Setting in Motion of the Wheel of Dhamma
SN 56.11 (S v 420)
“Ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā bārāṇasiyaṃ viharati isipatane miga•dāye.Tatra kho bhagavā pañca•vaggiye bhikkhū āmantesi:”
(On one occasion, the Bhagavā was staying at Varanasi in the Deer Grove at Isipatana. There, he addressed the group of five bhikkhus:)
“Dve•me, bhikkhave, antā pabbajitena na sevitabbā.…
Mind
Yamaka Vagga The Twin Verses (Text and Translation by Ven. Narada)
EVIL BEGETS EVIL
1. “Manopubbangama dhamma
manosettha manomaya
Manasa ce padutthena
bhasati va karoti va…
“Wisdom springs from meditation – Without meditation wisdom wanes
Having known these two paths of progress and decline
One should so conduct oneself that wisdom increases” - The Buddha
Meditation is intended to purify the mind. It cleans the thought process of what can be called psychic irritations, things like greed, hatred and jealousy, things that keep you…