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Good people shine from afar, like the snowy mountains; bad
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Chapter XXI
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Dhammapada
Good people shine from afar, like the snowy mountains; bad people
are not seen, like arrows shot by night
Give up what is before, give up what is behind,
Good people walk on whatever befall, the good do not
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For with these animals does no man reach the untrodden
For with these animals does no man reach the untrodden country (Nirvana), where a tamed man goes on a tamed animal, viz on his own well-tamed self ...
Forests are delightful; where the world finds no delight, there the
Forests are delightful; where the world finds no delight, there the passionless will find delight, for they look not for pleasures The Thousands ...
FOREWORD
"There is no limit to the knowing of the mind that knows"-- Indian Upanishads I wish to indulge in a little Foreword because in this way may be indicated a warning against contentment with a seemingly very sensible conclusion which will pr...
Four things does a wreckless man gain who covets his
Four things does a wreckless man gain who covets his neighbour's wife,--a bad reputation, an uncomfortable bed, thirdly, punishment, and lastly, hell ...
From affection comes grief, from affection comes fear; he who
From affection comes grief, from affection comes fear; he who is free from affection knows neither grief nor fear ...
From greed comes grief, from greed comes fear; he who
From greed comes grief, from greed comes fear; he who is free from greed knows neither grief nor fear ...
From love comes grief, from love comes fear; he who
From love comes grief, from love comes fear; he who is free from love knows neither grief nor fear ...
From lust comes grief, from lust comes fear; he who
From lust comes grief, from lust comes fear; he who is free from lust knows neither grief nor fear ...
From pleasure comes grief, from pleasure comes fear; he who
From pleasure comes grief, from pleasure comes fear; he who is free from pleasure knows neither grief nor fear ...
Funerals And Purification
If a dog or a man die under a hut of wood or a hut of felt, what shall the worshippers of Mazda do? Ahura Mazda answered:-- "They shall search for a Dakhma, they shall look for a Dakhma all around. If they find it easier to remove the dead, t...
Gentleness is sure to be victorious even in battle, and
Gentleness is sure to be victorious even in battle, and firmly to maintain its ground Heaven will save its possessor, by his (very) gentleness protecting him ...
Give up what is before, give up what is behind,
Give up what is before, give up what is behind, give up what is in the middle, when thou goest to the other shore of existence; if thy mind is altogether free, thou wilt not again enter into birth and decay ...
Good people shine from afar, like the snowy mountains; bad
Good people shine from afar, like the snowy mountains; bad people are not seen, like arrows shot by night ...
Good people walk on whatever befall, the good do not
Good people walk on whatever befall, the good do not prattle, longing for pleasure; whether touched by happiness or sorrow wise people never appear elated or depressed ...
Gravity is the root of lightness; stillness, the ruler of movement
Gravity is the root of lightness; stillness, the ruler of movement ...
Great, it passes on (in constant flow) Passing on,
Great, it passes on (in constant flow) Passing on, it becomes remote Having become remote, it returns Therefore the Tao is great; Heaven is great; Earth is great; and the (sage) king is also great In the universe there are four that are great, and ...
Happiness
We live happily indeed, not hating those who hate us! among men who hate us we dwell free from hatred! We live happily indeed, free from ailments among the ailing! among men who are ailing let us dwell free from ailments! We live happily indeed...
HAPPINESS, POWER
"EVIL" is derangement in individual life induced by individual and world-thought gone wrong As such derangement "evil" is real, but this reality is not necessary or essential, and it may be banished totally and forever DISEASE is dis-easem...
Happy is the arising of the awakened, happy is the
Happy is the arising of the awakened, happy is the teaching of the True Law, happy is peace in the church, happy is the devotion of those who are at peace ...
HARMONY _I_ APPROPRIATE ALL GOOD
Such is one of my reasons for believing that the world is growing better This attitude toward Truth has influenced for the better every legitimate activity of man The results are seen in Benevolence, Business, Education, Government, Religion A ne...
He (who knows it) will keep his mouth shut and
He (who knows it) will keep his mouth shut and close the portals (of his nostrils) He will blunt his sharp points and unravel the complications of things; he will attemper his brightness, and bring himself into agreement with the obscurity (of others)...
He alone who, without ceasing, practises the duty of sitting alone
He alone who, without ceasing, practises the duty of sitting alone and sleeping alone, he, subduing himself, will rejoice in the destruction of all desires alone, as if living in a forest The Downward Course ...
He constantly (tries to) keep them without knowledge and without desire,
He constantly (tries to) keep them without knowledge and without desire, and where there are those who have knowledge, to keep them from presuming to act (on it) When there is this abstinence from action, good order is universal ...
He diminishes it and again diminishes it, till he arrives
He diminishes it and again diminishes it, till he arrives at doing nothing (on purpose) Having arrived at this point of non-action, there is nothing which he does not do ...