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The scent of flowers does not travel against the wind, nor sandal-wood, or of Tagara and Mallika flowers; but the odour of good people travels even against the wind; a good man pervades every place.
Source Dhammapada 49-54 · 📖 Read the full passage
✨ To meditate on today
According to the Dhammapada, the scent of flowers, of sandalwood, of tagara or of mallikā (jasmine) does not travel against the wind, but that of virtue spreads everywhere, even against the wind. Today, make a discreet gesture of kindness, without seeking to be seen or thanked, and let its fragrance work by itself.
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