Dhammapada 118 Giving Again And Again
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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