Episode 0176 - Siddhartha Gautama on Fools, Downfall, & Blessings (Click on the title, or here, for audio.) Comments on Gautama Buddha's teachings from Pali texts. On fools and folly (from Dhammapada); spiritual downfall and karmic-decline vs. true blessings-protection and progression. ■ Balavagga Sutta (Fools): www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/dhp/­dhp.05.than.html ■ Parabhava Sutta (