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February 20, 2007
flower and perfume
Just as a flower which seems beautiful and has color but has no perfume, so are the fruitless words of the man who speaks them but does them not.
And just like a beautiful flower which has color and also has perfume are the beautiful fruitful words of the man who speaks and does what he says.
Not very far goes the perfume of flowers, even that of rose-bay or of sandalwood; but the perfume of the good reaches heaven, and it is the perfume supreme amongst the gods.
The Dhammapada
Posted by amin at February 20, 2007 11:04 PM