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Chaddanta Jataka
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Dhammapada Verses 244 and 245
Culasaribhikkhu Vatthu

Sujivam ahirikena
kakasurena dhamsina
pakkhandina pagabbhena
samkilitthena jivitam.

Hirimata ca dujjivam
niccam sucigavesina
alinena' ppagabbhena
suddhajivena passata.

Verse 244: Life is easy for one who is shameless and bold as a crow, who slanders others and is pretentious, aggressive and corrupt.

Verse 245: Life is hard for one with a sense of shame, who always seeks purity, who is free from attachment, who is modest and who sees clearly what is proper livelihood.

The Story of Culasari

While residing at the Jetavana monastery, the Buddha uttered Verses (244) and (245) of this book, with reference to a bhikkhu named Culasari who practised medicine.

One day, Culasari came back after ministering to a patient. On his way he met Thera Sariputta and related to him how he went to treat a patient and had been given some delicious food for his services. He also begged Thera Sariputta to accept some of the food from him. Thera Sariputta did not say anything to him but continued on his way. Thera Sariputta refused to accept food from that bhikkhu because that bhikkhu had transgressed the law prohibiting bhikkhus from practising medicine. Other bhikkhus reported about this to the Buddha and he said to them, "Bhikkhus! A bhikkhu who is shameless is coarse in thought, word and deed. He is arrogant like a crow, he would find a living by unlawful means and live in comfort. On the other hand, life for a bhikkhu who has a sense of shame is not easy."

Then the Buddha spoke in verse as follows:

Verse 244: Life is easy for one who is shameless and bold as a crow, who slanders others and is pretentious, aggressive and corrupt.


Verse 245: Life is hard for one with a sense of shame, who always seeks purity, who is free from attachment, who is modest and who sees clearly what is proper livelihood.

At the end of the discourse many people attained Sotapatti Fruition.


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GOOD, EVIL AND BEYOND KAMMA IN THE BUDDHA’S TEACHING
by Bhikkhu P. A. Payutto

The work presented here is based on a single chapter from Buddhadhamma, by Venerable P. A. Payutto. Buddhadhamma is perhaps the author’s most formal and ambitious book to date, a volume of over one thousand pages dealing with the whole of the Buddha’s teaching. Although the work is scholarly in approach, it renders the Buddhist themes so often misunderstood or considered beyond the scope of the ordinary layman more approachable in practical terms.

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Dhammapada Verses 246, 247 and 248
Panca Upasaka Vatthu

Yo panamatipateti
musavadanca bhasati
loke adinnamadiyati
paradaranca gacchati.

Suramerayapananca
yo naro anuyunjati
idheva meso lokasmim
mulam khanati attano.

Evam bho purisa janahi
papadhamma asannata
ma tam lobho adhammo ca
ciram dukkhaya randhayum.

Verses 246 & 247: He who destroys life, tells lies, takes what is not given him, commits adultery and takes intoxicating drinks, digs up his own roots even in this very life.

Verse 248: Know this, O man! Not restraining oneself is evil; do not let greed and ill will subject you to prolonged misery.

The Story of Five Lay-Disciples

While residing at the Jetavana monastery, the Buddha uttered Verses (246), (247) and (248) of this book, with reference to five lay-disciples.

On one occasion five lay-disciples were keeping sabbath at the Jetavana monastery. Most of them were observing only one or two of the five moral precepts (sila). Each one of them observing a particular precept claimed that the precept observed by him was the most difficult and there were a lot of arguments. In the end, they came to the Buddha with this problem. To them the Buddha said, "You should not consider any individual precept as being easy or unimportant. Each and every one of the precepts must be strictly observed. Do not think lightly of any of the precepts; none of them is easy to observe."

Then the Buddha spoke in verse as follows:

Verses 246 & 247: He who destroys life, tells lies, takes what is not given him, commits adultery and takes intoxicating drinks, digs up his own roots even in this very life.


Verse 248: Know this, O man! Not restraining oneself is evil; do not let greed and ill will subject you to prolonged misery.

At the end of the discourse the five lay-disciples attained Sotapatti Fruition.


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Dhammapada Verses 249 and 250
Tissadahara Vatthu

Dadati ve yathasaddham
yathapasadanam jano
tattha yo ca manku bhavati
paresam panabhojane
na so diva va rattim va
samadhimadhigacchati.

Yassa cetam samucchinnam
mulaghaccam samuhatam
sa ve diva va rattim va
samadhimadhigacchati.

Verse 249: People give according to their faith and their devotion; one who is displeased with others receiving food and drink cannot attain concentration (samadhi) by day or by night.

Verse 250: He who has this feeling of displeasure cut off, uprooted and removed, will surely attain concentration (samadhi) by day or by night.

The Story of Tissa

While residing at the Jetavana monastery, the Buddha uttered Verses (249) and (250) of this book, with reference to Tissa, a young bhikkhu.

Tissa, a young bhikkhu, had a very bad habit of disparaging other people's charities and good deeds. He even criticized the charities given by such renowned donors like Anathapindika and Visakha. Besides, he boasted that his relatives were very rich and were like a well where anyone could come for water. Hearing him boast thus, other bhikkhus were very sceptical; so they decided to find out the truth.

Some young bhikkhus went to the village from where he came and made enquiries. They found out that Tissa's relatives were all poor and that all this time Tissa had only been making a vain boast. When the Buddha was told about this, he said, "Bhikkhus, a bhikkhu who is displeased with others receiving gifts and offerings can never attain Magga and Phala."

Then the Buddha spoke in verse as follows:
Verse 249: People give according to their faith and their devotion; one who is displeased with others receiving food and drink cannot attain concentration (samadhi) by day or by night.

Verse 250: He who has this feeling of displeasure cut off, uprooted and removed, will surely attain concentration (samadhi) by day or by night.

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Human Values

A Thai Forest Tradition teacher and meditation master provides practical techniques for finding our shared humanity.
By Ajaan Lee Dhammadharo

Everyone in the world wants justice. To give the world justice, we all—no matter what race or nationality we belong to—need to have human values in our hearts. Human values are not a creed or a religion. When people are born into the world, they want justice by their very nature. Sometimes they receive it, sometimes they don’t. This is because there are times when they let inhuman values interfere with human values. When this is the case, these inhuman values prevent them from receiving the justice they desire.

For this reason I would like to point out a way that will help people throughout the world keep their minds in line with human values. Even if we may have lapses from time to time, we’ll still be doing well as long as we can maintain long intervals between the lapses.

1. Have a sense of moderation in your likes and loves for people and objects. Don’t let yourself get carried away to the point of infatuation, causing your behavior with regard to people and objects to go out of bounds. To stumble in this way can—on the level of your conduct—hurt your reputation. On the level of your mind, it can cause you to be deluded and deceived. The results you reap will be sorrow afflicting your heart, all from lacking the human value of moderation.

2. In your interaction with people and objects, don’t let yourself get carried away with anger. Even if people behave in ways that are disagreeable, or if the objects that come your way aren’t what you had hoped for, you should still stop to consider whether those people have at least some good to them, and whether those objects may be of at least some use to you. When you can keep your mind in check in this way, you’ll loosen yourself from the grip of anger and displeasure, so that thoughts of goodwill can arise within you instead. The result will be that those people will become your friends and allies; the objects you get will be able to serve you in other ways. For instance, suppose you want a chisel but you get a nail. This means that your hopes aren’t fulfilled, but even so the nail can be of use to you in other ways in the future.

In addition, thoughts of goodwill can foster long-lasting composure and peace of mind. This, then, is a human value that should underlie our dealings with one another throughout the world.

3. Be upright and straightforward in all your dealings, behaving toward people behind their backs the same way you would behave to their faces. Even when confronted with frightening intimidation, you should make your heart audacious to the proper degree. Too much audacity can cause harm, and the same holds true for being too timid. For example, if you let yourself become intimidated in your business dealings, your business will suffer. If you’re too reckless or audacious, that too can lead to missteps in your work. Thus you should have a sense of moderation and proportion so that your relationships with people and the various objects in the world will run properly. Only then will you count as having human values.

4. Whatever you do in thought, word, or deed, dealing with people or objects in the world, you should first examine your motivations. Only if they’re sound and reasonable should you listen to them and act in line with them. This will keep you from coming under the sway of delusion. You have to be endowed with the human values of circumspect mindfulness and reasonable discernment. Those who can behave in this way will have friends no matter what social grouping they join. They’ll bring about the growth and development of the various objects they deal with, and will bring progress to themselves and to society at large—which is something that each and every one of us desires.