Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 307: kāsāvakaṇṭhā bahavo pāpadhammā asaññatā |pāpā pāpehi kammehi nirayaṃ te upapajjare || 307 || 307. Many who wear …
Chandogya Upanishad 3.13.6
ते वा एते पञ्च ब्रह्मपुरुषाः स्वर्गस्य लोकस्य द्वारपाः स य एतानेवं पञ्च ब्रह्मपुरुषान्स्वर्गस्य लोकस्य द्वारपान्वेदास्य कुले वीरो जायते प्रतिपद्यते स्वर्गं लोकं य एतानेवं पञ्च ब्रह्मपुरुषान्स्वर्गस्य …
Immutable Nature
Once a group of villagers decided to go out on a pilgrimage to some holy places A thief thinking that it was time for him to stop thieving and to begin expiating the sins, expressed his desire to the …
True Understanding
A king had a great scholar in his court who was said to be a very learned man. The king, who was interested in spiritual things, once asked the scholar to give a discourse on the Bhagavad Gita. The …
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 6.1.6
यो ह वै प्रजातिं वेद प्रजायते ह प्रजया पशुभिः; रेतो वै प्रजातिः; प्रजायते ह प्रजया पशुभिर् य एवं वेद ॥ ६ ॥ yo ha vai prajātiṃ veda prajāyate ha prajayā paśubhiḥ; reto vai prajātiḥ; prajāyate ha …
The Greater Sacrifice
An atheist used to meet frequently a friend who was a theist. Each had regard for the other and looked upon each other as sincere friends. The atheist, however, said to the theist one day, "Well, for …