Omkar N.
Wakhlu & Bharat Wakhlu
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Chapter 32
The Dhammapada
Lord Buddha has given the world a
lot of wisdom. The Dhammapada is one of the eternal books comprising one amongst
many of these. The verses in the book were originally spoken in the Pali
language. The right path of dh.mp3a shall be shown to us by the right path of
life, which we make with our own foot-steps, and our actions, which lead us to
realize the supreme truth. This is the lesson Lord Buddha has conveyed in his
profoundly simple sayings.
I came across this book in 1976.
Ever since, the book has been my constant companion, providing me guidance and
help in difficult times by enlightening my way in the darkness.
Given below are a few of these
verses from the Dhammapada, presented in Kashmiri translation:
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Hate is note conquered by hate:
Hate is conquered by love; this is
a law eternal
1/6
The others know not,
That without h.mp3ony we perish;
Those who know this, secure amity.
2/24
One who is growing to high
purpose,
Conscientious, diligent, doing
good work with detachment;
Living life with discipline,
faultless,
Keeping the ultimate goal in view.
That man shall arise in glory. (Suy
ins*n pr*vi thöd yash).
3/39
He, whose mind, in calm self
control, is free from the lust of desires; who has risen above good and evil;
He is awake and has no fear.
4/50
Think not of the faults of others,
their acts or their inaction. Think rather of your own actions which you have
done or not done.
6/48
Neither for himself nor for
others, he craves not for sons, wealth or power. Neither seeking his own success
by wrong means, such a one is virtuous, wise and righteous.
22/414
He who has passed this difficult
path, gone far away, beyond the quagmire, crossed the ocean of life (samsara)
and delusion; who is meditative, free from doubts and carving desires; who has
attained Nirvana, him I call a Brahman.
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