DAY 11

One Line That Brings Peace

Dhammapada, Ch.8 (The Thousands), v.101
기원전 3세기 결집
ORIGINAL
Yo ca gāthā sataṃ bhāse, anatthapadasaṃhitā; ekaṃ dhammapadaṃ seyyo, yaṃ sutvā upasammati.
📜 THE VERSE

Better than a thousand meaningless verses is one line that, heard, brings peace.

❓ TODAY'S QUESTION

Am I piling up knowledge, or seeking the one line that brings my mind peace?

📝Reflection

In an age drowning in information, this verse offers a strange comfort. We live under pressure to read more, store more, know more. But if a thousand facts cannot bring the mind peace, they are mere burden. What truly sustains us is the single line that lodges in the chest one day and follows us for life — the one sentence that lingers long after the book is closed. I now strive less to read much and more to meet one line deeply. Depth cannot be bought with quantity.

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🌱Apply It Today

From all you read or hear today, pick the one line that stays longest and write it down. That one line will change you more than a hundred facts.

📖 Source: Dhammapada, Ch.8 (The Thousands), v.101. 팔리어 원전(BC 3c) — 완전 Public Domain. 번역·해석 100% ONGO 오리지널..
This verse is read as universal humanistic wisdom, not religion — no faith is promoted, and the reflection is 100% original ONGO content.

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