FULL MOON – Clearer Perspective
Published December 19, 2021 06:00
As a beautiful flower
without fragrance is disappointing,
so are wise words
without right action.... 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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Note that the verses used in this monthly Reflection are taken from, ‘A Dhammapada for Contemplation’, Aruna Publications. For more literal interpretations we encourage you to view other translations.
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Published December 19, 2021 06:00
As a beautiful flower
without fragrance is disappointing,
so are wise words
without right action.... Read more
Published November 19, 2021 06:00
Fostering habits
such as craving and clinging
is like fertilizing noxious weeds.Dhammapada ... Read more
Published October 21, 2021 06:00
Those who always look for
the faults of others -
their corruptions increase
and they are far from freedom.... Read more
Published September 21, 2021 06:00
Victory leads to hatred,
for the defeated suffer.
The peaceful live happily,
beyond victory and defeat.
... Read more
Published August 23, 2021 06:00
Having empathy for others
one sees that all beings are afraid
of punishment and death.
Knowing this, one does not ... Read more
Published July 24, 2021 06:50
Just as a fletcher shapes an arrow,
so the wise develop the mind,
so excitable, uncertain
and difficult to ... Read more
Published June 24, 2021 06:00
To contemplate life leads to wisdom;
without contemplation wisdom wanes.
Recognise how wisdom is cultivated and ... Read more
Published May 26, 2021 06:00
I say a being is great
who stands not on this shore,
nor the other shore,
nor on any shore at all.
Such a ... Read more
Published April 26, 2021 06:00
One who transforms old and heedless ways
into fresh and wholesome acts
brings ... Read more
Published March 28, 2021 06:00
The Buddha’s perfection is complete;
there is no more work to be done.
No measure is there for his wisdom;
no limits ... Read more