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Chapter III
A Bhikshu (mendicant) who delights in reflection, who looks with
fear
A Bhikshu (mendicant) who delights in reflection, who looks wit
As a fletcher makes straight his arrow, a wise man
As a fletcher makes straight his arrow, a wise man makes straig
As a fish taken from his watery home and thrown
As a fish taken from his watery home and thrown on dry ground,
It is good to tame the mind, which is difficult
It is good to tame the mind, which is difficult to hold in and
Let the wise man guard his thoughts, for they are
Let the wise man guard his thoughts, for they are difficult to
Those who bridle their mind which travels far, moves about
Those who bridle their mind which travels far, moves about alon
If a man's thoughts are unsteady, if he does not
If a man's thoughts are unsteady, if he does not know the true
If a man's thoughts are not dissipated, if his mind
If a man's thoughts are not dissipated, if his mind is not
perp
Knowing that this body is (fragile) like a jar, and
Knowing that this body is (fragile) like a jar, and making this
Before long, alas! this body will lie on the earth,
Before long, alas! this body will lie on the earth, despised,
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Whatever a hater may do to a hater, or an
Whatever a hater may do to a hater, or an enemy to an enemy, a
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Buddhism Wisdom
Him I Call Indeed A Brahmana Who In This World, Leaving All
Des
Even Though A Speech Be A Thousand (of Words), But Made Up Of
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Therefore The Sage Desires What (other Men) Do Not Desire, And
The Evil-doer Suffers In This World, And He Suffers In The Next
He Who Overcomes This Fierce Thirst, Difficult To Be Conquered
0 In A Little State With A Small Population, I Would So Order I
But They Whose Whole Watchfulness Is Always Directed To Their
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The Disciple Will Overcome The Earth, And The World Of Yama, An
Gravity Is The Root Of Lightness; Stillness, The Ruler Of
Move
Good People Shine From Afar, Like The Snowy Mountains; Bad Peop
A Man Is Not Learned Because He Talks Much; He Who Is Patient,
Who Can (make) The Muddy Water (clear)? Let It Be Still, And I
Him I Call Indeed A Brahmana Who, Leaving All Longings, Travels
Thy Life Has Come To An End, Thou Art Come Near To Death (yama)
Health Is The Greatest Of Gifts, Contentedness The Best Riches;
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