1. తపస్సుచే పాపాలు ప్రక్షాళన చేసుకొన్నట్టి శాంతచిత్తులు, కోరి కలను అధిగమించినట్టి మోక్షాపేక్షితులకై ఈ ‘ఆత్మబోధ’ రచించబడినది. 2. మిగిలిన సాధనలకంటే జ్ఞానమార్గం సూటియైనది. అగ్నిలేనిదే వండడం సాధ్యపడదు. …
Dhammapada, Verse 260-261 – The Story of Venerable Lakuṇṭaka Bhaddiya
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 260-261: na tena thero hoti yen'assa palitaṃ siro |paripakko vayo tassa moghajiṇṇo'ti vuccati || 260 ||yamhi saccaṃ ca …
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Dhammapada, Verse 259 – The Story of Ekūdāna the Arahat
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 259: na tāvatā dhammadharā yāvatā bahu bhāsati |yo ca appam'pi sutvāna dhammaṃ kāyena passati |sa ve dhammadharo hoti …
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Taming Body, Mind and Speech – Bhagavad Gita
For one who is temperate in food and recreation, who is detached and self-restrained in work, who is regulated in sleep and in vigil—Yoga brings about the cessation of the travail of Samsàra [i.e., …
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Dhammapada, Verse 258 – The Story of a Group of Six Monks
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 258: na tena paṇḍito hoti yāvatā bahu bhāsati |khemī averī abhayo paṇḍito'ti pavuccati || 258 || 258. Just because …
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