Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 15: idha socati pecca socati pāpakārī ubhayattha socati |so socati so vihaññati disvā kamma kiliṭṭhamattano || 15 …
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Lessons from Swami Madhavananda
Ramakrishna bhava Ganga It was 1935. Grand preparations were going on for Sri Ramakrishna’s Centenary Celebration. One day I went to visit the ‘Holy Mother’s house’, the Udbodhan, in Calcutta. …
Not Until the Illusion Breaks
A Guru said to his disciple: “The world is illusory. Come away with me.” “But revered sir,” said the disciple, “my people at home—my father, my mother, my wife—love me so much. How can I give them …
Verse 13-14 – The Story of Monk Nanda
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 13-14: yathā'gāraṃ ducchannaṃ vuṭṭhi samativijjhati |evaṃ abhāvitaṃ cittaṃ rāgo samativijjhati || 13 ||yathāgāraṃ …
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Mantrika Upanishad
Om! That (Brahman) is infinite, and this (universe) is infinite.The infinite proceeds from the infinite.(Then) taking the infinitude of the infinite (universe),It remains as the infinite (Brahman) …
Verse 11-12 – The Story of Monk Sāriputta
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 11-12: asāre sāramatino sāre cāsāradassino |te sāraṃ nādhigacchanti micchāsaṃkappagocarā || 11 ||sārañca sārato ñatvā …
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