Him I call indeed a Brahmana who has left what
Categories: Chapter XXVIBooks: Dhammapada
Him I call indeed a Brahmana who has left what gives pleasure and
what gives pain, who is cold, and free from all germs (of renewed
life), the hero who has conquered all the worlds
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Heaven is long-enduring and earth continues long The reason
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Heaven is long-enduring and earth continues long The reason why heaven and earth are able to endure and continue thus long is because they do not live of, or for, themselves This is how they are able to continue and endure ... Hence he who (relies on) the strength of his forces
Hence he who (relies on) the strength of his forces does not conquer; and a tree which is strong will fill the out-stretched arms, (and thereby invites the feller) ... Hence the sage is able (in the same way) to
Hence the sage is able (in the same way) to accomplish his great achievements It is through his not making himself great that he can accomplish them ... Hence, those with whom he agrees as to the Tao
Hence, those with whom he agrees as to the Tao have the happiness of attaining to it; those with whom he agrees as to its manifestation have the happiness of attaining to it; and those with whom he agrees in their failure have also the happiness of att... Him I call indeed a Brahmana from whom anger and
Him I call indeed a Brahmana from whom anger and hatred, pride and envy have dropt like a mustard seed from the point of a needle ... Him I call indeed a Brahmana who calls nothing his
Him I call indeed a Brahmana who calls nothing his own, whether it be before, behind, or between, who is poor, and free from the love of the world ... Him I call indeed a Brahmana who does not cling
Him I call indeed a Brahmana who does not cling to pleasures, like water on a lotus leaf, like a mustard seed on the point of a needle ... Him I call indeed a Brahmana who does not offend
Him I call indeed a Brahmana who does not offend by body, word, or thought, and is controlled on these three points ... Him I call indeed a Brahmana who finds no fault
Him I call indeed a Brahmana who finds no fault with other beings, whether feeble or strong, and does not kill nor cause slaughter ... Him I call indeed a Brahmana who fosters no desires
Him I call indeed a Brahmana who fosters no desires for this world or for the next, has no inclinations, and is unshackled ... Him I call indeed a Brahmana who has cut all
Him I call indeed a Brahmana who has cut all fetters, who never trembles, is independent and unshackled ... Him I call indeed a Brahmana who has cut the
Him I call indeed a Brahmana who has cut the strap and the thong, the chain with all that pertains to it, who has burst the bar, and is awakened ... Him I call indeed a Brahmana who has left what
Him I call indeed a Brahmana who has left what gives pleasure and what gives pain, who is cold, and free from all germs (of renewed life), the hero who has conquered all the worlds ... Him I call indeed a Brahmana who has no interests,
Him I call indeed a Brahmana who has no interests, and when he has understood (the truth), does not say How, how? and who has reached the depth of the Immortal ... Him I call indeed a Brahmana who has traversed this
Him I call indeed a Brahmana who has traversed this miry road, the impassable world and its vanity, who has gone through, and reached the other shore, is thoughtful, guileless, free from doubts, free from attachment, and content ... Him I call indeed a Brahmana who in this world
Him I call indeed a Brahmana who in this world is above good and evil, above the bondage of both, free from grief from sin, and from impurity ... Him I call indeed a Brahmana who in this world,
Him I call indeed a Brahmana who in this world, leaving all desires, travels about without a home, and in whom all concupiscence is extinct ... Him I call indeed a Brahmana who is bright like
Him I call indeed a Brahmana who is bright like the moon, pure, serene, undisturbed, and in whom all gaiety is extinct ... Him I call indeed a Brahmana who is free from
Him I call indeed a Brahmana who is free from anger, dutiful, virtuous, without appetite, who is subdued, and has received his last body ... Him I call indeed a Brahmana who is tolerant with
Him I call indeed a Brahmana who is tolerant with the intolerant, mild with fault-finders, and free from passion among the passionate ... Him I call indeed a Brahmana who keeps aloof both
Him I call indeed a Brahmana who keeps aloof both from laymen and from mendicants, who frequents no houses, and has but few desires ... Him I call indeed a Brahmana who knows the destruction
Him I call indeed a Brahmana who knows the destruction and the return of beings everywhere, who is free from bondage, welfaring (Sugata), and awakened (Buddha) ... Him I call indeed a Brahmana who takes nothing in
Him I call indeed a Brahmana who takes nothing in the world that is not given him, be it long or short, small or large, good or bad ... Him I call indeed a Brahmana who utters true speech,
Him I call indeed a Brahmana who utters true speech, instructive and free from harshness, so that he offend no one ...