Voice of Vivekananda
By VivekaVani
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 223: akkodhena jine kodhaṃ asādhuṃ sādhunā jine |jine kadariyaṃ dānena saccena alikavādinaṃ || 223 || 223. Anger …
Continue Reading about Dhammapada, Verse 223 – The Story of Uttarā the Lay-Disciple →
By VivekaVani
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 222: yo ve uppatitaṃ kodhaṃ rathaṃ bhantaṃ va dhāraye |tam'ahaṃ sārathiṃ brūmi rasmiggāho itaro jano || 222 || 222. …
Continue Reading about Dhammapada, Verse 222 – The Story of a Monk →
By VivekaVani
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 221: kodhaṃ jahe vippajaheyya mānaṃ saññojanaṃ sabbamatikkameyya |taṃ nāmarūpasmiṃ asajjamānaṃ akiñcanaṃ nānupatanti …
Continue Reading about Dhammapada, Verse 221 – The Story of Princess Rohini →
By VivekaVani
Also living in Vrindaban at this time was Vijaykrishna Goswami, a Vaishnava saint who had known Brahmananda when he was living with Ramakrishna at Dakshineswar. One day Vijay asked him: “The Master …
By VivekaVani
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 219-220: cirappavāsiṃ purisaṃ dūrato sotthimāgataṃ |ñātimittā suhajjā ca abhinandanti āgataṃ || 219 ||tatheva …
Continue Reading about Dhammapada, Verse 219-220 – The Story of Nandiya →
By VivekaVani
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 218: chandajāto anakkhāte manasā ca phuṭo siyā |kāmesu ca appaṭibaddhacitto uddhaṃsoto'ti vuccati || 218 || 218. One …
Continue Reading about Dhammapada, Verse 218 – The Story of an Anāgāmi Venerable →