Chapter One: Dhammapada
Chapter One: Dhammapada "Choosing the Right Path" 1. Our life is the reflection of our thoughts. Suffering follows an evil mind as the wheels of a cart follow the oxen that hauls it. 2. What we are today is shaped by what we thought yesterday. Joy follows a man with pure mind as his own shadow. 3. "He insulted me, he hurt me, he defeated me, he robbed me." Those who think thus will never be free from hatred. 4. "He insulted me, he hurt me, he defeated me, he robbed me." Those who do not think such thoughts will be free from hatred. 5. Hate cannot conquer hate; love can. This is the eternal law. 6. 'All lives come to an end,' those who remember this will end quarreling. 7. Mara, the Tempter overwhelms the one who frantically pursues personal pleasures--eats carelessly and is...
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