Om! Speech is rooted in my thought (mind) and my thought is rooted in my speech.Be manifest, patent, to me; be ye two, for me, the lynch-pins of the Veda.Let not Vedic lore desert me.With this …
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Dhammapada, Verse 227-230 – The Story of Atula the Lay Disciple
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 227-230: porāṇametaṃ atula netaṃ ajjatanām'iva |nindanti tuṇhimāsīnaṃ nindanti bahubhāṇinaṃ |mitabhāṇim'pi nindanti …
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Dhammapada, Verse 226 – The Story of Puṇṇā the Slave Girl
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 226: sadā jāgaramānānaṃ ahorattānusikkhinaṃ |nibbāṇaṃ adhimuttānaṃ atthaṃ gacchanti āsavā || 226 || 226. For the …
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Yoga Tattva Upanishad
Om! May He protect us both together; may He nourish us both together;May we work conjointly with great energy,May our study be vigorous and effective;May we not mutually dispute (or may we not hate …
Dhammapada, Verse 225 – The Story of the Brāhmin who had been the ‘Father of the Buddha’
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 225: ahiṃsakā ye munayo niccaṃ kāyena saṃvutā |te yanti accutaṃ ṭhānaṃ yattha gantvā na socare || 225 || 225. Those …
Dhammapada, Verse 224 – The Story of the Question Raised by Venerable Mahā Moggallāna
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 224: saccaṃ bhaṇe na kujjheyya dajjāppasmiṃ'pi yācito |etehi tīhi ṭhānehi gacche devāna santike || 224 || 224. Speak …