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Verse 260 A monk is not an elder because his head is gray. He is but ripe in age, and he is called one grown old in vain. Verse 261 One in whom there is truthfulness, virtue, inoffensiveness, restraint and self-mastery, who is free from defilements and is wise—he is truly called an Elder. (Translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita) Our podcasts: https://podcast.sirimangalo.org/ How To Meditate Booklet: https://htm.sirimangalo.org/ Our Meditation Community and At-Home Meditation Course signup page: https://meditation.sirimangalo.org/ Our Website: https://www.sirimangalo.org/ Supporting This Work:…
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Dhammapada Part II
Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu · Devotional & Spiritual · English
A series on the Dhammapada, a set of 423 verse teachings given by the Buddha, including explanation of the Pali verse, a synopsis of the background story and application of the teaching to our practice by Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu. This Dhammapada Part II podcast includes Chapters 18-26 (Verses 235-423).
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E21 · 23 May 2025 · 45 min
Dhammapada Verse 270: The Ariya
Verse 270 He is not noble who injures living beings. He is called noble because he is harmless towards all living beings. (Translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita) Our podcasts: https://podcast.sirimangalo.org/ How To Meditate Booklet: https://htm.sirimangalo.org/ Our Meditation Community and At-Home Meditation Course signup page: https://meditation.sirimangalo.org/ Our Website: https://www.sirimangalo.org/ Supporting This Work: https://www.sirimangalo.org/support Translations from: https://suttacentral.net/dhp256-272/en/buddharakkhita#270
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E20 · 7 May 2025 · 30 min
Dhammapada Verses 268 & 269: The Muni
Verse 268 Not by observing silence does one become a sage, if he be foolish and ignorant. But that man is wise who, as if holding a balance-scale accepts only the good. Verse 269 The sage (thus) rejecting the evil, is truly a sage. Since he comprehends both (present and future) worlds, he is called a sage. (Translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita) Our podcasts: https://podcast.sirimangalo.org/ How To Meditate Booklet: https://htm.sirimangalo.org/ Our Meditation Community and At-Home Meditation Course signup page: https://meditation.sirimangalo.org/ Our Website: https://www.sirimangalo.org/…
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E19 · 25 Apr 2025 · 23 min
Dhammapada-Verse 266 & 267: The Bhikkhu
Verse 266 He is not a monk just because he lives on others’ alms. Not by adopting outward form does one become a true monk. Verse 267 Whoever here (in the Dispensation) lives a holy life, transcending both merit and demerit, and walks with understanding in this world—he is truly called a monk. (Translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita) Our podcasts: https://podcast.sirimangalo.org/ How To Meditate Booklet: https://htm.sirimangalo.org/ Our Meditation Community and At-Home Meditation Course signup page: https://meditation.sirimangalo.org/ Our Website: https://www.sirimangalo.org/ Supporting This…
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E18 · 30 Jul 2023 · 26 min
Dhammapada Verses 264 & 265: The Shaman
Verse 264 na muṇḍakena samaṇo, abbato alikaṃ bhaṇaṃ. icchālobhasamāpanno, samaṇo kiṃ bhavissati. Verse 265 yo ca sameti pāpāni, aṇuṃ thūlāni sabbaso. samitattā hi pāpānaṃ, “samaṇo”ti pavuccati. Our podcasts: https://podcast.sirimangalo.org/ How To Meditate Booklet: https://htm.sirimangalo.org/ Our Meditation Community and At-Home Meditation Course signup page: https://meditation.sirimangalo.org/ Our Website: https://www.sirimangalo.org/ Supporting This Work: https://www.sirimangalo.org/support Translations from: https://suttacentral.net/dhp256-272/en/buddharakkhita#264
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E17 · 5 Jul 2023 · 25 min
Dhammapada Verses 262 & 263: Good Form
Verse 262 na vākkaraṇamattena, vaṇṇapokkharatāya vā. sādhurūpo naro hoti, issukī maccharī saṭho. Verse 263 yassa cetaṃ samucchinnaṃ, mūlaghaccaṃ samūhataṃ. sa vantadoso medhāvī, “sādhurūpo”ti vuccati. Our podcasts: https://podcast.sirimangalo.org/ How To Meditate Booklet: https://htm.sirimangalo.org/ Our Meditation Community and At-Home Meditation Course signup page: https://meditation.sirimangalo.org/ Our Website: https://www.sirimangalo.org/ Supporting This Work: https://www.sirimangalo.org/support Translations from: https://suttacentral.net/dhp256-272/en/buddharakkhita#260
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E15 · 25 Jun 2023 · 26 min
Dhammapada Verse 259: Holding the Dhamma
Verse 259 Verse 259 A man is not versed in Dhamma because he speaks much. He who, after hearing a little Dhamma, realizes its truth directly and is not heedless of it, is truly versed in the Dhamma. (Translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita) Our podcasts: https://podcast.sirimangalo.org/ How To Meditate Booklet: https://htm.sirimangalo.org/ Our Meditation Community and At-Home Meditation Course signup page: https://meditation.sirimangalo.org/ Our Website: https://www.sirimangalo.org/ Supporting This Work: https://www.sirimangalo.org/support Translations from:…
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E14 · 3 Oct 2022 · 41 min
Dhammapada Verses 258: A Pundit
Verse 258 One is not wise because one speaks much. He who is peaceable, friendly and fearless is called wise. (Translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita) Our podcasts: https://podcast.sirimangalo.org/ How To Meditate Booklet: https://htm.sirimangalo.org/ Our Meditation Community and At-Home Meditation Course signup page: https://meditation.sirimangalo.org/ Our Website: https://www.sirimangalo.org/ Supporting This Work: https://www.sirimangalo.org/support Translations from: https://suttacentral.net/dhp256-272/en/buddharakkhita#258
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E13 · 12 Sep 2022 · 25 min
Dhammapada Verses 256 & 257: Forceful
"Verse 256 Not by passing arbitrary judgments does a man become just; a wise man is he who investigates both right and wrong. Verse 257 He who does not judge others arbitrarily, but passes judgment impartially according to the truth, that sagacious man is a guardian of law and is called just. (Translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita) Our podcasts: https://podcast.sirimangalo.org/ How To Meditate Booklet: https://htm.sirimangalo.org/ Our Meditation Community and At-Home Meditation Course signup page: https://meditation.sirimangalo.org/ Our Website: https://www.sirimangalo.org/ Supporting This…
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E12 · 11 Jul 2022 · 35 min
Dhammapada Verses 254 & 255: No Path in the Sky
"Verse 254 There is no track in the sky, and no recluse outside (the Buddha’s dispensation). Mankind delights in worldliness, but the Buddhas are free from worldliness. Verse 255 There is no track in the sky, and no recluse outside (the Buddha’s dispensation). There are no conditioned things that are eternal, and no instability in the Buddhas. (Translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita) Our podcasts: https://podcast.sirimangalo.org/ How To Meditate Booklet: https://htm.sirimangalo.org/ Our Meditation Community and At-Home Meditation Course signup page: https://meditation.sirimangalo.org/ Our…
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E11 · 5 Jun 2021 · 25 min
Dhammapada Verse 253: Fault Finding
Verse 253 He who seeks another’s faults, who is ever censorious—his cankers grow. He is far from destruction of the cankers. (Translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita) Our podcasts: https://podcast.sirimangalo.org/ How To Meditate Booklet: https://htm.sirimangalo.org/ Our Meditation Community and At-Home Meditation Course signup page: https://meditation.sirimangalo.org/ Our Website: https://www.sirimangalo.org/ Supporting This Work: https://www.sirimangalo.org/support Translations from: https://suttacentral.net/dhp235-255/en/buddharakkhita#253
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