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BeWithBreath

@bewithbreath

Meditator. Mental Health Professional. @BeWithBreath & meditate to realise natural state of Joy. Mind matters most - what we think we become @ Buddha

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BeWithBreath
@bewithbreath Nov 23, 2020, 5:21 PM UTC

Dhammapadda Series : The Flowers, verse 4.14- 4.7 Mara and virtuous

Mara never finds the path of the truly virtuous, who abide in heedfulness and are freed by perfect knowledge. Upon a heap of rubbish in the road-side ditch blooms a lotus, fragrant and pleasing. Even…

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@bewithbreath Nov 22, 2020, 5:18 PM UTC

Dhammapadda Series : @ Dhammapadda Series : The Flowers, verse 4.10- 4.13 Fragrance of virtue

As from a great heap of flowers many garlands can be made, even so should many good deeds be done by one born a mortal. Not the sweet smell of flowers, not even the fragrance of sandal, tagara, or ja…

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@bewithbreath Nov 21, 2020, 5:15 PM UTC

Dhammapadda Series : @ Dhammapadda Series : The Flowers, verse 4.8- 4.9 Flower with fragrance vs without

Like a beautiful flower full of color but without fragrance, even so, fruitless are the fair words of one who does not practice them. Like a beautiful flower full of color and also fragrant, even so,…

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@bewithbreath Nov 20, 2020, 5:13 PM UTC

Dhammapadda Series : The Flowers, verse 4.7 Mind your own business

Let none find fault with others; let none see the omissions and commissions of others. But let one see one's own acts, done and undone. @ Dhammapadda Series : The Flowers, verse 4.7 Mind your own bus…

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@bewithbreath Nov 19, 2020, 5:10 PM UTC

Dhammapadda Series : The Flowers, verse 4.5- 4.6 Destroyer

The Destroyer brings under his sway the person of distracted mind who, insatiate in sense desires, only plucks the flowers (of pleasure). As a bee gathers honey from the flower without injuring its c…

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@bewithbreath Nov 18, 2020, 5:08 PM UTC

Dhammapadda Series : The Flowers, verse 4.3- 4.4 The flower of pleasure

Realizing that this body is like froth, penetrating its mirage-like nature, and plucking out Mara's flower-tipped arrows of sensuality, go beyond sight of the King of Death! As a mighty flood sweeps…

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@bewithbreath Nov 17, 2020, 5:02 PM UTC

Dhammapadda Series : The Flowers, verse 4.1- 4.2 Eexpert garland-maker

Who shall overcome this earth, this realm of Yama and this sphere of men and gods? Who shall bring to perfection the well-taught path of wisdom as an expert garland-maker would his floral design? A s…

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@bewithbreath Nov 15, 2020, 6:11 AM UTC

Dhammapadda Series : The Mind, verse 3.8- 3.11 Well-directed mind

Realizing that this body is as fragile as a clay pot, and fortifying this mind like a well-fortified city, fight out Mara with the sword of wisdom. Then, guarding the conquest, remain unattached. Ere…

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@bewithbreath Nov 14, 2020, 6:00 AM UTC

Dhammapadda Series : The Mind, verse 3.5- 3.7 Steadfast mind

Dwelling in the cave (of the heart), the mind, without form, wanders far and alone. Those who subdue this mind are liberated from the bonds of Mara. Wisdom never becomes perfect in one whose mind is…

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@bewithbreath Nov 13, 2020, 7:45 AM UTC

Dhammapadda Series : The Mind, verse 3.1- 3.4 Tamed guarded mind

Just as a fletcher straightens an arrow shaft, even so the discerning man straightens his mind — so fickle and unsteady, so difficult to guard. As a fish when pulled out of water and cast on land thr…

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