collection was made on a different occasion in response to a unique situation that had arisen in the life of the Buddha and his monastic community His commentary, the Dhammapada Atthakatha, presents the details of these events and is a rich source of legend for the life and times of the Buddha. Best Read [ The Dhammapada ] by [ Anonymous ] – kino-fada.fr This really is the ultimate guide to optimism, positive thinking and, in a sense, idealistic happiness Some of the ideas in here speak with clarity and wisdom, the logic behind them is clear and strong however, I know that practising them is not an easy thing I tried some of them for a time, a few were easy Simple things like forgiveness and proactive thinking aren t too complex or difficult to put into practice, but others require a great deal of willpower and perhaps a deep understanding o This really is the ultimate guide to optimism, positive thinking and, in a sense, idealistic happiness Some of the ideas in here speak with clarity and wisdom, the logic behind them is clear and strong however, I know that practising them is not an easy thing I tried some of them for a time, a few were easy Simple things like forgiveness and proactive thinking aren t too complex or difficult to put into practice, but others require a great deal of willpower and perhaps a deep understanding of the concepts themselves I have to be careful what I say here, these are religious matters after all I don t wish to offend in my ramblings Some of the teachings in here feel vague and a little unobtainable The section on transient pleasure was particul...The Dhammapada is a collection of Budist writings These explain their chor beliefs I found this a very intreaguing read I am a Christian but I find it very informative to study other people s belief system The Budist s beliefs are based primarily on love but it has a very practical side of how to conduct one s life here on earth It does not speak to much of the life her after I plan to study further into the Budist religion to gain ainformative opinion I would recommend every one st The Dhammapada is a collection of Budist writings These explain their chor beliefs I found this a very intreaguing read I am a Christian but I find it very informative to study other people s belief system The Budist s beliefs are based primarily on love but it has a very practical side of how to conduct one s life here on earth It does not speak to much of the life her after I plan to study further into the Budist religion to gain ainforma... .Read every word Now I m wise AFJust reread this Little and big gems of wisdom throughout.It s mostly just an assortment of platitudes Examples Ch VI, 78 Let one not associate With low persons, bad friends.But let one associate With noble persons, worthy friends Ch VIII, stanza 100 Though a thousand the the statements, With words of no avail, Better is a single word of welfare, Having heard which, one is pacified Ch XXI, stanza 290 If by sacrificing a limited pleasure An extensive pleasure one would see,Let the wise one beholding extensive pleasure, It s mostly just an assortment of platitudes Examples Ch VI, 78 Let one not associate With low persons, bad friends.But let one associate With noble persons, worthy friends Ch VIII, stanza 100 Though a thousand the the statements, With words of no avail, Better is a single word of welfare, Having heard which, one is pacified Ch XXI, stanza 290 If by sacrificing a limited pleasure An extensive pleasure one would see,Let the wise one beholding extensive pleasure, A limited pleasure forsake Thanks, I couldn t figure that out for myself.Some of the passages are pretty cool though Example Ch XI, stanza 153 154 I ran through samsara, with its many births, Searching for, but not finding, the house builder Misery is birth again and again House builder, you are seen The house you shall not build again Broken are your rafters, all,Your roof beam destroyed.Freedom from the samkharas has the mind attained.To the end of cravings has it come The main theme, that since feelings of attachment and holding things de...So this happened to be the just in case I get stuck waiting somewhere book I had thrown in my purse on the day my car, later, wouldn t start as the temperature marched toward 100 degrees F I had plenty of time standing in the parking lot to consider Buddha s message since the tow truck got stuck in Senior Open golf tournament traffic and took three hours to arrive Did the advice to let go of sensory impressions, perceptions, anger and conditioned reactions help Yes, I think it did, although So this happened to be the just in case I get stuck waiting somewhere book I had ...A re read, this time in English translation I got the Oxford version, because its form looked good inreview also its introduction is very clear and interesting its explanatory notes are very useful too, very clear.I think I gotout of this this time, maybe a few years really changed things I m not a Buddhist, not believing in reincarnation for example, but even so I got a lot of enjoyment and inspiration out of this It s a slim volume, so it can be read quickly, but it can als A re read, this time in...

The Dhammapada
  • English
  • 25 January 2018
  • Paperback
  • 114 pages
  • 0938077872
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  • The Dhammapada