Saturday, October 24, 2015

Three Verses from the Dhammapada


For hatred does not cease by hatred at any time:
hatred ceases by love. This is an unalterable law.
Verse 5



Avoid all evil, cultivate the good, purify your
mind: this sums up the teaching of the Buddhas.
Verse 183



All efforts must be made by you; Buddhas
only show the way. Follow this path and practice
meditation; go beyond the power of Mara.
Verse 276


(Remember, Mara is not the Buddhist version of Satan.
Mara is your own anger, greed, delusion, inertia, fear, and unwillingness to act.)  

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