Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 242-243: malitthiyā duccaritaṃ maccheraṃ dadato malaṃ |malā ve pāpakā dhammā asmiṃ loke paramhi ca || 242 ||tato malā …
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Dhammapada, Verse 241 – The Story of Kāludāyi
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 241: asajjhāyamalā mantā anuṭṭhānamalā gharā |malaṃ vaṇṇassa kosajjaṃ pamādo rakkhato malaṃ || 241 || 241. For oral …
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Dhammapada, Verse 240 – The Story of Venerable Tissa
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 240: ayasā'va malaṃ samuṭṭhitaṃ taduṭṭhāya tam'eva khādati |evaṃ atidhonacārinaṃ sakakammāni nayanti duggatiṃ || 240 …
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Dhammapada, Verse 239 – The Story of a Brāhmin
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 239: anupubbena medhāvī thokathokaṃ khaṇe khaṇe |kammāro rajatasseva niddhame malamattano || 239 || 239. Little by …
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Parmenides
Parmenides of Elea was a Presocratic Greek philosopher. As the first philosopher to inquire into the nature of existence itself, he is incontrovertibly credited as the “Father of Metaphysics.” As the …
Lessons from Swami Aseshananda
Perception of truthfulness A husband and wife invited us to drive down and take a ride in their private plane. Most of us boys, I think all, jumped at the chance, though I am sure I had some …