Sunday, August 18, 2013

Daily Words of the Buddha for August 18, 2013


Yāvajīvampi ce bālo, paṇḍitaṃ payirupāsati,
Na so dhammaṃ vijānāti
dabbī sūparasaṃ yathā.

Though all one's life a fool associates with a wise person,
one no more comprehends the Truth
than a spoon tastes the flavor of the soup.



Dhammapada 5.64

The Dhammapada: The Buddha's Path of Wisdom, translated from the Pali by Acharya Buddharakkhita

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