21. Dhammapada 354，The Story of the Questions Raised by Sakka｜Pa Auk 2022

Dhammapada Verse 354

Sabbadanam dhammadanam jinati

Verse 354: The gift of the Dhamma excels all gifts; the taste of the Dhamma excels all tastes; delight in the Dhamma excels all delights. The eradication of Craving (i.e., attainment of arahatship) overcomes all ills (samsara dukkha).

20. Dhammapada 51&52  The King and the King of Kings｜Pa Auk 2022

Dhammapada Verses 51 and 52

Yathapi ruciram puppham

Yathapi ruciram puppham

Verse 51: Just as a beautiful flower, lacking in scent, cannot give the wearer the benefit of its scent, so also, the well-preached words of the Buddha cannot benefit one who does not practise the Dhamma.

Verse 52: Just as a flower, beautiful as well as fragrant, will give the wearer the benefit of its scent, so also, the well-preached words of the Buddha will benefit one who practises the Dhamma.

19. Dhammapada 62  Ānandaseṭṭhivatthu, September 27, 2022

Dhammapada Verse 62

Putta1 ma'tthi dhanam ma' tthi

Verse 62: "I have sons, I have wealth"; with this (feeling of attachment) the fool is afflicted. Indeed, he himself is not his own, how can sons and wealth be his?

18. Dhammapada 54&55 , Elder Ananda’s Question｜Pa Auk 2022

Dhammapada Verses 54 and 55

Na pupphagandho pativatameti

Cadanam tagaram vapi

Verse 54: The scent of flowers cannot go against the wind; nor the scent of sandalwood, nor of rhododendron (tagara), nor of jasmin (mallika); only the reputation of good people can go against the wind. The reputation of the virtuous ones (sappurisa) is wafted abroad in all directions.

Verse 55: There are the scents of sandalwood, rhododendron, lotus and jasmin (vassika); but the scent of virtue surpasses all scents.

17. Dhammapada 72 ,  The Sledge-Hammer Ghost

Dhammapada Verse 72

Yavadeva anatthaya

Verse 72: The skill of a fool can only harm him; it destroys his merit and his wisdom (lit., it severs his head).

16. Dhammapada 65, Tiṃsamattapāveyyakabhikkhuvatthu  221006

Dhammapada Verse 65

Muhuttamapi ce vinnu

Verse 65: An intelligent man, even though he is associated with a wise man only for a moment, quickly understands the Dhamma, just as the tongue knows the taste of soup.

15. Dhammapada 69, Uppalavaṇṇattherīvatthu, October 13, 2022

Dhammapada Verse 69

Madhumva mannati balo

Verse 69: As long as the evil deed does not bear fruit, the fool thinks it is sweet like honey; but when his evil deed does bear fruit, the fool suffers for it.

14. Dhammapada 60-2 , The King and the Poor Man with a Beautiful Wife｜Pa Auk 2022

Dhammapada Verse 60

Digha jagarato ratti

Verse 60: Long is the night to one who is wakeful; long is (the journey of) one yojana to the traveller who is tired; long is samsara (round of rebirths) to the fool, who is ignorant of the true Dhamma (the Teaching of the Buddha).

13. Dhammapada 70，Jambuka The Naked Ascetic ｜Pa Auk 2022

Dhammapada Verse 70

Mase mase kusaggena

Verse 70: Even though, month after month, the fool (living in austerity) takes his food sparingly with the tip of a grass blade, he is not worth even one-sixteenth part of those who have comprehended the Truth (i.e., the ariyas).

12. Dhammapada 68, Sumanamālākāravatthu October 7, 2022

Dhammapada Verse 68

Tanca kammam katam sadhu

Verse 68: That deed is well done if one has not to repent for having done it, and if one is delightful and happy with the result of that deed.