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Dhammapada – Concise Instruction
This is a collection of chapters from the Dhammapada. Additional sections will be added as part of my Thursday evening Dhamma talk.
Please click on title for full article and recordings.
Free Of Worldly Entanglements – Lokavagga
The Lokavagga chapter teaches the singular importance of recognizing and abandoning worldly entanglements…
Attavagga: Self-Care Dhammapada 12
The twelfth chapter of the Dhammapada is the Attavagga. When the sole purpose of the Buddha’s Dhamma is clearly understood, the remarkable compassion Siddartha Gotama held for others becomes apparent and no more so than in this Chapter.
Jaravagga: Impermanence, Not-Self, Suffering Dhammapada 11
The tenth chapter of the Dhammapada is the Jaravagga. This chapter is a profound and concise teaching on the Three Marks Of Existence…
Dandavagga – Abandon Violence Dhammapada 10
The tenth chapter of the Dhammapada describes the pitfalls of hurtful and aggressive behavior and the liberation found in developing restraint of thought, word, and deed…
Papavagga Remaining Harmless Dhammapada 9
The ninth chapter of the Dhammapada is known as the Papavagga. In this chapter, the Buddha provides simple and direct teaching on the importance of recognizing and abandoning wrongdoing in all ways and to integrate the Eightfold Path as the framework for developing a life free of conflict within oneself and words others.
Sahassavagga Simple Dhamma Is Best Dhammapada 8
The eighth chapter of the Dhammapada teaches the immediate benefits of an authentic Dhamma practice and the foolishness and constant distraction of following unskillful “dharma’s.”
The Qualities Of An Arahant Dhammapada 7
This chapter concludes with a description of the benefits that an arahant has in the world…
Heartwood For The Wise – Panditavagga Dhammapada 6
In the Panditavagga the Buddha emphasizes the importance of developing true wisdom of how is ignorance established from misunderstanding Three Marks Of Existence. ..
Balavagga – Of Fools And Foolishness – Dhammapada 5
In the Balavagga, the fifth chapter in the Dhammapada, the Buddha strongly emphasizes the singular importance of knowing and practicing his Dhamma…
Heartwood And Flowers – Pupphavagga – Dhammapada 4
The fourth chapter of the Dhammapada is the Pupphavagga. This chapter uses the metaphors of Mara and death to describe the ongoing suffering…
Cittavagga – A Well Restrained Mind
The Cittavagga teaches the suffering that follows from a mind rooted in ignorance of Four Noble Truths and the peaceful mind developed through the Eightfold Path…
Appamadavagga – Refined Mindfulness – Dhammapada 2
This text is from the second chapter of the Dhammapada. This is called the Appamadavagga and teaches the importance of Right Mindfulness. …
Yamakavagga – Mind Governs All
This sutta is from the Dhammapada 1. It teaches the importance of developing the Heartwood of the Dhamma – the Eightfold Path – to establish the refined mindfulness necessary to develop profound Right View.
Judgment and Wisdom – Dhammapada 19
The sutta below s from the Dhammapada 19. It teaches the importance of developing the Heartwood of the Dhamma – the Eightfold Path – if one is to safely judge one’s own Dhamma practice and judge and teach others.
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My Dhamma articles and talks are based on the Buddha's teachings (suttas) as preserved in the Sutta Pitaka, the second book of the Pali Canon. I have relied primarily on Thanissaro Bhikkhu’s excellent and insightful translation of the Pali generously made freely available at his website Dhammatalks.org, as well as the works of Acharya Buddharakkhita, Nyanaponika Thera, John Ireland, Maurice Walsh, Hellmuth Hecker, and Sister Khema, among others, as preserved at Access To Insight.
Also, I have found Bhikkhu Bodhi's translations from Wisdom Publications Pali Canon Anthologies to be most informative and an excellent resource.
I have made edits to the suttas from these sources for further clarity, to modernize language, to minimize repetition, and maintain contextual relevance to Dependent Origination and Four Noble Truths.
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