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Images From The Dhammapada - Online Essay

Images From The Dhammapada

In reading The Dhammapada, I noticed that there were a lot of
analogies used to describe human life. For this paper I decided to look
at some of the analogies that talk about the negative conditions of life.
My favorite quotation from The Dhammapada is number 8 on page 34, the
section titled "Evil"

"Don't underestimate evil, saying,
'It can't happen to me.'
As a pot slowly fills up with water, drop by drop,
So does the fool, little by little,
Become full of evil."

I like this proverb the best, because it is very simple to
understand and easy to relate to. Every one knows that if you let water
drip into a bucket, eventually, the bucket will get ...

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So does death claim a man of distracted mind,
As he continually seeks more and more
Of life's fleeting pleasures."

Once again the image of water was used, but in a much different
context. Here The Dhammapada refers to water not as drops filling a bucket,
but it shows a more forceful side of water. A raging flood engulfing a
sleepy village. This is a rather violent image think that really
emphasizes the Buddha's teachings; that one should seek wisdom and purity
of character, instead of simple pleasures. The third quotation that I
selected, deals with the search for pleasure and also uses a water
metaphor.

"As rain pours through badly thatched houses,
So does desire penetrate the undeveloped mind."

I found this proverb on page three, number 13 in section one titled
"Twins". In the quotation above The Dhammapada speaks about how easy
desire can fill an undeveloped mind. Honestly, I have no first hand
experience with thatched houses, ...

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Added: 4/29/2005 06:46:54 AM
Category: Book Reports
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