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Sukho
sukho buddhānamuppādo, sukhā saddhammadesanā. sukhā saṅghassa sāmaggī, samaggānaṃ tapo sukho. Happiness is the arising of the Buddhas; happiness is the teaching the righteous truth; happiness is the harmony of the community; happiness is the exertion of the harmonious. – Dhp. … Continue reading
Books
Yesterday 420 books came from Thailand – three tipitaka sets, two with commentaries, one with sub-commentaries. Thai-Thai, Thai-Pali and Devanagari-Pali. The rest of the books are miscellaneous leftovers from my seven years there. Three cabinets as well, altogether 695 kgs. … Continue reading
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Bhaddekaratta Sutta Gatha
Just a “for-the-record” post, so I can come back to it again. Many translations of this important passage, none just right for me, so here is my own translation. Also, always nice to share dhamma. Let one not go back … Continue reading
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And We’re Off
Turned ten on Sunday, and within twenty-four hours had ordained a student as a novice. Nicolas Chavez became Nāgasena Sāmaṇera. If you haven’t seen the video yet, here it is: If you’ll notice, his robes are decidedly orange… fortunately, they … Continue reading
Guilty as Sin
These greedy liars propagate deceit, And fools believe the fictions they repeat; He who has eyes can see the sickening sight; Why does not Brahma set his creatures right? If his wide power no limits can restrain, Why is his … Continue reading
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End of Days
The rains ends today, officially. Nicely soaked on alms round this morning, though, and the on-off rain pattern that hasn’t changed much the whole year seems quite likely to continue. The thing about endings is they are just as well … Continue reading
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The Deep Testimony of Dead Men’s Voices
Oh! if when we oppress and grind our fellow-creatures, we bestowed but one thought on the dark evidences of human error, which, like dense and heavy clouds, are rising, slowly it is true, but not less surely, to Heaven, to … Continue reading
What Good is God?
I had a debate recently on YouTube about whether there is a purpose to life or not. YouTube is not the best platform for debate, however, limiting argument length to something like 400 characters, but we did have a lively … Continue reading
Must We Experience The Result of All Kamma (Karma)?
I just answered a question about whether one must experience the result of all of one’s karma, and I couldn’t remember where the right passage was. I found it in a translation by Nyanaponika here: http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/nyanaponika/kammafruit.html But I was disappointed … Continue reading
Kama Jataka
“He that desires a thing, and then this his desire fulfilment blesses, Desires throng on him more and more, as thirst in time of heat oppresses. “As in the hornéd kine, the horn with their growth larger grows: So, in … Continue reading
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