Dhammapada Verse 306: Speaks Not the Truth

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   E47 · 24 Apr 2026 · 31 min

   Dhammapada Verse 314: Burning

   Verse 314 An evil deed is better left undone, for such a deed torments one afterwards. But a good deed is better done, doing which one repents not later. (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/dhp306-319/en/buddharakkhita#314

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   E46 · 19 Mar 2026 · 33 min

   Dhammapada Verses 311 - 313: As Grass Cuts the Hand

   Verse 311 Just as kusa grass wrongly handled cuts the hand, even so, a recluse’s life wrongly lived drags one to states of woe. Verse 312 Any loose act, any corrupt observance, any life of questionable celibacy—none of these bear much fruit. Verse 313 If anything is to be done, let one do it with sustained vigor. A lax monastic life stirs up the dust of passions all the more. (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:…

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   E45 · 12 Mar 2026 · 36 min

   Dhammapada Verses 309 & 310: But Little Delight

   Verse 309 Four misfortunes befall the reckless man who consorts with another’s wife: acquisition of demerit, disturbed sleep, ill-repute, and (rebirth in) states of woe. Verse 310 Such a man acquires demerit and an unhappy birth in the future. Brief is the pleasure of the frightened man and woman, and the king imposes heavy punishment. Hence, let no man consort with another’s wife. (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:…

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   E44 · 5 Mar 2026 · 33 min

   Dhammapada Verse 308: A Red-Hot Iron Ball

   Verse 308 It would be better to swallow a red-hot iron ball, blazing like fire, than as an immoral and uncontrolled monk to eat the alms of the people. (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/dhp306-319/en/buddharakkhita#308

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   E43 · 26 Feb 2026 · 32 min

   Dhammapada Verse 307: Evil is as Evil Does

   Verse 307 There are many evil characters and uncontrolled men wearing the saffron robe. These wicked men will be born in states of woe because of their evil deeds. (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/dhp306-319/en/buddharakkhita#307

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   E41 · 2 Jan 2026 · 28 min

   Dhammapada Verse 305: Alone

   Verse 305 He who sits alone, sleeps alone, and walks alone, who is strenuous and subdues himself alone, will find delight in the solitude of the forest. (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/dhp290-305/en/buddharakkhita#305

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   E40 · 22 Dec 2025 · 38 min

   Dhammapada Verse 304: A Snowy Mountain

   Verse 304 The good shine from afar, like the Himalaya mountains. But the wicked are unseen, like arrows shot in the night. (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/dhp290-305/en/buddharakkhita#304

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   E39 · 2 Dec 2025 · 34 min

   Dhammapada Verse 303: Worshipped Everywhere

   Verse 303 He who is full of faith and virtue, and possesses good repute and wealth—he is respected everywhere, in whatever land he travels. (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/dhp290-305/en/buddharakkhita#303

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   E38 · 30 Oct 2025 · 41 min

   Dhammapada Verse 302: Do Not Wander

   Verse 302 Difficult is life as a monk; difficult is it to delight therein. Also difficult and sorrowful is the household life. Suffering comes from association with unequals; suffering comes from wandering in samsara. Therefore, be not an aimless wanderer, be not a pursuer of suffering. (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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    E37 · 23 Oct 2025 · 50 min

    Dhammapada Verses 296 – 301: Well-Awakened

    Verse 296 Those disciples of Gotama ever awaken happily who day and night constantly practice the Recollection of the Qualities of the Buddha. Verse 297 Those disciples of Gotama ever awaken happily who day and night constantly practice the Recollection of the Qualities of the Dhamma. Verse 298 Those disciples of Gotama ever awaken happily who day and night constantly practice the Recollection of the Qualities of the Sangha. Verse 299 Those disciples of Gotama ever awaken happily who day and night constantly practice Mindfulness of the Body. Verse 300 Those disciples of Gotama ever awaken…