FULL MOON - Protecting Ourselves
Published October 10, 2022 06:00
As a border city must be carefully protected
so guard yourself both within and without;
build your defences ... Read more
On each Full Moon Luang Por Munindo sends out a Dhammapada verse with a few lines of comment for reflection. If you wish to receive this message via email, fill in with your email address.
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Published October 10, 2022 06:00
As a border city must be carefully protected
so guard yourself both within and without;
build your defences ... Read more
Published September 10, 2022 06:00
The fragrance of flowers or sandalwood
blows only with the prevailing wind,
but the fragrance of virtue
... Read more
Published August 12, 2022 06:00
Life is easy
for one who lacks shame,
who is as impudent as a crow,
who is arrogant, aggressive,
invasive and ... Read more
Published July 13, 2022 11:02
Gradually, gradually,
a moment at a time,
the wise remove their own impurities
as a goldsmith removes the dross.... Read more
Published June 14, 2022 06:00
There is no place on earth
beyond the reach of death -
not in a mountain cave,
the ocean nor in the sky.Dhammapada v.128
... Read more
Published May 15, 2022 06:00
Let the dread of endless mediocrity spur you into great effort,
like a well-trained horse encouraged by ... Read more
Published April 16, 2022 06:00
Even those who live wholesome lives
can experience suffering
so long as their acts have not yet borne direct fruits. ... Read more
Published March 17, 2022 06:00
We are our own protection;
we are indeed our own secure abiding;
how could it be otherwise?
So with due care we attend to ... Read more
Published February 16, 2022 06:00
"All realities are devoid
of an abiding self";
when we see this with insight
we will tire of this life of ... Read more
Published January 17, 2022 06:00
All states of being are determined by the heart.
It is the heart that leads the way.
Just as the wheel of ... Read more