Dying before attaining enlightenment is the most tragic among all tragedies. Why is that? Because within the realm of the human body is the only state where one can achieve nirvana, the enlightenment. Once one loses this opportunity, there is no telling when he or she ever would be given such an opportunity again.
Karma does not necessarily reward or retribute in a like kind, but with an exact weight to an ounce in severity and in magnitude. Often stretching many lives afterward, there is no such thing as forgiveness or salvation from karma. You are what your karma is. You live as you pay for your karma, building and changing your karma at the same time.- Edward Rim
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법구경 - The Dhammapada in Korean
I found the Dhammapada most compelling in understanding what the Buddha as a human being was and what his thoughts and solutions were about ...
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Dying before attaining enlightenment is the most tragic among all tragedies. Why is that? Because within the realm of the human body is the ...
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