Episode 102 - What makes one wise? (According to Buddha)

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What truly makes a person wise? Buddha answered this succinctly in the verse from the Dhammapada we examine during this episode. It is not merely one who talks about the dharma, he says, or that can wax philosophical on the teachings. Rather, it is a person that embodies three attributes…</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">He is not just if he decides a case arbitrarily;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">the wise man should decide after considering both what is right and what is wrong.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The wise man who decides not arbitrarily but in accordance with the law is one who safeguards the law; he is to be called 'one who abides by the law (dhammattho).'</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>He is not a wise man just because he talks much; only he who is peaceful, free from enmity, and does no harm to others, is to be called 'a wise man'.</strong></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The affirmations of the wise</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I am peaceful.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I am a friend to all.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I harm no living being.</span></p> <p><br /> <br /> <br /></p>