Voice of Vivekananda
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 42: diso disaṃ yantaṃ kayirā verī vā pana verinaṃ |micchāpaṇihitaṃ cittaṃ pāpiyo naṃ tato kare || 42 || 42. Whatever …
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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 41: aciraṃ vatayaṃ kāyo paṭhaviṃ adhisessati |chuddho apetaviññāṇo niratthaṃ'va kaliṅgaraṃ || 41 || 41. Not long …
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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 40: kumbhūpamaṃ kāyamimaṃ viditvā nagarūpamaṃ cittamidaṃ ṭhapetvā |yodhetha māraṃ paññāyudhena jitañca rakkhe anivesano …
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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 38-39: anavaṭṭhitacittassa saddhammaṃ avijānato |paripalavapasādassa paññā na paripūrati || 38 ||anavassutacittassa …
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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 37: dūraṅgamaṃ ekacaraṃ asarīraṃ kuhāsayaṃ |ye cittaṃ saññamessanti mokkhanti mārabandhanā || 37 || 37. Drifting …
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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 36: sududdasaṃ sunipunaṃ yatthakāmanipātinaṃ |cittaṃ rakkhetha medhāvī cittaṃ guttaṃ sukhāvahaṃ || 36 || 36. …
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