The Buddha's ethical teachings.

(GOOD BEGETS GOOD ) Manopubbangama dhamma
manosettha manomaya
manasa ce pasannena
bhasati va karoti va
tato nam sukha manveti
chayava anapayini. (The meaning of the stanza) Mind precedes of all good states. Mind is chief;mind -made are they. If one speaks or acts with pure mind, because of that, happiness follow one, even as one's shadow that never leaves. (इस गाथा का हिन्दी अर्थ) मन सभी धर्मो का प्रधान है। पुण्य और पाप सभी धर्म मन से ही उत्पन्न होते हैं। यदि कोई प्रसन्न मन से कुछ कहता है या कुछ करता है तो उसका फल सुख होता है। सुख उसका पीछा उसी प्रकार नहीं छोड़ता जिस प्रकार मनुष्य की छाया उसका कभी साथ नहीं छोड़ती हैं। Why cry for the moon? (Story of Matthakundali)

While residing at the Jetavana monastery in Savatthi, the Buddha uttered Verse (2) of this book, with reference to Matthakundali, a young Brahmin. Matthakundali was a young brahmin, whose father, Adinnapubbaka, was very stingy and never gave anything in charity. Even the gold ornaments for his only son were made by himself to save payment for workmanship. When his son fell ill, no physician was consulted, until it was too late. When he realized that his son was dying, he had the youth carried outside on to the verandah, so that people coming to his house would not see his possessions.

On that morning, the Buddha arising early from his deep meditation of compassion saw, in his Net of Knowledge, Matthakundali lying on the verandah. So when entering Savatthi for alms-food with his disciples, the Buddha stood near the door of the brahmin Adinnapubbaka. The Buddha sent forth a ray of light to attract the attention of the youth, who was facing the interior of the house. The youth saw the Buddha; and as he was very weak he could only profess his faith mentally. But that was enough. When he passed away with his heart in devotion to the Buddha he was reborn in the Tavatimsa celestial world.

From his celestial abode the young Matthakundali, seeing his father mourning over him at the cemetery, appeared to the old man in the likeness of his old self. He told his father about his rebirth in the Tavatimsa world and also urged him to approach and invite the Buddha to a meal. At the house of Adinnapubbaka the question of whether one could or could not be reborn in a celestial world simply by mentally professing profound faith in the Buddha, without giving in charity or observing the moral precepts, was brought up. So the Buddha willed that Matthakundali should appear in person; Matthakundali soon appeared fully decked with celestial ornaments and told them about his rebirth in the Tavatimsa world. Then only, the audience became convinced that the son of the brahmin Adinnapubbaka by simply devoting his mind to the Buddha had attained much glory. निष्कर्ष:मनुष्य के जीवन में जो कुछ भी घटित होता है वह विचारों का ही परिणाम है। अगर विचार पवित्र हों तो वाणी और कर्म भी पवित्र होंगे। पवित्र विचार, वाणी और कर्म से जीवन में सुख प्राप्त होगा!

Namo Buddhaya!Hello everyone

Yamaka Vagga (The Twin verses) Manopubbaṅgamā dhammā, manoseṭṭhā manomayā,
manasā ce paduṭṭhena bhāsati vā karoti vā,
tato naṁ dukkham-anveti cakkaṁ va vahato padaṁ. The meaning of this verse is......Mind precedes thoughts, mind is their chief,
their quality is made by mind,
if with base mind one speaks or acts
through that suffering follows one
like a wheel follows ox’s foot. ( Hindi meaning ) मन सभी प्रवृत्तियों का प्रधान हैं! सभी धर्म (अच्छा या बुरा) मन से ही उत्पन्न होते हैं! यदि कोई दूषित मन से कोई कर्म करता है तो उसका परिणाम दुःख होता है! दुःख उसका अनुसरण उसी प्रकार करता है जिस प्रकार बैलगाड़ी का पहिया बैल के खुर के निशान का पीछा करता है! The story of the monk Cakkhupāla
While residing at the Jetavana Monastery in Sāvatthi, the Buddha spoke this verse, with reference to Cakkhupāla, a blind monk.

On one occasion, Monk Cakkhupāla came to pay homage to the Buddha at the Jetavana Monastery. One night, while pacing up and down in meditation, the monk accidentally stepped on some insects. In the morning, some monks visiting the monk found the dead insects. They thought ill of the monk and reported the matter to the Buddha. The Buddha asked them whether they had seen the monk killing the insects. When they answered in the negative, the Buddha said, “Just as you had not seen him killing, so also he had not seen those living insects. Besides, as the monk had already attained arahatship he could have no intention of killing, so he was innocent.” On being asked why Cakkhupāla was blind although he was an arahat, the Buddha told the following story:

Cakkhupāla was a physician in one of his past existences. Once, he had deliberately made a woman patient blind. That woman had promised to become his slave, together with her children, if her eyes were completely cured. Fearing that she and her children would have to become slaves, she lied to the physician. She told him that her eyes were getting worse when, in fact, they were perfectly cured. The physician knew she was deceiving him, so in revenge, he gave her another ointment, which made her totally blind. As a result of this evil deed the physician lost his eyesight many times in his later existences.

Homage to the Buddha,Dhamma,and Sangha!!! (Introduction of Dhammapada in brief) Dhammapada is one of the best known books of the Pitaka.Dhammapada means way of truth.It is a collection of the teachings of the Buddha expressed in clear, pithy verses. These verses were culled from various discourses given by the Buddha in the course of forty-five years of his teaching, as he travelled in the valley of the Ganges (Ganga) and the sub-mountain tract of the Himalayas. These verses are often terse, witty and convincing. Whenever similes are used, they are those that are easily understood even by a child, e.g., the cart's wheel, a man's shadow, a deep pool, flowers. Through these verses, the Buddha exhorts one to achieve that greatest of all conquests, the conquest of self; to escape from the evils of passion, hatred and ignorance; and to strive hard to attain freedom from craving and freedom from the round of rebirths. Each verse contains a truth (dhamma), an exhortation, a piece of advice. The Dhammapada is the second book of the Khuddaka Nikaya of the Suttanta Pitaka, consisting of four hundred and twenty-three verses in twenty-six chapters arranged under various heads. In the Dhammapada are enshrined the basic tenets of the Buddha's Teaching.The Dhammapada was written to help people follow the teachings of Buddha. The Dhamma reveals truths as taught by the Buddha. It also give people a way to live life that can lead them towards achieving enlightenment. It encourages Buddhists to follow the Noble Eightfold path and to practice meditation. Sadhu Sadhu Sadhu 👏👏👏!