<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:49:26 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@bewithbreath/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Dhammapadda Series : The Flowers, verse 4.14- 4.7  Mara and virtuous]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mara never finds the path of the truly virtuous, who abide in heedfulness and are freed by perfect knowledge. Upon a heap of rubbish in the road-side ditch blooms a lotus, fragrant and pleasing. Even so,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mindfullife/@bewithbreath/dhammapadda-series-the-flowers-verse-4-14-4-7-mara-and-virtuous</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mindfullife/@bewithbreath/dhammapadda-series-the-flowers-verse-4-14-4-7-mara-and-virtuous</guid><category><![CDATA[mindfullife]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bewithbreath]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2020 17:21:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45ePDRKsV2gY8ah9e8PggdXiCk6TDGfUQfvpE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dhammapadda Series : @ Dhammapadda Series : The Flowers, verse 4.10- 4.13 Fragrance of virtue]]></title><description><![CDATA[As from a great heap of flowers many garlands can be made, even so should many good deeds be done by one born a mortal. Not the sweet smell of flowers, not even the fragrance of sandal, tagara, or jasmine]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mindfullife/@bewithbreath/dhammapadda-series-dhammapadda-series-the-flowers-verse-4-10-4-13-fragrance-of-virtue</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mindfullife/@bewithbreath/dhammapadda-series-dhammapadda-series-the-flowers-verse-4-10-4-13-fragrance-of-virtue</guid><category><![CDATA[mindfullife]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bewithbreath]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2020 17:18:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45ePDRKsV2gY8ah9e8PggdXiCk6TDGfUQfvpE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dhammapadda Series : @ Dhammapadda Series : The Flowers, verse 4.8- 4.9 Flower with fragrance vs without]]></title><description><![CDATA[Like a beautiful flower full of color but without fragrance, even so, fruitless are the fair words of one who does not practice them. Like a beautiful flower full of color and also fragrant, even so, fruitful]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mindfullife/@bewithbreath/dhammapadda-series-dhammapadda-series-the-flowers-verse-4-8-4-9-flower-with-fragrance-vs-without</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mindfullife/@bewithbreath/dhammapadda-series-dhammapadda-series-the-flowers-verse-4-8-4-9-flower-with-fragrance-vs-without</guid><category><![CDATA[mindfullife]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bewithbreath]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2020 17:15:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45ePDRKsV2gY8ah9e8PggdXiCk6TDGfUQfvpE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dhammapadda Series : The Flowers, verse 4.7 Mind your own business]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let none find fault with others; let none see the omissions and commissions of others. But let one see one's own acts, done and undone. @ Dhammapadda Series : The Flowers, verse 4.7 Mind your own business]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mindfullife/@bewithbreath/dhammapadda-series-the-flowers-verse-4-7-mind-your-own-business</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mindfullife/@bewithbreath/dhammapadda-series-the-flowers-verse-4-7-mind-your-own-business</guid><category><![CDATA[mindfullife]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bewithbreath]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2020 17:13:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP2DJYqWdv8SjVQiQasiEcGctw3Jrh4b5JpqYUgTm3bMaABg7EwxLYcchXq6nQY3cnppuFH3jPyJfe96c1t3ioR4GMFmQqGyCUS1obC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dhammapadda Series : The Flowers, verse 4.5- 4.6 Destroyer]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Destroyer brings under his sway the person of distracted mind who, insatiate in sense desires, only plucks the flowers (of pleasure). As a bee gathers honey from the flower without injuring its color]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mindfullife/@bewithbreath/dhammapadda-series-the-flowers-verse-4-5-4-6-destroyer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mindfullife/@bewithbreath/dhammapadda-series-the-flowers-verse-4-5-4-6-destroyer</guid><category><![CDATA[mindfullife]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bewithbreath]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2020 17:10:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45ePDRKsV2gY8ah9e8PggdXiCk6TDGfUQfvpE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dhammapadda Series : The Flowers, verse 4.3- 4.4 The flower of pleasure]]></title><description><![CDATA[Realizing that this body is like froth, penetrating its mirage-like nature, and plucking out Mara's flower-tipped arrows of sensuality, go beyond sight of the King of Death! As a mighty flood sweeps away]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mindfullife/@bewithbreath/dhammapadda-series-the-flowers-verse-4-3-4-4-the-flower-of-pleasure</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mindfullife/@bewithbreath/dhammapadda-series-the-flowers-verse-4-3-4-4-the-flower-of-pleasure</guid><category><![CDATA[mindfullife]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bewithbreath]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2020 17:08:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVxiq1Y1uwG9EdbRJnvfPPyF5TaGfdVPSyT4h2r7uowroFeFvFjpDTv3pYbYcwCqP6VETJHRRgwubejfq39Vt7j1ftP1Qdve5sh8YdtRkpKY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dhammapadda Series : The Flowers, verse 4.1- 4.2 Eexpert garland-maker]]></title><description><![CDATA[Who shall overcome this earth, this realm of Yama and this sphere of men and gods? Who shall bring to perfection the well-taught path of wisdom as an expert garland-maker would his floral design? A]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mindfullife/@bewithbreath/dhammapadda-series-the-flowers-verse-4-1-4-2-eexpert-garland-maker</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mindfullife/@bewithbreath/dhammapadda-series-the-flowers-verse-4-1-4-2-eexpert-garland-maker</guid><category><![CDATA[mindfullife]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bewithbreath]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2020 17:02:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45ePDRKsV2gY8ah9e8PggdXiCk6TDGfUQfvpE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dhammapadda Series : The Mind, verse 3.8- 3.11 Well-directed  mind]]></title><description><![CDATA[Realizing that this body is as fragile as a clay pot, and fortifying this mind like a well-fortified city, fight out Mara with the sword of wisdom. Then, guarding the conquest, remain unattached. Ere long,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mindfullife/@bewithbreath/dhammapadda-series-the-mind-verse-3-8-3-11-well-directed-mind</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mindfullife/@bewithbreath/dhammapadda-series-the-mind-verse-3-8-3-11-well-directed-mind</guid><category><![CDATA[mindfullife]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bewithbreath]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2020 06:11:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MG5aEqKFcQi6ksuzVh6JJptBJCL6eFwx2gvRnpcRhTRKgmTKc5WMfwDphXzjDz3Gy1Jr4bT8BcNQigkkFXqNyHy99nnepACCe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dhammapadda Series : The Mind, verse 3.5- 3.7 Steadfast mind]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dwelling in the cave (of the heart), the mind, without form, wanders far and alone. Those who subdue this mind are liberated from the bonds of Mara. Wisdom never becomes perfect in one whose mind is not]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mindfullife/@bewithbreath/dhammapadda-series-the-mind-verse-3-5-3-7-steadfast-mind</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mindfullife/@bewithbreath/dhammapadda-series-the-mind-verse-3-5-3-7-steadfast-mind</guid><category><![CDATA[mindfullife]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bewithbreath]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2020 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MG5aEqKFcQi6ksuzVh6JJptBJCL6eFwx2gvRnpcRhTRKgmTKc5WMfwDphXzjDz3Gy1Jr4bT8Bpv4SGDJJJAgJe3jVK5xqZFEW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dhammapadda Series : The Mind, verse 3.1- 3.4 Tamed guarded mind]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just as a fletcher straightens an arrow shaft, even so the discerning man straightens his mind — so fickle and unsteady, so difficult to guard. As a fish when pulled out of water and cast on land throbs]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mindfullife/@bewithbreath/dhammapadda-series-the-mind-verse-3-1-3-4-tamed-guarded-mind</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mindfullife/@bewithbreath/dhammapadda-series-the-mind-verse-3-1-3-4-tamed-guarded-mind</guid><category><![CDATA[mindfullife]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bewithbreath]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2020 07:45:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MG5aEqKFcQi6ksuzVh6JJptBJCL6eFwx2gvRnpcRhTRKgmTKc5WMfwDphXzjDz3Gy1Jr4bT89L2eMzud383qZziRQkx4pUuu8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dhammapadda Series : The Heedfulness verse 2.11- 2.12 The monk in heedfulness ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The monk who delights in heedfulness and looks with fear at heedlessness advances like fire, burning all fetters, small and large. The monk who delights in heedfulness and looks with fear at heedlessness]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mindfullife/@bewithbreath/dhammapadda-series-the-heedfulness-verse-2-11-2-12-the-monk-in-heedfulness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mindfullife/@bewithbreath/dhammapadda-series-the-heedfulness-verse-2-11-2-12-the-monk-in-heedfulness</guid><category><![CDATA[mindfullife]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bewithbreath]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2020 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MG5aEqKFcQi6ksuzVh6JJptBJCL6eFwx2gvRnpcRhTRKgmTKc5WMfwDphXzjDz3Gy1Jr4bT89NtsQQjZyKAkazDwGn5WeeE4n?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dhammapadda Series : The Heedfulness verse 2.7- 2.10 The heedless and heedful]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do not give way to heedlessness. Do not indulge in sensual pleasures. Only the heedful and meditative attain great happiness. Just as one upon the summit of a mountain beholds the groundlings, even so]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mindfullife/@bewithbreath/dhammapadda-series-the-heedfulness-verse-2-7-2-10-the-heedless-and-heedful</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mindfullife/@bewithbreath/dhammapadda-series-the-heedfulness-verse-2-7-2-10-the-heedless-and-heedful</guid><category><![CDATA[mindfullife]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bewithbreath]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2020 13:00:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MG5aEqKFcQi6ksuzVh6JJptBJCL6eFwx2gvRnpcRhTRKgmTKc5WMfwDphXzjDz3Gy1Jr4bT8AXkFa382sB83u7VFJUPVpjLMt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dhammapadda Series : The Heedfulness verse 2.5- 2.6 The Wise & foolish]]></title><description><![CDATA[By effort and heedfulness, discipline and self-mastery, let the wise one make for himself an island which no flood can overwhelm. The foolish and ignorant indulge in heedlessness, but the wise one keeps]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mindfullife/@bewithbreath/dhammapadda-series-the-heedfulness-verse-2-5-2-6-the-wise-and-foolish</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mindfullife/@bewithbreath/dhammapadda-series-the-heedfulness-verse-2-5-2-6-the-wise-and-foolish</guid><category><![CDATA[mindfullife]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bewithbreath]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2020 13:00:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MG5aEqKFcQi6ksuzVh6JJptBJCL6eFwx2gvRnpcRhTRKgmTKc5WMfwDphXzjDz3Gy1Jr4bT8ATQRVZi4zsKTKsoLkjQgbxdRG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dhammapadda Series : The Heedfulness verse 2.3- 2.4 The Wise]]></title><description><![CDATA[The wise ones, ever meditative and steadfastly persevering, alone experience Nibbana, the incomparable freedom from bondage. Ever grows the glory of him who is energetic, mindful and pure in conduct,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mindfullife/@bewithbreath/dhammapadda-series-the-heedfulness-verse-2-3-2-4-the-wise</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mindfullife/@bewithbreath/dhammapadda-series-the-heedfulness-verse-2-3-2-4-the-wise</guid><category><![CDATA[mindfullife]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bewithbreath]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2020 20:28:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MG5aEqKFcQi6ksuzVh6JJptBJCL6eFwx2gvRnpcRhTRKgmTKc5WMfwDphXzjDz3Gy1Jr4bT8BNQwG5My6tdJzLMAHuKQ4zvTQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dhammapadda Series : The Heedfulness verse 2.1- 2.2 ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Heedfulness is the path to the Deathless. Heedlessness is the path to death. The heedful die not. The heedless are as if dead already. 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Little]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mindfullife/@bewithbreath/dhammapadda-series-the-pairs-verse-1-19-1-20-holy-life</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mindfullife/@bewithbreath/dhammapadda-series-the-pairs-verse-1-19-1-20-holy-life</guid><category><![CDATA[mindfullife]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bewithbreath]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2020 21:15:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45ePDRKsV2gY8ah9e8PggdXiCk6TDGfUQfvpE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dhammapadda Series : The pairs verse 1.17 -1.18 karma]]></title><description><![CDATA[The evil-doer suffers here and hereafter; he suffers in both the worlds. The thought, "Evil have I done," torments him, and he suffers even more when gone to realms of woe. 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The doer of good rejoices here and hereafter; he rejoices in both]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mindfullife/@bewithbreath/dhammapadda-series-the-pairs-verse-1-15-1-15-consequences-of-good-and-evil</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mindfullife/@bewithbreath/dhammapadda-series-the-pairs-verse-1-15-1-15-consequences-of-good-and-evil</guid><category><![CDATA[mindfullife]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bewithbreath]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2020 20:30:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MG5aEqKFcQi6ksuzVh6JJptBJCL6eFwx2gvRnpcRhTRKgmTKc5WMfwDphXzjDz3Gy1Jr4bT8CCfAFRpd3xVz6oi7FYP794niJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dhammapadda Series : The pairs verse 1.13 - 1.14 Passion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just as rain breaks through an ill-thatched house, so passion penetrates an undeveloped mind. Just as rain does not break through a well-thatched house, so passion never penetrates a well-developed mind.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mindfullife/@bewithbreath/dhammapadda-series-the-pairs-verse-1-13-1-14-passion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mindfullife/@bewithbreath/dhammapadda-series-the-pairs-verse-1-13-1-14-passion</guid><category><![CDATA[mindfullife]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bewithbreath]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2020 21:20:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MG5aEqKFcQi6ksuzVh6JJptBJCL6eFwx2gvRnpcRhTRKgmTKc5WMfwDphXzjDz3Gy1Jr4bT8BaAoi3ZrCxQ6t1oqq86sUiPAn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dhammapadda Series : The pairs verse 1.11 - 1.12 Essential]]></title><description><![CDATA[Those who mistake the unessential to be essential and the essential to be unessential, dwelling in wrong thoughts, never arrive at the ESSENTIAL. 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