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To all or none,
Starting today ,I will write one of the four versions of
Dhammapada ,that I have read through the years.The Dhammapada is a Minor Story/Discourse of the LORD BUDDHA GAUTAMA.

This version dates fifth century AC.This version is of the Theravada lineage.Buddha and his disciples,lay down the following verses and are contained in the Tipitaka.

The author was :BHADANTACARIYA BUDDHAGHOSA,translated by
E.W.BURLINGAME as "Buddhist Legends.
Source

What-Buddha-Said . net.

These verses of both importance and universal relevance may henceforth very well speak for themselves.May your understanding be complete.Enjoy the depth.

Loong
Rereading,and reunderstanding more deeply.I hope.

To all or none,

The Dhammapada contains 26 chapters.Today and for a few days we will start with chapter I ,Twin pairs.it contains 20verses.
Too day we will look at the 4 first verses.So here goes..

Chapter1,Twin Pairs
ORIGIN

Mind always comes first
Mind is of all states the primer
By mentality are all things initiated
By thought of Mind are all phenomena Formed.
So-if with good intention one thinks,speaks or acts,
Joy surely follows one like the never a leaving shadow.
HOWEVER!!!!
If with evil intention one thinks,speaks or acts
Pain certainly follows one like the wheel follows the car.

BURNING2-3
Those absorbed in such accusations as:
He/She/They abused ,hurt,did me or us wrong,
Whether right or wrong !such foolish ones only prolong
Own pain by being obsessed by their own anger.

HOWEVER!!!
those freed of these accusations:
He/She/They abused,hurt,did me or us wrong:
Nothing,whether right or wrong-so what!!!
such clever ones stop own pain by relinquishing all anger.

That is enough for today .Great words to ponder on

Loong
simple Buddhist.

To all or none,
Made a little error yesterday ,Burning was 3&4.

Today we will see,5,6,7.

FUEL ON FIRE #5

Not by anger is Hate ever quenched
Only by Kindness is Hate always quenched.
This Ancient Law is an Eternal...Truth...

GRAPPING THE WHEEL #6

The crowd often does not know how
To control themselves here & now.
The wise who do know this necessity
Of self-control end their quarrels.Their disputes all cease there &then.

DRIFTING. #7

Whoever lives in search &urge for pleasure&beauty,
unguarded in senses,immoderately indulging,
lazy,lethargic,inactive,dulled into apathy;Such ones Mara(evil)
Sweeps away like breaking a branch of a tiny bush...

Loong
Simple buddhist

To all or none
Today we shall look at 8-9-10.

SMILING MOUNTAIN -8

Whoever lives cooled by genuine disgust,guarded in senses,
moderately enjoying,alert active,arare,exerting energetic effort
Such one Mara(evil) find immovable like the wind the mighty
Mountain.

HUMAN DUST-9
The impure person,uncontrolled ,immoral,keeping secrets,not honest
is neither worthy nor fit for the Yellow Robe.

HUMAN TREASURE-10

The straight person ,restrained,keeping precepts,open honest,
is both worthy &fit for the Yellow Robe.

Loong
Simple Buddhist(monk without a Robe).

To all or none

The Dhammapada word sound foreign,maybe too hard stuff.

The Dhammapada is a very imortant document that helped me and is helping all the persons who read it.Questions just ask.If I fail to answer ,Lisa the moderator is much more Advanced than I am and I am sure we would her and I find a good explanation for your questions.Some parts of the Dhammapada will be hard to read but so true.
Stay with me,we will learn what the Grand Master Buddha Gautana had to say to us.

This document has to be read with a very open mind.

loong
simple buddhist,and a great fan of the Dhammapada.

To all or none

Today we will look at verses 11-12-13,

CONFUSED-11

Those who mistakes the relative to be both essential&absolute
And mistakes the essential and absolute to be relative never attains to neither the essential or the absolute.....

ASSURED-12

Those who see the essential in the essential and the absolute in the absolute ,discriminating what is merely relative,attains to
The essential and absolute TRUTH....

PRONE-13

Exactly as rain penetrate and enter a house with a leaky roof
even so do all desire ,greed,and urge of craving penetrate and
enter the undeveloped unrefined Mind.

Loong,s comment :loved #13.

loong
Relearning and a simple buddhist

To all or none,
Text taken from What-Buddka-Said.net
Today we shall look at verses 14-15-16.

REFINED-14

Exactly as rain cannot neither penetrate nor enter a house
With a tight

roof,even so cannot any desire,greed,nor urge of craving
penetrate nor enter the well developed,well refined Mind.

DOING BAD-15

Here and now the bad-doers suffers... Even so after passing away and reemerging ,the doer of wrong reaps only pain and regret...
So both here and there the fool with wrong&evil behavior badly
done suffers from the inevitable results of prior actions.

DOING GOOD-16

Here and now the good-doer rejoices...Even so after passing away and reemerging,the doer of good reaps only Joy and satisfaction...
So both here and there the Wise with merit well done enjoys the purity of prior actions.

Loong
Improving,simple Buddhist.
Sorry I am working with my tablette,I cannot cut/paste

To all or none
Today we shall finish the first chapter of the Dhammapada.
The text is from Sri-lanka and is Theravadean

REMORSE-17

Here hesuffers So too after death he suffers.

The Evil-doer having done wrong suffers pain ,regret,& remorse
both places!Remembering ,looking back,seeing thinking ";
Oh I have done bad actions of evil nature he suffers.the pain of the worlds of only suffering even more.

REJOICING-18

Here he rejoices.So too after death he rejoices.the one having done good works rejoices both places! remembering ,looking back ,seeing & thinking ;Oh I have done good works ,well done he enjoys the BLISS of the happy worlds even more.

INTELLECTUAL-19

Although as expert reciting the Holy Scriptures,writing &speaking
much sense,if not living and actually acting according to this very same DHAMMA,such one enjoys not even a fraction of the NOBLE LIFE

PRACTICAL-20

Even when a novice does not recite the Holy Scriptures,and neither writes nor speaks much sence , if always living and actually acting according to this DHAMMA such one certinly enjoys the WHOLE OF THE NOBLE LIFE.

Great words of wisdom.Tomorrow we will start Chapter 2

ALERTNESS-APPAMADA

loong
always rejoicing when reading such words.
but still a simple buddhist

To all or none,
Today we start Chapter 2 ALERTNESSThis text is a copy of aTHeravada lineage version of many,many versions available.Each verse has a #
attribuated to it.Today we shall look at verses 21-22-23-24

HEEDLESS-21(The word meens one who is not active in life )

Careful seriousness is the way to the deathless state.Careless shallowness is the way to repeated death.The careful one becomes undying while the careless is as if already dead...(again)!!!

HEEDFUL-22

The clever ones knows that the very seriousness to make the difference ,knows it to be the choice select. Carefully they make themselves Joy rejoicing in the Noble State.

EXPERTS-23

They who meditate regularly.
They who endure enthousiastically
They who exert effort
These wise ones attain NIBBANA;
The Supreme Peace,the sublime Bliss.

SPREADING FAME-24

He who exerts effort,one who is alert,and always aware,
one who does good deeds voluntarely& deliberately,
one who is kind and considerate in all dealings,
one who is restrained and controlled,
one who lives according to the real truth of DHAMMA,
carefully and seriouslythe Fame of such one grows ever & exceedingly

That is it for today.

loong
simple buddhist

To all or none
This tet is a Theravadean textfrom sri-lanka.

Today we shall see verse 25-26-27-28-
SAFETY-25

By arousing and inspiring oneself to putting forth stable & energetic effort;By meticulous carefulness;
By well trained ,well restrained self-control,the wise the clever ones make themselves an island safe no flood nor fever can ever overwhelm.

GUARDING VS DRIFTING-26

Fools,ignorants drift carelessly around to and fro.Theclever one
meticously guard own lonfgrown thorough carefulness as the greatest treasure.

THE REAL BLISS-27

So do not give in to the carelessness of only plauful indulgence in pleasures of the senses,since serious practice of meditation results verily i profound BLISSl yeah!The immene Happiness of NIBBANA...

CLEAR-SIGHTED,ABOVE AND ALOUF-28

When the clever one develops carefulness,thereby leaving caewlessness,it is as if climbing a staircase made of INSIGHT,
step by step...Such wise one gazes joyfullydown as from a mountaintop -called-incertainty-on the simple folk stressingaround below

loong
simple buddhist.

to all or none,

Taken fron a version from Sri-Lanka.

ADVANTAGE-29
Careful among the careless,
wide awake among the sleeping slumbers,The clever one leaves them
all behind like a racer outpaces the turtles.

SERIOUSLY-30

By being seriously careful ,SAKKA!king of the gods attained his
supremacy.Always is carefulness praised by all.Always is carelesness blamed by all.

CONQUEROR-31

Enjoying the results of being both serious and meticously careful,
seeing acute and terrible danger in any even minor sign of slack carelessnes.the bhikkhu burns his way right through all obstructing
tters,be they mighty or minor.

SMELLING THE LIGHT

The bhikkhu who delights is carefulness and views with fear the danger of sloppy carelessnes just simply cannot fall away,
but is indeed quite near NIBBANA

loong
simple buddhist

To all or none,
From a text from Sri-Lanka.

CHAPTER III MIND-CITTA

JUMPING MONKEY-33

This flickering ,fleeting and fickle Mind,
difficult to guard ,hard to control are thoughts,the clever onetherefore makes the mind straight and stable just as a Fletcher line up an uneven arrow shaft.

SHAKING THE CHAIN -34

Like a fish hauled on land flutter and flaps all trembling ,exactly & even so do Mind when forced out of Mara's field of lusty fever.

TAMING-35

Advantageous is the taming of the thoughts ,which otherwise set
off suddenly,shifts and cross ,coming and going in all directions...the tamed & calmed Mind is therefore a b ringer of first Peace ,then BLISS.

loong
simple buddhist.

To all or none,

I am surprised that this subject does not seem appealing to visitors.This is an important document left to us by the Master Gautama.This document is a Theravada version of the Dhammapada.
When one gets the original each verse is accomanied by an illustration.When I downloaded it and made a book out of it I was already at 107 pages,so I left he illustrations on the site .
If someone wants to check the illustrations go to
[url]http://what-buddha-said.net/Canon/Sutta/KN/Dhammapada.htm[url]

loong

To all or none,

Today we shall look at verses 36 37 38.

GUARDING-36Thoughts are of exceedingly subtle nature,hard to see,
invisible,untouchable,momentary,emerging &jumping when& wherever
they like! The clever one therefore observes and guards these ever
anging thoughts.Guarded thoughts brings Happiness!!!!

DAMPENING-37

Thoughts by themselves wander ,light as fantsies ,though still hidden in Mind.Those who subdue thoughts are freed from the bondage of temptation.

STEADYING-38

The one whose Mind is not steady,who does not know what is true Dharma ,whose faith waivers -such one never attains perfected INSIGHT

That is it for today.

Loong's comment: I cannot but wonder why when I read this the first time it was surely part chinese to me .Everything is NOW clear as water from a brook .
The key word is when One Or I understand what MIND...means!

loong
flabbergasped

To all or none,
Text from a sri-lankan version

Today we shall look at verses 39-40-41

NEITHER ATTRACTED NOR REPELLED FEERLESS-39

The one whose Mind is not drawn into any lust,whose Mind is
neither strained by any aversion ,whose Mind is both beyond Good and Evil,for such awakened one there is no Fear.

KNOWING TIME-40

Knowing this body to be fragile as a clay-pot,making this very thought firm as a city,one should attack MARA(evil) with this weapon of wisdom,
guard thereafter carefully what is conquered

THE ALTAR OF THE TEMPLE-41

Soon this body will fall to the ground ,rejected,without any
consciousness ,useless like a rotten log of wood...Why not finish this section with VERSES 42-43

MAKER OF CATASTROPHIES-42

Whatever an ennemy may do to an enemy,or whatever a hater might to
another blinded by hate,one's own Mind wrongly directed by false or Evil view,can indeed do to oneself ,yet even far much worse.

WONDER-43

Neither mother nor father ,nor any other family member can do you any better ,than a well directed Mind

The next post shall be Chapter IV FLOWERS/PUPPHA

loong
simple buddhist.

To all or none,

CHAPTER IV FLOWERS/PUPPHA.

WHO-44

Who will fully comprehend this earth-world together with the lower painful and higher divine worlds as well?Who will investigate all the 37 sublime Dhammas,even as an expert plucks delicate flowers.
Who?

BE BUDDHIST-45

The training disciple will conquer by full comprehension this,the lower and the divine worlds as well !!!!The training disciplewill directly experience these 37 states ,even as an expert enjoys a well-composed bouquet of flowers .

MOMENTARY-46

Whosoever knows this body to be as temporary as a bubble,as insubstantial as the mirror image,such one will break the flower tipped arrows of MARA and cannot be seen by this King of Death...

SURPRISE-47

Death carries off the man while distracted by gathering flowers of sensual pleasures exactly & even so as a great flood carries away a sleeping village.

n.b.I will research the 37 sublime dhammas!

loong
simple buddhist

To all or none

The text that will follows was taken from what-buddha-said-net. It comes from Sri-Lanka

Today we will continue on Chapter IV FLOWERS-PUPPHA.

"off guard -48

Death sweeps away the man distracted ,not yet ad his fill of sensual pleasures,even as he gathers these flowers.

SWEET AND SILENT-49

Harmless to the flower ,it scent & color the bee gathers its honey .Even & exactly so should the Wandering Bhikkhu visit the villages .

WRONG VS RIGHT ATTENTION-50

What others do,did,or left undone is irrelevent!Do not search after their faults,but rather look carefully upon own flaws and for whaat you yourself do,did or left undone...."

The next post will be on verse 51-52-53-54-

loong
relearning,reuunderstandingstill asimple buddhist.

To all or none.

Text taken from What-Buddha-said.net From Sri Lanka.

"SPILLED MILK-51

AS the flower ,which is beautiful in color,but lacking scent,even &exactly so is the well spoken true word upon one ,who neither reflects or acts upon it.

THE SEED SUPREME-52

As the beautiful flower ,lovely both in color and scent ,
even & exactly so,is the well spoken true word ,fruitful for one who reflects and acts accordinglY

THE PRECIOUS POSSIBILITY-53

Just as one can make many varied bouquetsfram a single big bunch of flowers a mortal among the humans can make many kinds of merit by
various good deeds.

THE FAIRY FIELD-54

The scent of flowers does not diffuse against the wind,whether it is jasmine or incenseof sandalwood.The fragrance of good deed does however waft against the wind.The kindness of the good & pure perfumes all directions with this perfume of pure goodness.

loong
simple buddhist.

To all or none
The text used is From Sri-Lanka ,on What-Buddha-Said-.net
"

"UNDEFILED -55

Above and beyond all varieties of perfume,wether of rose,of sandelwood or of lotus,the fragrance of a virtuous moralstands supreme.

TRANSCENDING-56

Weak is the smell of rose,jasmine, and many orchid when compared to the virtuous men,which excels among the divine.

INVISIBLE-57

Those who are possessed of moral,living alert,and arare.who are freed though perfected INSIGHT cannot never ever be found by MARA.

THE LIGHT IN THE DARK.-58

Even in a heap of rubbish dumped on the road ,may the Lotus grow,with this sublime fragrance delighting the Mind.Even & exactly so,may the Noble Disciple of the Awakened ones shine forth his wisdom among the blinded mess of simple people."

Our next post will be on ChapterV FOOLS_BALA

loong
refreshed ,simple buddhist.
Buddha must have been quite someone to listen to ,if we just considerthese texts.

,

To all or none,

Today we will look at CHAPTER V;FOOLS-BALA

LOONG-60

To those who did not know LOONG means dragon in chinese.

Text taken from What-Buddha-Said.net.
The only people that consider a dragon to be positive are the chinese ,to them it represents transformation and strenght.

"Long is samsara for the simpleton not knowing the Dhamma.
Long is the night for one who keeps Awake.
Long is the mile for one who is tired.
Long is the chain of rebirth for one who is unaware of the true Dhamma.(That was me alright)without knowing it I had chosen a name that would suit whom I was.

IDEAL SOLITUDE-61

Avoid going along with fools .Should one fail to find one better or
equal as companion,Then one one should continue this journey alone.There can be no friendship with fools.

ONE IS NOT ONE'S OWN-62

I have sons ,I have wealth,thinks this the fool unknowlingly causing himself worry.When he has not even a self of his own ,how much less then any soms ,and how much less then any stable wealth?

DISCOVERING THE TREASURE-63

The fool,who recognises his own foolishness,
thereby becomes wise.But the simpleton ,who deceives himself to be a wise one,is verily a fool."

Again great words from the Master

loong
part simpleton part simple Buddhist.:)

To all or none
The text used is by What-Buddha-Said.net.

Today we shall see verse 64 65 66

BLOCKED OR OPEB-64-65

and when the fool follows the wise lifelong ,he cannot understand
the truth just as the spoon cannot taste the soup.

However ,when the intelligent even for few moments listen to the wise,he grasos the truth as the tongue immediatly tastes the soup.

ONE'S OWN ENNEMY -66

The worst ennemy of the simple fool is himself!
This is self commit the doings from which he reaps the sult of bitter pain."

loong

To all or none.
Text By What-Buddgha-Said.net,

today we will see verses 67=68=69-70

BITTER FRUIT-67

That action which one regrets is not good .Experiencing the result of such ill deed. one later weeps with a tearful face.

SWEET FRUIT-68

That action ,which one does not regret ,is good.
Experiencing the result of such beneficial deed,one is pleased and happy.

CAUSE.DELAY,EFFECT - 69

Initially the taste of the bad deed appears as sweet as honey to the fool .Later ,however, when the evil result ripens he grieves in pain.

USELESS PAIN -70

Even though the fool starve himself ,month after month,eating only from the tip of a straw of grass,he is not Worth a 16 th of one who have well comprehended the real truth of the Dhamma.

(this verse ,concerns Ascetics.)

That is all for today.

loong
simple Buddhist

To all or none,

Text taken from What-Buddha-Said-.net
From Sri-Lanka.
Today we start CHAPTER VI THE WISE/PANDITA
"
HIDDEN TREASURE-76

One should follow the one giving intelligent critique,since he
is revealing a hidden treasure.For all those following such wise one, it all grows better not worse.

LIKED&HATED-77

The one who advises ,instructs and restrain others from all improper behavior becomes loved by the good,while hated by the bad and & foolish.

ADVANTAGEOUS COMPANY-78

Avoid going along with bad doers.Do not associate with fools .Rather accompany the Good and cultivate friendshipwith the Wise and Noble.

CLEARED CALM-79

The one who drinks Dhamma sleeps at ease,calmed and cleared.The intelligent ones enjoy the delight of the Teaching of the Noble."

loongDhamma drinker

To all or none,
The text used is from What-Buddha-Said.net
We are in ChapterVI.Today we shall see verses80-81-82-83-84.

STILLED-80

Canal makers direct the water.Arrow makers straighten their shafts.Carpenters plane their pieces of wood .But the Wise & Noble
tame their Mind.!!!!1

UNSHAKEABLE-81

Like solid rock is not moved by any storm,even & exactly so remain the wise unshaken wether PRAISED OR BLAMED.

DEEP-82

Even as the deep lake is still & clear even & exactly so do heiring the Dhamma calm the wise.

INVARIABLE-83

Theclever let go of all ,
withdrawing silently and still ,
such wise ones wether touched by success or sorrow remains unstirred unpertubated and all the same.

CLEAN-84

Neither for oneself norfor another should one wish for sons ,wealth or estate gained by UNFAIR MEANS..Only so do one remain upright ,straight ,virtuous & righteous."

To all or none,

The text used is from a downloaded version .it comes from
What-Buddha-Said. from Sri-Lanka.Today we shall see verses
85 to 89 ending CHAPTER VI.

RARE-85

Far indeed are those who reach the other shore
Most merely run to & from along this bank.

BEYOND-86

But those who listen and act accordingly when the depth of Dhamma is revealed,they indeed cross beyond this realm of Death so hard to
overcome

SUPREME STEP-87
Leaving the Dark adopting the Light state ,the clever one leaves home for the homeless state.The Joy of solitary seclusion is otherwise hard to find.

PURGED-88

There they seek the great delight of being attached to nothing.
Freed from all urge of any sensing ,the wise purge his mind of impurity.

ENLIGHTENED-89

Those whose minfds have been well developed perfected,by the 7 Links to Enlightenment ,the 7 Wings of Awakening;
Who are without even a trace of clinging;
lacking all mental Fermentation ,shining radiant quite bright & clear ,verily ,these Wise have gained NIBBANA even when still in this world."

note "this is a Thera version of the Dhammapada.

loong
not quite there yet!

To all or none

Did some research on the 7 Links to enlightenment.
Text is by Venerable Bhikkhu Samahita

The 7 Links to Awakening lead to awareness!

A not very well known Bhikkhu once asked the Blessed Buddha:
Venerable Sir, 'The 7 Links to Awakening, The 7 Links to Awakening' is it
always said. In what way are they called Links to Awakening?
They lead to Enlightenment, friend, it is therefore they indeed are called
Links to Awakening. Here, Bhikkhu, when one trains, cultivates and refines:

1: The Awareness Link to Awakening: sati-sambojjhanga.

2: The Investigation Link to Awakening: dhammavicaya-sambojjhanga.

3: The Energy Link to Awakening: viriya-sambojjhanga.

4: The Joy Link to Awakening: pÄ«ti-sambojjhanga.

5: The Tranquillity Link to Awakening: passaddhi-sambojjhanga.

6: The Concentration Link to Awakening: samÄdhi-sambojjhanga.

7: The Equanimity Link to Awakening: upekkhÄ-sambojjhanga.

based upon seclusion, disillusion, and ceasing, maturing & culminating in release,
then these Seven Links to Awakening, becomes Noble and liberating. They lead
any one who trains them all out, they lead to utter revulsion, to intense disgust,
to dispassion, to cessation of craving and greed, to peace, to direct knowledge,
to complete destruction of suffering. They lead to Enlightenment, to NibbÄna...

Words of the Buddha

To all or none

Text from sri-lanka from What Buddha said.net

today we start CHAPTER VII THE ARAHAT-ARAHANTA

We will see verses 90 to 93 included
"
FREED-90

For him who has complete this journey.
For him who is untouched by any pain or sorrow.For him who is every-way wholly freed.For him who has broken the chains .
For such one ,no SUFFERING is possible!

DETACHED-91

Those who are aware will not cling to any house.
Home after home they leave,like swans that take of from many various lakes.

ULTRA LIGHT-92

No accumulation ,no trace,Who neither have any store of unripened results,
nor any store of physical matter;
Who is released into the uncaused & signless void;
Verily they leave no trace ,even as a bird fly through air.

UNCONTAMINATED-93

The one cleared of all mental fermentation ;ho is independent of all 4 nutriments;
Whose abiding is the unconditioned & void release,is untraceable,just like a bird in the air ."
loong
simple messenger

To all or none

The 4 nutriments mentionned are;
1-Edible food
2-sense impression
3-volitions
4-consciousness.

Loong
simple buddhist

To all or none
Text from What Buddha Said.net. From Sri-Lanka author unknowned.

Today we shall see verses 94-95-96

:COOLED-94

One whose senses have been guarded & calmed ,like horses well tamed by the trainer,whose pride,conceit & mental fermentation are all uprooted,Even the Divine Devas love such one.

BALANCED-95

Like the Earth ,The Noble shows m
no resentment.Like the deep dug pillar,firm in vows,pious % pure.Like the pool clear and cool,free from mud>Such one has ended
this round.
THERA SARIPATTA in memoriam
The Captain of the Faith
The General of the Dhamma!

CALM-96

Calm is his mind
Calm is his speech.
Calm is his action,
Calm is the Tranquility.
So is the Equanimity;
one freed by the INSIGHT of absolute knowledge."

loong
simple buddhist

To all or none ,

Today will be a gift for me and you will understand at the end!

Text from What -Buddha- said.net

Chapter XI AGING VERSES 147 TO 150

THE BODY -147

See the painted puppet ,one big mass of sores , A diseased form
frame of skin drawn upon bones,
often possessing many evils thoughts,a thing much regarded & beloved,yet it is neither of stable nor lasting nature....

FORM-148

This body is worn out,a fragile form ,a nest of disease,
a rotting mass of deception since its life surely ends in DECAY AND DEATH.....

BONES-149

Like withered leaves scattered by autumn wind,are those pale
withened bone.What pleasure can there be in them!

MY BODY-150

It is a bag held up by bones,plastered with skin, full of blood and flesh.in it lives only aging.sickness,death,pride and deceit

O.K.why did I choose these verses today!
Went to see aspecialist today about the two 1 inch tears in my shoulder.Surprise they are not results of my backstabbing.NOPE
just worn out issues tendons that split due to OVERUSE ans AGE.

She gave me a shot of Cortisone and that is it ladies and gentlemen

I used by body so hard that now pieces will tear like that in
most of the joints ,and articulations.

The first time I read the Dhammapada this is what I read AGING.

Do you know what ,you should see the smile on my face .

My name is Joly,of all the Joly' s I am the first to get this old
they all died at 60 or before.

What a Man Buddha was.

loong with a grin
a used up corpse of a simple buddhist

To all or none,

text taken on What-Bhudda-Said.net from Sri-Lanka author not known.

We were working on CHAPTER -VII.
The verses today will close this chapter.They are 97-98-99
"
EATING FUTURE-97

The one that does not desire anything,but directly know even the
uncreated;
not stisfied such one breaks off any
possibility for rebirth by swallowing
what he has made .Such one is the SUPREME!
-A COURAGEOUS CONQUEROR.....

RADIANT -98

Whether in village or forest,on land,in the sea
or the mountain ,where Arahats dwell all is indeed delightfull,subtle and refined.

SOLITARY-99

Delighting are the forests ,where the passionatecommon folks do not haunt their banal pleasures
Ther the cooled ones find the Bliss not of this WORLD."

The next post will be on CHAPTER VIII THOUSANDS-SAHASSA

Hope you liked these verses

loong
simple buddhist..

To all or none,

Text taken from What -Buddha_Said.net.From Sri-Lanka,author unknown.
Today we shall start
.....CHAPTER VIII; THOUSANDS-SAHASSA

EXACT ELEVATION-100

Even a thousand words will not work
if lacking meaning,essence,or relevance.
Better is a few words exact and clear,
promoting peace and calm.

COMMENTS:
Look before you leap
Think before you speak.

ULTRA-CUT-101

Even a thousand sentences can be meaningless.
Better is a single sentence ,whereby one is released.

POINTING OUT-102

Even reciting a hundred verses made of words of no meaning .
Better is a single word of Dhamma ,whereby one awakens.

CONQUEROR-103

Even after conquering a million men,one is better off by conquering oneself.

VICTORY-104

Victory over self is superior to victory overothers.
Winning self-control & you are forever in power.

UNDEFEATABLE-105

Neither a God ,Demon,Devil,nor Brahma can undo the victory of one who has won self-control.

loong
simple buddhist.

To all or none,

This version of the dhammapada is from Sri-Lanka author unknown.

We are in CHAPTER VII THE THOUSANDS

USELESS-106

Though a man ,month after month offer a thousand pieces of money,even for a hundred years ,he better honor even for a single moment a Noble, who has trained himself .

ATTENDING TO THE IRRELEVANT-107

Though a man, day after day, should burn a sacrifice,bathe ceremoniously or do whatever ritual he better honor even for a single instant the Noble disciple of the BUDDHA,who is the well trained ,& well restrained

EMPTY RITUAL-108

Whatsoever daily offer,sacrifice or oblation made even for year,
the resulting merit is not worth a quarter of reverence for those straight ,upright and righteous.

REGULAR REVERENCE-109

For one in the habit of honoring and respecting with salutation the Elders four things increase;
Age ,Beauty, Happiness,& power!!!
CLEAN & COMPOSED-110

Even if one should live a hundred years,if immortal & uncontrolled ,better it would be to live just a single day morally & meditating"

That is all for today ,the next post we shall end CHAPTERVIII

LOONG
PART OF THE ONENESS.

To all or none,

From What Buddha said.net ,today we shall finish Chapter VIII
with verses 111-112-113-114-115.
"WISER-111

Even if one should live a hundred years ,if unwise & distracted ,better it would be to live but just a single day morally & meditating.

ACTIVE-112

Even if one should live a hundred years .i
f lazy,& Idle ,better it would be to live but just a single day striving with all one got.

DISAPPEARANCE-113

Even if one should live a hundred a hundred years,not comprehending
the emergence and disappearance of all phenomena.
Better it would be to live but just a single day clearly seeing the arising and passing away of all conditions.

STATE-114

Even if one should live a hundred years,without yet tasting the deathless state,better it would be to live but just a single day
touching this deathless blissful state,

CRUCIAL-115

Even if one should live a full hundred years,if not reflecting on the BUDDHA-DHAMMA
SUPREME
better it would be to live just a single day pondering
THE SUBLIMITY OF THE DHAMMA."

The next chapter will be CHAPTER IX-EVIL-PAPA

loong

,

To all or none,

From What Buddha said.net Author unknown.Today we will see

"CHAPTER IX EVIL-PAPA VERSES 116-117-118-119-120-

INSTANTLY-116

Act NOW on this instant ,hasting to do the good.
While delaying the advantageous action,
the Mind slides back & down towards evil.

NO REPEATS-117

Should one do bad ,one should avoid repeating it again & again,by denying Mind any satisfaction therein,since the accumulation of ill habit brings great misery.

SYNERGY-118

Should one do good,then one should strive to repeat it again and again,by longing after the pleasure of merit therein ,since the accumulation of good habit brings great,radiant and prolonged bliss.

ROTTEN FRUIT-119

Even so long the results of bad action has not yet matured,
the wrong doer may live in luck .However,when the sour fruitof evil
action falls ,the wrong doer experiences only pain.

SWEET FRUIT-120

Even so long the results of good action has not yet matured ,
the good doer may live in vain,however ,when the sweet fruit of good action falls ,the good doer experiences only happiness."

In the next post we shall see verses 123 to 128

loong

To all or none,

From What Buddha Said.net author unknown

we are in CHAPTERIX EVIL PAPAS

LITTLE BY LITTLE-One should not unders
estimate the bad as mere trifle,by saying"It will not come to me "...Since even as a jar is filled in reain-rop by drop even & exactly so do the fool fillhimself with habit of bad,wrong & evil

STEP BY STEP-122

One should neither underestimate the good as mere trigle by saying "it will not come to me " since evev as a jar is filled in rain-drop by drop even & exactlyso do the Wise fill himself with merit of good beneficial doings.

WISE AVOIDANCE-123

As a merchant carrying wealth avoids a route with bandits; as one loving life avoids poison ,even & exactly so should one avoid all bad ,wrong,and evil action...

PROTECTIVE-INNOCENCE-124

The hand that has no wound ,can handle any poison ,since poison cannot enter an intact unwounded hand.Even & exactly so is the innocent protected from all evil.

NEMESIS-125

Whoever arms the harmless & innocent beinga,upon such very fool,evilpain promptly returns just as dust thrown against the wind.

PASSING ON-126

Some come back as humans .The Evil fall into the Hells The Goog re-arise among the Divine.
Arahats gain NIBBANA.

NEVITABLE-127

Neither in the distant space nor,in the deepest ocean,nor in the darkest cave ,can can someone escape the inevitable
painful consequences of own evil/action...!!!

END-MAKER-28

Neithr is the distant space normin the deepest ocean nor in the darkest cave ,can anyone escape the crushing fact of Death...!!!

this ends Chapter IX

In the next ext we shall look at Chapter X Violence-danda

loong

To all or none,

Text by What-Buddha-Said.net Author unknowb.
today we start CHAPTER X VIOLENCEANDA.One of my favorite,because it speaks of sentient beings ,crusades for vegetarism ,shows the karma attached to hurting others.
WE have all been hurt in life and have hurt others to.
so:
.....CHAPTER X VIOLENCE DANDA.....

ULTIMITE WRONG-129

ALL sentient beings feel pain from violence...
All sentient beings fear death in panic!
Seeing other beings are like Oneself;
Treating other beings like oneself;
One should neverEVER harm or kill...

ETERNAL LAW-130

ALL sentient beings feel pain from violence
ALL sentient beinds love their life.
Seeing other beings are like oneself
Treating other beings are like oneself;
Treating other beings like oneself
One shouldNEVER ever harm or KILL...

LOSS-131

Whoever injures,with weapon or stick,beings
searching for their happiness-when after death
seeking some Happiness ,such fool never find it .

GAIN-132

Whoever NEVER injures,neither with weapon nor stick,
beings searching for their HAPPINESS-when after death
seeking same HAPPINESS ,such gentle one always GAINS it!

BOOMERANG-133

Do not ever speak harsh & angry words,
Such is always retaliated with angry talk.
Painful indeed is arrogant speech.
The inevitable retaliation invariably falls back on such proud boaster.

SILENCED-134

If silent as a broken bell,such one is close to Nibbana,
and far away from arrogance."

The next post shall cover verses 135-136-137-138.

Loong

To all or none

Text taken from What-Buddha -Said.net

..............CHAPTER X VIOLENCE

DRIVEN-135

Exactly as a cowherd drives cows forward,even & exactly so do aging,sickness & death drive all beings forwards towards the END.

BURNT-136

When doing evil the fool does not recognize
the bad as wrong.Afterwards such simpleton is burnt ,as with a fire lit by himself.

10 CONSEQUENCES OF ILL ACTION-137

Whoever is violent against harmless ;Whoever offends the innocent ;Such fool quite quickly expÃ©riences one of these 10 states .
The fool may suffer acute pain,disaster,injures of body,severe sickness ,insanity,lawsuits from police,accusations,loss of wealth,fire burns his house & right after death,he re-arises in the painful worlds or the
NIRAYA HELLS.

FUTILITY-138-139-140-141

Neither by nakedness ,nor matted hair ,nor by filth
nor fasting ,nor by sleeping on bare ground,nor by ashes,dust or awkward positions of the body,can any mortal being who is in doubt,purify his MIND.!

The next post we will look at verses 142-143-144-145 to close Chapter X

loong

To all and none,

Today h
we shall finish Chapter X VIOLENCE

ADORNED-142

Although a man is richly dressed and adornedif he is at peace,at ease.in equanimity,calmed composed,controlled,celibate and harmless,then verily he is a Brahman,a recluse,a Bhikkhu...

PROGRESSOR-143

Is there a huan here so controlled by modesty,that critique is taken as the horse takes the whip;By increasing the speed by increasing the effort?

FINAL JOB-144

Using the tools of fairh ,moral,effort,determination ,
meditation and true understanding of this Dhamma,one gradually perfect first knowledge,then behavior.So equipped & aware one may eliminate all of this great suffering once and for all...

PURSUITS-145

Truly canal makers lead the water.Arrow makers straighten the shafts.and Carpentors plane the wood.But The Noble Ones,refine their mind."

The next post will be on Chapter XI AGING JARA,my favorite.

loong

To all or none,

We will not look at Chapter XI because I already wrote about it.

The next post will be about CHAPTER XII SELF-ATTA-ATMAN

LOONG

to all or none,
Today we shall look at CHAPTER XII SELF-ATTA-

AWAKE-157

if one regards oneself as precious ,one should guard this life well;
Both in youth,in middle age,& old age & during all the 3 watches of the night one should keep aware and awake .

PROPER ORDER-158

First one should establish oneself in what is right.
Then from there ,one can well instruct others.Doing so ,the clever one will not be criticized.

SITTING-159

First one should make oneself ,exactly that which one instructs others to be...Only well tamed oneself is one able to tame others.Self is hard to tame in praxis,yet not so in theory"
Loong's comment-Why should one want to tame others/

SAVIOUR-160

Self is indeed self's only savior. Who else can save you? With oneself well tamed,one gains a savior hard to otherwise find.

BACKLASH-161

By self alone is evil done.Even so is evil born of self,originated i srlf,initiated by & in self.This self crushes the foollike a diamond - drill grinds even hard and precious stones .

DOMINATED-162

The one whose evil has gripped the whole of his mind ,like a creeper gradually overgow even the tallest tree,is, without compare
HIS WORST ENEMY.

n.b.The word Savior can also be spelled saviour.
creeper is an animal or a plant that can grip to a tree.

loong

To all or none
text taken from What-Buddha-Said.net author unknown.

ASYMMETRY-163

Easy and swift is it to do what is detrimental ,bad both to oneself and for others.While that .which is advantageous to both oneself & others,is quite difficult to do .

SELF-DESTRUCTIVE-VIEW-164

The fool ,who absorbed in false views reviles theDhamma of the
arahats ,the Noble & the Righteous,thereby sow & later reaps his own destruction .

NO-OTHER-165

By self alone ,is harm done.By self alone ,does one suffer from own evil.By self alone, is harm left undone.
By self alone ,is one purified & thereby saved.
Both destruction is work of self .
NO ONE CAN PURIFY ANOTHER.

GOOD FOR-BOTH-166

Letno-one neglect own good for the good of another.
even if seemingly important.Focused on own good ,and own freedom ,one should learn and practice towards that.

This concludes CHAPTERXII

in the next post,we shall see CHAPTER XIII;WORLD-LOKA

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To all or none,

Text taken from What-Buddha-Said-.net author unknown

today we shall look at CHAPTER XIII;WORLD-LOKA

INDULGING-167

One should neither live a low life,nor a careless life,nor have fase views,nor be captivated by this world.

INVESTMENT-168

Exerting oneself,not careless,one should live the Dhamma.By living
according to the Dhamma,harmony is assured & one sleeps happily here & in the next world.

HERE & THERE-169

One should practice this dhamma well, avoiding sloppy or inaccurate..one practicing the Buddha_Dhamma both in spirit and letter lives blissfully both here in this world & the next to come.

UNSEEN-170

As lasting as a bursting bubble;
As illusive as a mirage ;
One regarding all wordly life exactly so is forever unseen by The King of Death.

GLITTER-171

Come see this world is as a painted postcard.wherein the fools helplessly sink,while the clever -remains free & detached.

BRIGHT-172

The one ,who was careless earlier,but not anymore,illuminates this world shining just as bright ,as the full moon free from clouds .

CLEARED-173

The one who cover past mistakes with good doings ;such one indeed illuminates this world.as the full moon freed from cloud."

This is all for today tomorrow we shall look at verses 174 to 178 inclusively ,covering this chapter.

loong