The Dhammapada

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The Dhammapada is a map. b778fa8e1eThis book is *incredible.* Brian Johnson [[VIDEOID:46eb54b7d4661f4b778fa8e1e4fb2344]] “Dhammapada means something like ‘the path of dharma’—of truth, of righteousness, of the central law that all of life is one.”“The Buddha did not leave a static structure of his belief that we can affirm and be done with. His teaching is an ongoing path, a ‘way of perfection’ which anyone can follow to the highest good. The Dhammapada is a map. fb"This book is *incredible.*" according to Brian Johnson. [[VIDEOID:This book is *incredible.* Brian Johnson [[VIDEOID:46eb54b7d4661f4b778fa8e1e4fb2344]] “Dhammapada means something like ‘the path of dharma’—of truth, of righteousness, of the central law that all of life is one.”“The Buddha did not leave a static structure of his belief that we can affirm and be done with. His teaching is an ongoing path, a ‘way of perfection’ which anyone can follow to the highest good. The Dhammapada is a map. 6eb5This book is *incredible.* Brian Johnson [[VIDEOID:46eb54b7d4661f4b778fa8e1e4fb2344]] “Dhammapada means something like ‘the path of dharma’—of truth, of righteousness, of the central law that all of life is one.”“The Buddha did not leave a static structure of his belief that we can affirm and be done with. His teaching is an ongoing path, a ‘way of perfection’ which anyone can follow to the highest good. The Dhammapada is a map. b7dThis book is *incredible.* Brian Johnson [[VIDEOID:46eb54b7d4661f4b778fa8e1e4fb2344]] “Dhammapada means something like ‘the path of dharma’—of truth, of righteousness, of the central law that all of life is one.”“The Buddha did not leave a static structure of his belief that we can affirm and be done with. His teaching is an ongoing path, a ‘way of perfection’ which anyone can follow to the highest good. The Dhammapada is a map. 661fThis book is *incredible.* Brian Johnson [[VIDEOID:46eb54b7d4661f4b778fa8e1e4fb2344]] “Dhammapada means something like ‘the path of dharma’—of truth, of righteousness, of the central law that all of life is one.”“The Buddha did not leave a static structure of his belief that we can affirm and be done with. His teaching is an ongoing path, a ‘way of perfection’ which anyone can follow to the highest good. The Dhammapada is a map. b778fa8e1eThis book is *incredible.* Brian Johnson [[VIDEOID:46eb54b7d4661f4b778fa8e1e4fb2344]] “Dhammapada means something like ‘the path of dharma’—of truth, of righteousness, of the central law that all of life is one.”“The Buddha did not leave a static structure of his belief that we can affirm and be done with. His teaching is an ongoing path, a ‘way of perfection’ which anyone can follow to the highest good. 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The Dhammapada is a map. b7dThis book is *incredible.* Brian Johnson [[VIDEOID:46eb54b7d4661f4b778fa8e1e4fb2344]] “Dhammapada means something like ‘the path of dharma’—of truth, of righteousness, of the central law that all of life is one.”“The Buddha did not leave a static structure of his belief that we can affirm and be done with. His teaching is an ongoing path, a ‘way of perfection’ which anyone can follow to the highest good. The Dhammapada is a map. 661fThis book is *incredible.* Brian Johnson [[VIDEOID:46eb54b7d4661f4b778fa8e1e4fb2344]] “Dhammapada means something like ‘the path of dharma’—of truth, of righteousness, of the central law that all of life is one.”“The Buddha did not leave a static structure of his belief that we can affirm and be done with. His teaching is an ongoing path, a ‘way of perfection’ which anyone can follow to the highest good. The Dhammapada is a map. b778fa8e1eThis book is *incredible.* Brian Johnson [[VIDEOID:46eb54b7d4661f4b778fa8e1e4fb2344]] “Dhammapada means something like ‘the path of dharma’—of truth, of righteousness, of the central law that all of life is one.”“The Buddha did not leave a static structure of his belief that we can affirm and be done with. His teaching is an ongoing path, a ‘way of perfection’ which anyone can follow to the highest good. The Dhammapada is a map. fb23This book is *incredible.* Brian Johnson [[VIDEOID:46eb54b7d4661f4b778fa8e1e4fb2344]] “Dhammapada means something like ‘the path of dharma’—of truth, of righteousness, of the central law that all of life is one.”“The Buddha did not leave a static structure of his belief that we can affirm and be done with. His teaching is an ongoing path, a ‘way of perfection’ which anyone can follow to the highest good. The Dhammapada is a map. This book is *incredible.* Brian Johnson [[VIDEOID:46eb54b7d4661f4b778fa8e1e4fb2344]] “Dhammapada means something like ‘the path of dharma’—of truth, of righteousness, of the central law that all of life is one.”“The Buddha did not leave a static structure of his belief that we can affirm and be done with. His teaching is an ongoing path, a ‘way of perfection’ which anyone can follow to the highest good. The Dhammapada is a map. ]] “Dhammapada means something like ‘the path of dharma’—of truth, of righteousness, of the central law that all of life is one.”“The Buddha did not leave a static structure of his belief that we can affirm and be done with. His teaching is an ongoing path, a ‘way of perfection’ which anyone can follow to the highest good. The Dhammapada is a map. This book is *incredible.* Brian Johnson [[VIDEOID:46eb54b7d4661f4b778fa8e1e4fb2344]] “Dhammapada means something like ‘the path of dharma’—of truth, of righteousness, of the central law that all of life is one.”“The Buddha did not leave a static structure of his belief that we can affirm and be done with. His teaching is an ongoing path, a ‘way of perfection’ which anyone can follow to the highest good. The Dhammapada is a map. This book is *incredible.* Brian Johnson [[VIDEOID:46eb54b7d4661f4b778fa8e1e4fb2344]] “Dhammapada means something like ‘the path of dharma’—of truth, of righteousness, of the central law that all of life is one.”“The Buddha did not leave a static structure of his belief that we can affirm and be done with. His teaching is an ongoing path, a ‘way of perfection’ which anyone can follow to the highest good. The Dhammapada is a map. ]] “Dhammapada means something like ‘the path of dharma’—of truth, of righteousness, of the central law that all of life is one.”“The Buddha did not leave a static structure of his belief that we can affirm and be done with. His teaching is an ongoing path, a ‘way of perfection’ which anyone can follow to the highest good. The Dhammapada is a map. This book is *incredible.* [[VIDEOID:This book is *incredible.* Brian Johnson [[VIDEOID:46eb54b7d4661f4b778fa8e1e4fb2344]] “Dhammapada means something like ‘the path of dharma’—of truth, of righteousness, of the central law that all of life is one.”“The Buddha did not leave a static structure of his belief that we can affirm and be done with. His teaching is an ongoing path, a ‘way of perfection’ which anyone can follow to the highest good. The Dhammapada is a map. 6eb5This book is *incredible.* Brian Johnson [[VIDEOID:46eb54b7d4661f4b778fa8e1e4fb2344]] “Dhammapada means something like ‘the path of dharma’—of truth, of righteousness, of the central law that all of life is one.”“The Buddha did not leave a static structure of his belief that we can affirm and be done with. His teaching is an ongoing path, a ‘way of perfection’ which anyone can follow to the highest good. The Dhammapada is a map. b7dThis book is *incredible.* Brian Johnson [[VIDEOID:46eb54b7d4661f4b778fa8e1e4fb2344]] “Dhammapada means something like ‘the path of dharma’—of truth, of righteousness, of the central law that all of life is one.”“The Buddha did not leave a static structure of his belief that we can affirm and be done with. His teaching is an ongoing path, a ‘way of perfection’ which anyone can follow to the highest good. The Dhammapada is a map. 661fThis book is *incredible.* Brian Johnson [[VIDEOID:46eb54b7d4661f4b778fa8e1e4fb2344]] “Dhammapada means something like ‘the path of dharma’—of truth, of righteousness, of the central law that all of life is one.”“The Buddha did not leave a static structure of his belief that we can affirm and be done with. His teaching is an ongoing path, a ‘way of perfection’ which anyone can follow to the highest good. The Dhammapada is a map. b778fa8e1eThis book is *incredible.* Brian Johnson [[VIDEOID:46eb54b7d4661f4b778fa8e1e4fb2344]] “Dhammapada means something like ‘the path of dharma’—of truth, of righteousness, of the central law that all of life is one.”“The Buddha did not leave a static structure of his belief that we can affirm and be done with. His teaching is an ongoing path, a ‘way of perfection’ which anyone can follow to the highest good. The Dhammapada is a map. fb23This book is *incredible.* Brian Johnson [[VIDEOID:46eb54b7d4661f4b778fa8e1e4fb2344]] “Dhammapada means something like ‘the path of dharma’—of truth, of righteousness, of the central law that all of life is one.”“The Buddha did not leave a static structure of his belief that we can affirm and be done with. His teaching is an ongoing path, a ‘way of perfection’ which anyone can follow to the highest good. The Dhammapada is a map. This book is *incredible.* Brian Johnson [[VIDEOID:46eb54b7d4661f4b778fa8e1e4fb2344]] “Dhammapada means something like ‘the path of dharma’—of truth, of righteousness, of the central law that all of life is one.”“The Buddha did not leave a static structure of his belief that we can affirm and be done with. His teaching is an ongoing path, a ‘way of perfection’ which anyone can follow to the highest good. The Dhammapada is a map. ]] “Dhammapada means something like ‘the path of dharma’—of truth, of righteousness, of the central law that all of life is one.”“The Buddha did not leave a static structure of his belief that we can affirm and be done with. His teaching is an ongoing path, a ‘way of perfection’ which anyone can follow to the highest good. The Dhammapada is a map. This book is *incredible.* Brian Johnson [[VIDEOID:46eb54b7d4661f4b778fa8e1e4fb2344]] “Dhammapada means something like ‘the path of dharma’—of truth, of righteousness, of the central law that all of life is one.”“The Buddha did not leave a static structure of his belief that we can affirm and be done with. His teaching is an ongoing path, a ‘way of perfection’ which anyone can follow to the highest good. The Dhammapada is a map. This book is *incredible.* Brian Johnson [[VIDEOID:46eb54b7d4661f4b778fa8e1e4fb2344]] “Dhammapada means something like ‘the path of dharma’—of truth, of righteousness, of the central law that all of life is one.”“The Buddha did not leave a static structure of his belief that we can affirm and be done with. His teaching is an ongoing path, a ‘way of perfection’ which anyone can follow to the highest good. The Dhammapada is a map. ]] “Dhammapada means something like ‘the path of dharma’—of truth, of righteousness, of the central law that all of life is one.”“The Buddha did not leave a static structure of his belief that we can affirm and be done with. His teaching is an ongoing path, a ‘way of perfection’ which anyone can follow to the highest good. The Dhammapada is a map. The words and wisdom of Prince Siddartha, otherwise known The words and wisdom of Prince Siddartha, otherwise known as the Buddha or the Compassionate One, beg our attention today more urgently than at any other time in history. For anyone reading current news and doing his or her due diligence in observing the dissolution of affairs both domestic and foreign, it should be clear that hatred and violence do, indeed, lead to nothing but more hatred and violence. Prestigious scholar that he was. Easwaran is always the best Kaydian Easwaran is always the best for today's readers of the great traditions: easy to understand, good depth to give it context. I love his Bhagavad Gita, as my favorite version of that work. Good to read with groups and good to give as gifts.

In the comprehensive introduction, he brings the story of the young Prince Siddhartha and his heroic spiritual quest vividly to life. Easwaran's translation of this classic Buddhist text is the best-selling translation in the US. This classic Buddhist scripture is a collection of vivid, practical verses gathered from direct disciples who wanted to preserve what they had heard from the Buddha himself. In The Dhammapada he spells out our choices with a refreshing realism and frankness.. His overview of the Buddha's teachings is reliable, penetrating, and accessible. He taught the path to the end of suffering and showed how we c