Swami Abhayananda (1890-1989) - Pre-monastic name Atulchandra Guha. Born in Majkhara village of Dhaka district. Left school to join Anushilan Samiti, a secret association of revolutionaries. Joined …
Dhammapada, Verse 153-154 – Venerable Ānanda’s Stanzas
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 153-154: anekajāti saṃsāraṃ sandhāvissaṃ anibbisaṃ |gahakārakaṃ gavesanto dukkhā jāti punappunaṃ || 153 ||gahakāraka …
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Chandogya Upanishad 3.7.2
त एतदेव रूपमभिसंविशन्त्येतस्माद्रूपादुद्यन्ति ॥ ३.७.२ ॥ ta etadeva rūpamabhisaṃviśantyetasmādrūpādudyanti || 3.7.2 || 2. They enter into this [white] colour of the sun, and they also come out of …
Isha Upanishad, Verse 2
कुर्वन्नेवेह कर्माणि जिजीविषेच्छतं समाः ।एवं त्वयि नान्यथेतोऽस्ति न कर्म लिप्यते नरे ॥ २ ॥ kurvanneveha karmāṇi jijīviṣecchataṃ samāḥ |evaṃ tvayi nānyatheto’sti na karma lipyate nare || 2 …
Dhammapada, Verse 152 – The Story of Venerable Kāludāyi
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 152: appassutā'yaṃ puriso balivaddo'va jīrati |maṃsāni tassa vaḍḍhanti paññā tassa na vaḍḍhati || 152 || 152. Just …
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Isha Upanishad, Verse 1
ईशावास्यमिदं सर्वं यत्किञ्च जगत्यां जगत् ।तेन त्यक्तेन भुञ्जीथा मा गृधः कस्य स्विद्धनम् ॥ १ ॥ īśāvāsyamidaṃ sarvaṃ yatkiñca jagatyāṃ jagat |tena tyaktena bhuñjīthā mā gṛdhaḥ kasya sviddhanam || 1 …