Not the sweet smell of flowers,
not even the fragrance of sandal, tagara, or jasmine
blows against the wind.
But the fragrance of the virtuous blows against the wind.
Truly the virtuous man pervades all directions
with the fragrance of his virtue.
- DhammaPada verse 54
The Buddha shares the cultivation of virtue and purification of ethical conduct as the foremost practice to his students for progressing on the path to enlightenment. Read on the training guidelines for the entire path (external link).
Read this teaching on six directions for how lay practitioners should be cultivating virtue.
Read this teaching on the cultivation of seven kinds of wealth (external link).
Originally posted in: https://lemmy.world/c/buddhadhamma
