Riches ruin the man

weak in discernment,

but not those who seek

the beyond.

Through craving for riches

the man weak in discernment

ruins   himself

as he would   others.

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Dhammapada XXIV : Craving

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Fields are spoiled by weeds;

people, by passion.

So what’s given to those

free of passion

bears great fruit.

Fields are spoiled by weeds;

people, by aversion.

So what’s given to those

free of aversion

bears great fruit.

Fields are spoiled by weeds;

people, by delusion.

So what’s given to those

free of delusion

bears great fruit.

Fields are spoiled by weeds;

people, by longing.

So what’s given to those

free of longing

bears great fruit.

356-359
Dhammapada XXIV : Craving

Restraint with the eye is good,

good is restraint with the ear.

Restraint with the nose is good,

good is restraint with the tongue.

Restraint with the body is good,

good is restraint with speech.

Restraint with the heart is good,

good is restraint everywhere.

A monk everywhere restrained

is released from all suffering & stress.

360-361*
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Hands restrained,

feet restrained

speech restrained,

supremely restrained–

delighting in what is inward,

content, centered, alone:

he’s what they call

a monk.

362
Dhammapada XXV : Monks

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A monk restrained in his speaking,

giving counsel unruffled,

declaring the message & meaning:

sweet is his speech.

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Dhamma his dwelling,

Dhamma his delight,

a monk pondering Dhamma,

calling Dhamma to mind,

does not fall away

from true Dhamma.

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Gains:

don’t treat your own with scorn,

don’t go coveting those of others.

A monk who covets those of others

attains

no concentration.

Even if he gets next to nothing,

he doesn’t treat his gains with scorn.

Living purely, untiring:

he’s the one

that the devas praise.

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Dhammapada XXV : Monks

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For whom, in name & form

in every way,

there’s no sense of mine,

& who doesn’t grieve

for what’s not:

he’s deservedly called

a monk.

367
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The Role of Kamma in Dying and Rebirth
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DIFFERENT PEOPLE HAVE different views and beliefs about what happens after death. Although all Buddhist Schools are unanimous that death marks the end and beginning of life for sentient beings still bound to samsàra [the round of births], not all share the same views, observations and interpretations with regard to the actual process of dying and rebirth.

Tibetan (Vajrayàna) and Chinese (Mahàyàna) Buddhists believe that after death, the spirit of the dead person passes through an intermediate period (bardo in Tibetan, zhong yin in Mandarin)—which may last for as long as forty-nine days—during which it undergoes a series of unearthly, extraordinary experiences, including a “small death” at the end of each week, before it is finally reborn into another realm of existence. In contrast, orthodox Theravada Buddhism, which is the earliest, most authentic, extant record of Gotama Buddha’s teaching, asserts that rebirth takes place immediately after death.

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A monkey and an elephant named Parileyyaka made offerings for the Buddha, the elephant bringing fruit and the monkey bringing a honeycomb. The monkey was so excited when the Buddha accepted his gift that he began leaping from tree to tree and fell to his death. However, he was immediately reborn in Tavatimsa as a result of his generosity.

On this day, the Bhikkhus of Kosambi ended the disunity in their ranks and went to the Buddha in the forest to take a vow of unity and cooperation. In his sermon, Buddha pointed to the elephant and said, "This elephant lives alone in the forest in the absence of a proper partner. If you do not get associates with wisdom and high thoughts, it is better to live alone in this world, for foolish associates will only increase your suffering."

Retold from Dhammapada 1 Pairs : Yamaka Vagga and Kd 10 : Kosambakakkhandhaka

Dwelling in goodwill, a monk

with faith in the Awakened One’s teaching,

would attain the good state,

the peaceful state:

stilling-of-fabrications ease.

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