A Presentation of a story taken from The Dhammapada with Reflections on the Story. The Texts are in English. For the Video Presentation with Audio Narration and Explanation in Hokkien, please check out the Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZoXJyt8lZU

1. 1
From The Dhammapada

2. 2
There once lived a Brahmin whose
wife was a devoted follower of the
Buddha. At first, he was indulgent
towards her admiration. As her
faith in the Buddha increased, the
husband began
to feel jealous.

3. 3
One day, he went to meet the Buddha with
a plan to ask him a question which he
thought the Buddha would be incapable of
answering. That way, he thought, his
wife’s reverence for the Buddha would
diminish.

4. 4
Face-to-face with the Buddha, he
asked, “What is it that must be
killed so that we may be able to live
in happiness and peace?”

5. 5
The Buddha replied: “To live thus,
we have to kill anger, for it is anger
that destroys happiness and peace.”

6. 6
The Buddha’s words so inspired
the husband that not only did his
anger melt away, but he decided to
join the order of monks.
Eventually, he became an arahant
or enlightened being.

7. 7
Reflections (1)
He who controls emerging anger like a wildly
moving carriage is controlled, such a person I
call a real charioteer. The other kind just holds
the reins. The Dhammapada Verse 222
“Angry people are not always
wise.”
― Jane Austen, Pride and
Prejudice
An action committed in
anger is an action doomed
to failure. Genghis Khan
The instant we feel anger
we have already ceased
striving for the truth, and
have begun striving for
ourselves.
Buddhist Proverb

8. 8
Reflections (2)
Hatred is, indeed, never
appeased by hatred in this
world. It is appeased only by
Loving-Kindness. This is an
Eternal Law.
The Dhammapada Verse 5
Anger dwells only in the
bosom of fools.
Albert Einstein
When reason ends, then anger
begins. Therefore, anger is a sign
of weakness. 14th Dalai Lama
When anger rises, think of the
consequences. Confucius
Fire in the heart sends smoke into the
head. German proverb
Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is
patience. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Hating someone does more damage
to yourself than them. Sahil Lavingia

9. 9
The Brahmin’s younger brother, on hearing
about this transformation, became furious.
He confronted the Buddha with a torrent of
abuse. The Buddha sat quietly until he had
finished.

10. 10
Then the Buddha asked the agitated
man: “If you served food to a guest at
your home and the guest went away
without eating anything,
to whom would the food belong?”

11. 11
The Brahmin, caught unawares, replied:
“To me, I suppose.”
Said the Buddha calmly: “Like the guest,
I too do not accept your insults, so they
belong to you.”

12. 12
The Brahmin was left speechless.
Like his brother, he realized his folly
and joined the monkhood.

13. 13
The other monks who had witnessed this
could not contain their admiration for the
Buddha’s ability to reveal the path of
Dharma even to those who inflicted abuse
upon him.

14. 14
The Buddha’s simple reply to
them was:
“I do not return one wrong
with another…”

15. 15
Reflections
One can conquer a thousand
times a thousand people in
battle, but the one who
conquers himself is the
greatest conqueror on any
battlefield.
The Dhammapada Verse 103
“The less you respond to negative people, the more
peaceful your life will become.”
“ Do not get upset with people or situations.
Both are powerless without your reaction.”

16. 16
May we follow ardently The
Dhamma Teachings of The
Buddha.
We’ll then be able
to conquer all defilements
and end Dukkha.
With Metta,
Bro. Oh Teik Bin
For the Video Presentation of
“Two Brothers” with Narration &
Explanation in Hokkien
( Texts are in English) , please check out
at the Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZoX
Jyt8lZU