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Episode 103 - Being an Upholder of The Dharma
Episode 103 - Being an Upholder of The Dharma
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28 minutes
Released:
May 30, 2021
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In this episode we look at what it means to be an “Upholder of the Dharma” according to Buddha, and how we can, in a practical way, be one. In particular, we try to lessen the harm we do. One does not uphold the Dharma Only because one speaks a lot. Having heard even a little, If one perceives the Dharma with one’s own body And is never negligent of the Dharma, Then one is indeed an upholder of the Dharma. (Verse 259) --Buddha, The Dhammapada Doing no harm, Practice what’s skillful, Purify one’s mind: This is the teaching of the buddhas. --Buddha, The Dhammapada References Buddha. The Dhammapada: The Buddha’s Path of Wisdom. Translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita. Buddhist Publication Society Kandy, 1985. pp. 48. The Story of Ekudana the Arahat.The Dhammapada: Verse and Stories, Translated by Daw Mya Tin, M.A. Edited by Editorial Committee, Burma Tipitaka Association Rangoon, Burma, 1986. Courtesy of Nibbana.com. For free distribution only, as a gift of dhamma. https://www.tipitaka.net/tipitaka/dhp/verseload.php?verse=259
Released:
May 30, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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