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    The Dhammapada
    The Dhammapada
    The Dhammapada
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    The Dhammapada

    By Gautama Buddha

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    Here are the words of the Buddha himself, setting forth his core beliefs. This books leads us to the spiritual path to the supreme Truth. Here is the guide to the Nirvana. This books is the most important document of the Buddhism religion. Experience all 423 verses of the Buddha and discover the essence of enlightenment.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWilder Publications, Inc.
    Release dateJun 10, 2015
    ISBN9781627556866
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    • 5/5
      This is a lovely translation, but the word choices lean towards the Christan mind set.
    • 4/5
      There is wisdom here hidden in verse form and covered over with years of translation. After decoding it is a great insight into Goatama Buddha,
    • 4/5
      Much better than the Penguin edition.
    • 4/5
      This is a slim volume of Buddhist teachings- only a page or two per topic. It ranges from Anger, to Old Age. The wisdom presented is easily understood, but difficult to master. Regardless of what you believe, or religion you follow, there will be something for you to ponder on.
    • 5/5
      This is a golden nugget of a book - a tiny paperback containing tons of wisdom. Dhammapada (Dhamma in Pali, Dharma in Sanskrit - both meaning the Truth), the 423 aphorisms of the way of the Buddha, the Perfect Path, is translated from Pali language. The Introduction by Juan Mascaro, covering one third of the tiny book, is in itself a wonderful interpretation of what is to follow. A must book on one's bedside table.
    • 5/5
      I doubt I have anything original to say about The Dhammapada, but I'll offer my tuppence-worth anyway.

      Its message is a deceptively simple one, in essence "be kind, be mindful". In that, as the editor of my edition, Juan Mascaró, says, it has a commonality with the essence of every major world religion. I guess the differences between religions are mainly in the particular cultural presentation of universal truths (and, perhaps, the lengths to which we go to justify deviating from the clearly marked path).

      The passages in the Dhammapada which particularly resonated for me on this reading were those that chime with the person-centred worldview based on the psychological theory of Carl R. Rogers. So, for example, chapters one and two (Contrary Ways and Watchfulness) had meaning for me in respect of Rogers' quality of Congruence: the awareness of the flow of thought and feeling in ourselves and how they arise and are more or less distorted through the lens of past experience and psychological defensiveness. Other chapters speak to me of the process of personality change and the movement from rigid, pre-defined views of the world, to a more fluid, in-the-moment 'way of being' (to borrow the title of one of Rogers' books). There are, for me, other correspondences (though I wouldn't go so far as to say there are exact matches throughout) which I won't elaborate on, but which added to the richness of my reading this time around.

      I find it fascinating that a secular, science-based approach to understanding the nature of being human can arrive at some very similar conclusions to those underlying our oldest religious traditions. This is why, as an atheist, I'm still interested in religion. It's part of who we are and the tendency towards religious ways of experiencing is likely to continue unabated as a part of us.

      I'm not personally inclined towards a belief in godhead, but the numinous feeling of universal oneness which I have sometimes (rarely) felt speaks to me of the deep relatedness which, at our best, we can recognise for each other as persons of intrinsic worth, regardless of any other perceived differences.
    • 2/5
      The translation is a bit odd at times: Church for Sangha for instance. Not sure where the yin-yang on the cover comes from?
      I'm sure there are better translations of this pop collection of Lord Buddha's teachings, but I wouldn't know as after reading I went straight to Bhikkhu Bodhi's excellent translations of the Nikayas.
    • 3/5
      The Dhammapada, a collection of sayings of the Buddha, is certainly a book filled with wisdom from a very wise man. It was great to read it and, as a Christian, to be able to appreciate his insights into human nature and into the nature of reality. Buddhist spirituality has always deeply impressed me and I was certainly not disappointed by reading this book. Easwaran's notes are generally very helpful, though his constant need to compare Christianity and Christ, neither of which he seems to understand very well, with Buddhism and the Buddha was a bit annoying at times. Overall, I think this is a book from which much insight can be gained and I recommend it to others as well.
    • 5/5
      Simply beautiful! A reader can immerse oneself for days. An amazing translation. Beautiful! This book is small enough to carry around in a pocket, and I keep it with me at all times. It's that amazing.

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    The Dhammapada - Gautama Buddha

    The Dhammapada

    by Gautama Buddha
    translated from pâli
    by

    Friedrich Max Müller

    Sublime Books

    Copyright © 2014

    Cover Image © Can Stock Photo Inc. / umnola

    All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form whatsoever.

    Manufactured in the United States of America

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    ISBN 978-1-62755-686-6

    Table of Contents

    Chapter I: The Twin Verses

    Chapter II: On Earnestness

    Chapter III: Thought

    Chapter IV: Flowers

    Chapter V: The Fool

    Chapter VI: The Wise Man (Pandita)

    Chapter VII: The Venerable (Arhat)

    Chapter VIII: The Thousands

    Chapter IX: Evil

    Chapter X: Punishment

    Chapter XI: Old Age

    Chapter XII: Self

    Chapter XIII: The World

    Chapter XIV: The Buddha (The Awakened)

    Chapter XV: Happiness

    Chapter XVI: Pleasure

    Chapter XVII: Anger

    Chapter XVIII: Impurity

    Chapter XIX: The Just

    Chapter XX: The Way

    Chapter XXI: Miscellaneous

    Chapter XXII: The Downward Course

    Chapter XXIII: The Elephant

    Chapter XXIV: Thirst

    Chapter XXV: The Bhikshu (Mendicant)

    Chapter XXVI: The Brahmana (Arhat)

    Chapter I: The Twin Verses

    1. All that we are is the result of what we have thought: it is founded on our thoughts, it is made up of our thoughts. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him, as the wheel follows the foot of the ox that draws the carriage.

    2. All that we are is the result of what we have thought: it is founded on our thoughts, it is made up of our thoughts. If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him.

    3. He abused me, he beat me, he defeated me, he robbed me,--in those who harbour such thoughts hatred will never cease.

    4. He abused me, he beat me, he defeated me, he robbed me,--in those who do not harbour such thoughts hatred will cease.

    5. For hatred does not cease by hatred at any time: hatred ceases by love, this is an old rule.

    6. The world does not know that we must all come to an end here;--but those who know it, their quarrels cease at once.

    7. He who lives looking for pleasures only, his senses uncontrolled, immoderate in his food, idle, and weak, Mara (the tempter) will certainly overthrow him, as the wind throws down a weak tree.

    8. He who lives without looking for pleasures, his senses well controlled, moderate in his food, faithful and strong, him Mara will certainly not overthrow, any more than the wind throws down a rocky mountain.

    9. He who wishes to put on the yellow dress without having cleansed himself from sin, who disregards temperance and truth, is unworthy of the yellow dress.

    10. But he who has cleansed himself from sin, is well grounded in all virtues, and regards also temperance and truth, he is indeed worthy of the yellow dress.

    11. They who imagine truth in untruth, and see untruth in truth, never arrive at truth, but follow vain desires.

    12. They who know truth in truth, and untruth in untruth, arrive at truth, and follow true desires.

    13. As rain breaks through an ill-thatched house, passion will break through an unreflecting mind.

    14. As rain does not break through a well-thatched house, passion will not break through a well-reflecting mind.

    15. The evil-doer mourns in this world, and he mourns in the next; he mourns in both. He mourns and suffers when he sees the evil of his own work.

    16.

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