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PRACTICE IS BETTER THEN MERE TEACHING As a flower that is lovely and beautiful but is scentless, even so fruitless is the well-spoken word of one who does not practise it. As a flower that is lovely, beautiful, and scent-laden, even so fruitful is the well-spoken word of one who practises it. STORY Two ladies of the court studied the Dhamma under the Venerable Ananda. One studied well, but the other made little progress. The Buddha declared that like a scentless flower, fruitless becomes the Dhamma to the person who makes no effort to study it well. The Dhammapada (Narada Thera).
Posted on: Thu, 21 Nov 2013 23:21:11 +0000

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