an anarchist
Your local anarchist.
Introduction
I've started memorizing the Dhammapada. It is a Buddhist text. It is a sermon from the Buddha himself.
With each chapter I memorize i would like to post my personal commentary on the verses. Nothing scholarly from me, just the scripture viewed through my lens. When I practice memorizing, I spend time meditating on them simultaneously. Not that I have anything special to say on the book.
As I have the first chapter memorized, I will begin this thread.
Feel free to add your own comments.
Chapter 1: Twin Verses
(1)1 All that we are is the result of what we have thought. It is founded on our thoughts. It is made up of our thoughts. If one speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows one, as the wheel follows the foot of the ox that draws the wagon.
Quite a thought expanding opening sentence! Every moment in time we think. Every moment we are adding a layer to our selves, for better or worse.
You do reap what you sow. Negativity always yields pain.
I've started memorizing the Dhammapada. It is a Buddhist text. It is a sermon from the Buddha himself.
With each chapter I memorize i would like to post my personal commentary on the verses. Nothing scholarly from me, just the scripture viewed through my lens. When I practice memorizing, I spend time meditating on them simultaneously. Not that I have anything special to say on the book.
As I have the first chapter memorized, I will begin this thread.
Feel free to add your own comments.
Chapter 1: Twin Verses
(1)1 All that we are is the result of what we have thought. It is founded on our thoughts. It is made up of our thoughts. If one speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows one, as the wheel follows the foot of the ox that draws the wagon.
Quite a thought expanding opening sentence! Every moment in time we think. Every moment we are adding a layer to our selves, for better or worse.
You do reap what you sow. Negativity always yields pain.
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