Wisdom is born from meditation.
Not to meditate is loss.
Know the difference between gain and loss.
Make the choice to walk where wisdom grows.
-Dhammapada
The Dhammapada is one of the smallest Buddhist texts on my shelf, but I still haven’t made it all the way through…
I read one verse and my cup is full. Actually, it tastes so nice, I keep rereading the same verses over and over, always curious what’s coming next, but not wanting to waste a drop of the one I’m sitting with at the moment.
Just these four lines, I could spend days sipping.
Has there been a single moment spent in meditation that I regret? Have I ever looked back in disappointment at a meditation session and thought, “Wow, what an idiot I’d been!”?
No, although, there are countless other times I look back with such thoughts!
Maybe one day, when I’m really wise, I’ll be able to catch myself in the moment…
Somewhere in Dhamma 
thanks for the much needed reminder
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hi Kadijah!
You just broke the record for quickest comment all time! (^_^)
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Okay, I feel better now. I also have never finished the Dhammapada.
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If I finish it, i’ll let you know how it ends… 😉
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That is a wonderful passage. I’ve never looked back in disappoinment at a meditation, either. I can’t even imagine it. Thank you so much for sharing. Namaste.
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thank you! ^_^
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I love your blog soooo much. These four lines really made me think! Keep the inspiration coming, you’re helping my wisdom grow every time I find a good blog post on this site.
Oh, and keep posting them to Reddit, we love them there.
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Thanks for the encouragement! I’m glad they mean something to people, it makes it worthwhile! ^_^
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“…one verse and my cup is full”
exactly.
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