Just like a blossom,bright colored & full of scent:a well-spoken wordis fruitful when well carried out.– Dhammapada IV. Pupphavagga: Blossoms :: Verse 52

All too soon, this bodywill lie on the groundcast off,bereft of consciousness,like a useless scrap of wood.– Dhammapada III. Cittavagga: The Mind :: Verse 41

Whatever an enemy might doto an enemy,or a foe to a foe,the ill-directed mindcan do to youeven worse.– Dhammapada III. Cittavagga: The Mind :: Verse 42

Whatever a mother, fatheror other kinsmanmight do for you,the well-directed mindcan do for youeven better.– Dhammapada III. Cittavagga: The Mind :: Verse 43

Who will penetrate this earth& this realm of death with all its gods?Who will ferret out the well-taught Dhamma-saying,as the skillful flower-arranger the flower?– Dhammapada IV. Pupphavagga: Blossoms :: Verse 44

The learner-on-the-path will penetrate this earth& this realm of death with all its gods.The learner-on-the-path will ferret out the well-taught Dhamma-saying,as the skillful flower-arranger the flower.– Dhammapada IV. Pupphavagga: Blossoms :: Verse 45

Just as from a heap of flowersmany garland strands can be made,even so one born & mortal should doÑ with what’s born & is mortal Ñmany a skillful thing.– Dhammapada IV. Pupphavagga: Blossoms :: Verse 53

Knowing this body is like foam,realising its nature Ñ a mirage Ñcutting out the blossoms of Mara,you go where the King of Death can’t see.– Dhammapada IV. Pupphavagga: Blossoms :: Verse 46

No flower’s scent goes against the wind Ñnot sandalwood, jasmine, tagara.But the scent of the good does go against the wind.The person of integrity wafts a scent in every direction.– Dhammapada IV. Pupphavagga: Blossoms :: Verse 54

The man immersed in gathering blossoms,his heart distracted:death sweeps him away Ñas a great flood, a village asleep.– Dhammapada IV. Pupphavagga: Blossoms :: Verse 47