Below are two talks based on the Dhammapada verses 49 and 118
The verses
49 yathāpi bhamaro pupphaṃ,
vaṇṇagandhamaheṭhayaṃ,
paleti rasamādāya,
evaṃ gāme munī care.As a bee gathers honey from the flower
without injuring its color or fragrance,
even so does the sage go on his alms-round in the village.118 puññañce puriso kayirā,
kayirā naṃ punappunaṃ,
tamhi chandaṃ kayirātha,
sukho puññassa uccayo.Should a person do good,
let him do it again and again.
let him find pleasure there,
for being blissful is the accumulation of good.
In the first video I talk about how I was careful to get my food from the village without disturbing it. It was by changing roads that I met Koral and her parents. I wrote about her in the post called, Koral Inspires me
Afterwards, I tell another story which is not written down elsewhere when, I was picked up by a stranger who wanted to know what I was doing in front of the houses. He was very kind to me and appreciated what I was doing.
This video is below:
The Next video is related to the same verse 118 only.
118 puññañce puriso kayirā,
kayirā naṃ punappunaṃ,
tamhi chandaṃ kayirātha,
sukho puññassa uccayo.Should a person do good,
let him do it again and again.
let him find pleasure there,
for being blissful is the accumulation of good.
I speak about how a lady donated me a shoulder bag so that I could carry the food that does not fit into my bowl into the monastery. After looking at it closely, I noticed it was made by her. It was very touching. It reminded me of a story from when I was going for alms in 2007 through the rubber tree forest, near Pa-Auk Forest Monastery, Mawlamyine. I had three curry cups, but the ladies in the forest wanted me to have more than 3 curries. They donated more cups in order to donate more food. In this video, I explain the full story and also the touching event that happened when during our last goodbye. I briefly write about this in a post called: Intelligent Donations: Turning The Tables
The video that describes this is found below:
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