Better than sovereignty over the earth, better than going to heaven,
Categories: Chapter XIVBooks: Dhammapada
Better than sovereignty over the earth, better than going to
heaven, better than lordship over all worlds, is the reward of the
first step in holiness
The Buddha (The Awakened)
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As soon as he has considered the origin and destruction
As soon as he has considered the origin and destruction of the elements (khandha) of the body, he finds happiness and joy which belong to those who know the immortal (Nirvana) ... As soon as it proceeds to action, it has a
As soon as it proceeds to action, it has a name When it once has that name, (men) can know to rest in it When they know to rest in it, they can be free from all risk of failure and error ... As the bee collects nectar and departs without injuring the flower,
As the bee collects nectar and departs without injuring the flower, or its colour or scent, so let a sage dwell in his village ... As the impurity which springs from the iron, when it
As the impurity which springs from the iron, when it springs from it, destroys it; thus do a transgressor's own works lead him to the evil path ... As the Vassika plant sheds its withered flowers, men should
As the Vassika plant sheds its withered flowers, men should shed passion and hatred, O ye Bhikshus! ... Bad conduct is the taint of woman, greediness the taint
Bad conduct is the taint of woman, greediness the taint of a benefactor; tainted are all evil ways in this world and in the next ... Bad deeds, and deeds hurtful to ourselves, are easy to
Bad deeds, and deeds hurtful to ourselves, are easy to do; what is beneficial and good, that is very difficult to do ... BANISH ALL FEAR
It is on such considerations that I have come to hold that all real fear-FEELING should and may be banished from our life, and that what we call "normal fear" should be substituted in our language by "instinct" or by "reason," the element of fear... Be not thoughtless, watch your thoughts! Draw yourself out
Be not thoughtless, watch your thoughts! Draw yourself out of the evil way, like an elephant sunk in mud ... Because a man is rid of evil, therefore he is
Because a man is rid of evil, therefore he is called Brahmana; because he walks quietly, therefore he is called Samana; because he has sent away his own impurities, therefore he is called Pravragita (Pabbagita, a pilgrim) ... Before long, alas! this body will lie on the earth,
Before long, alas! this body will lie on the earth, despised, without understanding, like a useless log ... Better it would be to swallow a heated iron ball,
Better it would be to swallow a heated iron ball, like flaring fire, than that a bad unrestrained fellow should live on the charity of the land ... Better than sovereignty over the earth, better than going to heaven,
Better than sovereignty over the earth, better than going to heaven, better than lordship over all worlds, is the reward of the first step in holiness The Buddha (The Awakened) ... Beware of bodily anger, and control thy body! Leave
Beware of bodily anger, and control thy body! Leave the sins of the body, and with thy body practise virtue! ... Beware of the anger of the mind, and control thy
Beware of the anger of the mind, and control thy mind! Leave the sins of the mind, and practise virtue with thy mind! ... Beware of the anger of the tongue, and control thy
Beware of the anger of the tongue, and control thy tongue! Leave the sins of the tongue, and practise virtue with thy tongue! ... Bimbisara Raga Becomes A Disciple
And now those five men, Asvagit Vashpa, and the others, having heard that he (Kaundinya) "knew" the law, with humble mien and self-subdued, their hands joined, offered their homage, and looked with reverence in the teacher's face. Tathagata, by wi... Bimbisara Raga Invites The Prince
The royal prince, departing from the court-master (i.e. the Purohita) and the great minister, Saddharma, keeping along the stream, then crossing the Ganges, he took the road towards the Vulture Peak,[99] hidden among the five mountains, standi... But he who has cleansed himself from sin, is well
But he who has cleansed himself from sin, is well grounded in all virtues, and regards also temperance and truth, he is indeed worthy of the yellow dress ... But he who lives a hundred years, vicious and unrestrained,
But he who lives a hundred years, vicious and unrestrained, a life of one day is better if a man is virtuous and reflecting ... But I have heard that he who is skilful in
But I have heard that he who is skilful in managing the life entrusted to him for a time travels on the land without having to shun rhinoceros or tiger, and enters a host without having to avoid buff coat or sharp weapon The rhinoceros finds no place ... But I have three precious things which I prize and
But I have three precious things which I prize and hold fast The first is gentleness; the second is economy; and the third is shrinking from taking precedence of others ... But life is hard to live for a modest man,
But life is hard to live for a modest man, who always looks for what is pure, who is disinterested, quiet, spotless, and intelligent ... But that is not a safe refuge, that is not
But that is not a safe refuge, that is not the best refuge; a man is not delivered from all pains after having gone to that refuge ...