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Sacred Pali verses from the Tipitaka with insightful reflections on mindfulness, contentment, Vipassana meditation, and tranquil living.

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Avoiding Evils ขุ. ธ. ๒๕/๕๙

Pāpānṃ akaraṇṃ sukhṃ

Thai: ปาปานํ อกรณํ สุขํ
“Refraining from all unwholesome deeds brings true peace.”
Thai: “การไม่ทำบาปทั้งปวงนำสุขมาให้”

Highest happiness is often the absence of wrongdoing. Living without guilt leaves the spirit light, unburdened, and effortlessly peaceful.

Avoiding Evils ขุ. ธ. ๒๕/๒๙

Abhitathareth kalayāṇe pāpā citatṃ nivāraye

Thai: อภิตฺถเรถ กลฺยาเณ ปาปา จิตฺตํ นิวารเย
“Hasten to do good; restrain the mind from evil.”
Thai: “พึงรีบขวนขวายในความดี พึงห้ามจิตจากบาป”

Do not postpone goodness for an uncertain future. Seize every opening for virtue immediately, cutting negative thoughts at their inception.

Avoiding Evils วินัย. จุลล. ๗/๑๙๓

Pāpṃ pāpen subharṃ

Thai: ปาปํ ปาเปน สุภรํ
“Evil deeds are easily performed by the corrupt and wicked.”
Thai: “คนชั่วย่อมทำบาปได้ง่าย”

Developing acute ethical sensitivity provides an internal alarm, halting destructive impulses before they manifest into painful regret.

Avoiding Evils ขุ. ธ. ๒๕/๓๑

Natathi pāpṃ akubabato

Thai: นตฺถิ ปาปํ อกุพฺพโต
“There is no evil or retribution for one who commits no wrong.”
Thai: “บาปและความเดือดร้อน ย่อมไม่มีแก่ผู้ไม่ทำบาป”

Ultimate security is derived not from armored walls but from clean conduct. One who harms no being rests in impregnable safety and deep ease.

Avoiding Evils ขุ. ธ. ๒๕/๑๗

Pāpakārī tapapati

Thai: ปาปการี ตปฺปติ
“The evildoer grieves here, and grieves hereafter; in both worlds one is tormented.”
Thai: “ผู้ทำบาปย่อมเดือดร้อนใจทั้งในโลกนี้และโลกหน้า”

The brief thrill of selfishness is an illusion, but the remorse that follows is agonizingly real. Keeping a pure conscience is our only true safety.

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