Fragrance Of The Buddha | The Fragrance of the Buddhas

In this last audio from this series from Thailand, Swaha shares excerpts of the Dhammapada, bringing to modern times the fire of the holy words of the Buddha. This fire is here to awaken our awareness, so we can see  life as it is in a deeper realm. “Mistaking the false for the true, And the true for the false, You overlook the heart And fill yourself with desire.Wake up! See the false as false, The true as true. Look into your heart. Follow your nature. An unreflecting mind is a poor roof. Passions, emotions, mind, like the rain, will flood your house. But if the roof is strong, there is shelter.Whoever follows impure thoughts Will suffer in this world and the next. In both worlds he suffers, And how greatly, When he sees the wrong he has done.But whoever follows the Law, Is joyful here and joyful there. In both worlds he rejoices, And how greatly, When he sees the good he has done.For great is the harvest in this world, and greater still in the next.However many holy words you read, However many holy words you speak, What good will they do when you do not act on them? Are you a shepherd who is counting another man’s sheep, Never sharing the way? Read as few words as you like, And speak even fewer, But act upon the Law.Give up the old ways – passion, anger, deceit – Know the truth and find peace.Share the way.”-Gautama BuddhaVasant Swaha is a modern mystic sharing his love, joy, and wisdom in retreats. This is an excerpt from a Satsang in Thailand, during the “Fragrance of the Buddha” retreat on 28th of February 2016.For more information visit www.vasantswaha.net