Dhammapada Part I

Dhammapada verse(s) in Pali:

Verse 100
sahassamapi ce vācā, anatthapadasaṃhitā.
ekaṃ atthapadaṃ seyyo, yaṃ sutvā upasammati.

English translation of verse(s):

Verse 100
Better than a thousand useless words is one useful word, hearing which one attains peace.

(Translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita)

A series on the Dhammapada, a set of 423 verse teachings given by the Buddha, including explanation of the Pali verse, a synopsis of the background story and application of the teaching to our practice by Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu.

This Dhammapada Part I podcast includes Chapters 1-17 (Verses 1-234). Please subscribe to Dhammapada Part II for the verses in the rest of the chapters. New episodes are published in the Dhammapada Part II podcast.

Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu is a Canadian-born Theravada Buddhist monk, ordained in 2001 under the guidance of Venerable Ajaan Tong Sirimangalo. He has taught meditation courses in the Mahasi Sayadaw tradition since 2003 and gives online teachings via YouTube, as well as Dhamma talks to both intensive meditators and by invitation to the general public.

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Dhammapada verse(s) in Pali:

Verse 99
ramaṇīyāni araññāni, yattha na ramatī jano.
vītarāgā ramissanti, na te kāmagavesino.

English translation of verse(s):

Verse 99
Inspiring are the forests in which worldlings find no pleasure. There the passionless will rejoice, for they seek no sensual pleasures.

(Translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita)

A series on the Dhammapada, a set of 423 verse teachings given by the Buddha, including explanation of the Pali verse, a synopsis of the background story and application of the teaching to our practice by Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu.

This Dhammapada Part I podcast includes Chapters 1-17 (Verses 1-234). Please subscribe to Dhammapada Part II for the verses in the rest of the chapters. New episodes are published in the Dhammapada Part II podcast.

Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu is a Canadian-born Theravada Buddhist monk, ordained in 2001 under the guidance of Venerable Ajaan Tong Sirimangalo. He has taught meditation courses in the Mahasi Sayadaw tradition since 2003 and gives online teachings via YouTube, as well as Dhamma talks to both intensive meditators and by invitation to the general public.

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Dhammapada verse(s) in Pali:

Verse 98
gāme vā yadi vāraññe, ninne vā yadi vā thale.
yattha arahanto viharanti, taṃ bhūmirāmaṇeyyakaṃ.

English translation of verse(s):

Verse 98
Inspiring, indeed, is that place where Arahants dwell, be it a village, a forest, a vale, or a hill.

(Translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita)

A series on the Dhammapada, a set of 423 verse teachings given by the Buddha, including explanation of the Pali verse, a synopsis of the background story and application of the teaching to our practice by Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu.

This Dhammapada Part I podcast includes Chapters 1-17 (Verses 1-234). Please subscribe to Dhammapada Part II for the verses in the rest of the chapters. New episodes are published in the Dhammapada Part II podcast.

Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu is a Canadian-born Theravada Buddhist monk, ordained in 2001 under the guidance of Venerable Ajaan Tong Sirimangalo. He has taught meditation courses in the Mahasi Sayadaw tradition since 2003 and gives online teachings via YouTube, as well as Dhamma talks to both intensive meditators and by invitation to the general public.

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Dhammapada verse(s) in Pali:

Verse 97
assaddho akataññū ca, sandhicchedo ca yo naro.
hatāvakāso vantāso, sa ve uttamaporiso.

English translation of verse(s):

Verse 97
The man who is without blind faith, who knows the Uncreated, who has severed all links, destroyed all causes (for karma, good and evil), and thrown out all desires—he, truly, is the most excellent of men.

(Translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita)

A series on the Dhammapada, a set of 423 verse teachings given by the Buddha, including explanation of the Pali verse, a synopsis of the background story and application of the teaching to our practice by Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu.

This Dhammapada Part I podcast includes Chapters 1-17 (Verses 1-234). Please subscribe to Dhammapada Part II for the verses in the rest of the chapters. New episodes are published in the Dhammapada Part II podcast.

Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu is a Canadian-born Theravada Buddhist monk, ordained in 2001 under the guidance of Venerable Ajaan Tong Sirimangalo. He has taught meditation courses in the Mahasi Sayadaw tradition since 2003 and gives online teachings via YouTube, as well as Dhamma talks to both intensive meditators and by invitation to the general public.

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Original Pali Text: https://www.digitalpalireader.online/_dprhtml/index.html?loc=k.1.x.x.x.x.x.m

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Dhammapada verse(s) in Pali:

Verse 96
santaṃ tassa manaṃ hoti, santā vācā ca kamma ca.
sammadaññā vimuttassa, upasantassa tādino.

English translation of verse(s):

Verse 96
Calm is his thought, calm his speech, and calm his deed, who, truly knowing, is wholly freed, perfectly tranquil and wise.

(Translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita)

A series on the Dhammapada, a set of 423 verse teachings given by the Buddha, including explanation of the Pali verse, a synopsis of the background story and application of the teaching to our practice by Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu.

This Dhammapada Part I podcast includes Chapters 1-17 (Verses 1-234). Please subscribe to Dhammapada Part II for the verses in the rest of the chapters. New episodes are published in the Dhammapada Part II podcast.

Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu is a Canadian-born Theravada Buddhist monk, ordained in 2001 under the guidance of Venerable Ajaan Tong Sirimangalo. He has taught meditation courses in the Mahasi Sayadaw tradition since 2003 and gives online teachings via YouTube, as well as Dhamma talks to both intensive meditators and by invitation to the general public.

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Original Pali Text: https://www.digitalpalireader.online/_dprhtml/index.html?loc=k.1.x.x.x.x.x.m

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Dhammapada verse(s) in Pali:

Verse 95
pathavisamo no virujjhati, indakhilupamo tādi subbato.
rahadova apetakaddamo, saṃsārā na bhavanti tādino.

English translation of verse(s):

Verse 95
There is no more worldly existence for the wise one who, like the earth, resents nothing, who is firm as a high pillar and as pure as a deep pool free from mud.

(Translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita)

A series on the Dhammapada, a set of 423 verse teachings given by the Buddha, including explanation of the Pali verse, a synopsis of the background story and application of the teaching to our practice by Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu.

This Dhammapada Part I podcast includes Chapters 1-17 (Verses 1-234). Please subscribe to Dhammapada Part II for the verses in the rest of the chapters. New episodes are published in the Dhammapada Part II podcast.

Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu is a Canadian-born Theravada Buddhist monk, ordained in 2001 under the guidance of Venerable Ajaan Tong Sirimangalo. He has taught meditation courses in the Mahasi Sayadaw tradition since 2003 and gives online teachings via YouTube, as well as Dhamma talks to both intensive meditators and by invitation to the general public.

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Dhammapada verse(s) in Pali:

Verse 94
yassindriyāni samathaṅgatāni, assā yathā sārathinā sudantā.
pahīnamānassa anāsavassa, devāpi tassa pihayanti tādino.

English translation of verse(s):

Verse 94
Even the gods hold dear the wise one, whose senses are subdued like horses well trained by a charioteer, whose pride is destroyed and who is free from the cankers.

(Translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita)

A series on the Dhammapada, a set of 423 verse teachings given by the Buddha, including explanation of the Pali verse, a synopsis of the background story and application of the teaching to our practice by Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu.

This Dhammapada Part I podcast includes Chapters 1-17 (Verses 1-234). Please subscribe to Dhammapada Part II for the verses in the rest of the chapters. New episodes are published in the Dhammapada Part II podcast.

Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu is a Canadian-born Theravada Buddhist monk, ordained in 2001 under the guidance of Venerable Ajaan Tong Sirimangalo. He has taught meditation courses in the Mahasi Sayadaw tradition since 2003 and gives online teachings via YouTube, as well as Dhamma talks to both intensive meditators and by invitation to the general public.

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Dhammapada verse(s) in Pali:

Verse 93
yassāsavā parikkhīṇā, āhāre ca anissito.
suññato animitto ca, vimokkho yassa gocaro.
ākāse va sakuntānaṃ, padaṃ tassa durannayaṃ.

English translation of verse(s):

Verse 93
He whose cankers are destroyed and who is not attached to food, whose object is the Void, the Unconditioned Freedom—his path cannot be traced, like that of birds in the air.

(Translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita)

A series on the Dhammapada, a set of 423 verse teachings given by the Buddha, including explanation of the Pali verse, a synopsis of the background story and application of the teaching to our practice by Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu.

This Dhammapada Part I podcast includes Chapters 1-17 (Verses 1-234). Please subscribe to Dhammapada Part II for the verses in the rest of the chapters. New episodes are published in the Dhammapada Part II podcast.

Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu is a Canadian-born Theravada Buddhist monk, ordained in 2001 under the guidance of Venerable Ajaan Tong Sirimangalo. He has taught meditation courses in the Mahasi Sayadaw tradition since 2003 and gives online teachings via YouTube, as well as Dhamma talks to both intensive meditators and by invitation to the general public.

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Original Pali Text: https://www.digitalpalireader.online/_dprhtml/index.html?loc=k.1.x.x.x.x.x.m

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Dhammapada verse(s) in Pali:

Verse 92
yesaṃ sannicayo natthi, ye pariññātabhojanā.
suññato animitto ca, vimokkho yesaṃ gocaro.
ākāse va sakuntānaṃ, gati tesaṃ durannayā.

English translation of verse(s):

Verse 92
Those who do not accumulate and are wise regarding food, whose object is the Void, the Unconditioned Freedom—their track cannot be traced, like that of birds in the air.

(Translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita)

A series on the Dhammapada, a set of 423 verse teachings given by the Buddha, including explanation of the Pali verse, a synopsis of the background story and application of the teaching to our practice by Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu.

This Dhammapada Part I podcast includes Chapters 1-17 (Verses 1-234). Please subscribe to Dhammapada Part II for the verses in the rest of the chapters. New episodes are published in the Dhammapada Part II podcast.

Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu is a Canadian-born Theravada Buddhist monk, ordained in 2001 under the guidance of Venerable Ajaan Tong Sirimangalo. He has taught meditation courses in the Mahasi Sayadaw tradition since 2003 and gives online teachings via YouTube, as well as Dhamma talks to both intensive meditators and by invitation to the general public.

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Dhammapada verse(s) in Pali:

Verse 91
uyyuñjanti satīmanto, na nikete ramanti te.
haṃsāva pallalaṃ hitvā, okamokaṃ jahanti te.

English translation of verse(s):

Verse 91
The mindful ones exert themselves. They are not attached to any home; like swans that abandon the lake, they leave home after home behind.

(Translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita)

A series on the Dhammapada, a set of 423 verse teachings given by the Buddha, including explanation of the Pali verse, a synopsis of the background story and application of the teaching to our practice by Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu.

This Dhammapada Part I podcast includes Chapters 1-17 (Verses 1-234). Please subscribe to Dhammapada Part II for the verses in the rest of the chapters. New episodes are published in the Dhammapada Part II podcast.

Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu is a Canadian-born Theravada Buddhist monk, ordained in 2001 under the guidance of Venerable Ajaan Tong Sirimangalo. He has taught meditation courses in the Mahasi Sayadaw tradition since 2003 and gives online teachings via YouTube, as well as Dhamma talks to both intensive meditators and by invitation to the general public.

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Original Pali Text: https://www.digitalpalireader.online/_dprhtml/index.html?loc=k.1.x.x.x.x.x.m

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