That which is at rest is easily kept hold of;
Categories: PART II.Books: THE TAO AND ITS CHARACTERISTICS
That which is at rest is easily kept hold of; before a thing
has given indications of its presence, it is easy to take measures
against it; that which is brittle is easily broken; that which is very
small is easily dispersed Action should be taken before a thing has
made its appearance; order should be secured before disorder has
begun
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Some people are born again; evil-doers go to hell; righteous
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Some people are born again; evil-doers go to hell; righteous people go to heaven; those who are free from all worldly desires attain Nirvana ... Sons are no help, nor a father, nor relations; there
Sons are no help, nor a father, nor relations; there is no help from kinsfolk for one whom death has seized ... Speak the truth, do not yield to anger; give, if
Speak the truth, do not yield to anger; give, if thou art asked for little; by these three steps thou wilt go near the gods ... Spells Recited During The Cleansing
Zarathustra asked Ahura Mazda:-- O Ahura Mazda! most beneficent Spirit, maker of the material world, thou Holy One! How shall I fight against that Drug who from the dead rushes upon the living? How shall I fight against that Drug who from the de... Spiritual Power Fixing His Term Of Years
At this time the great men among the Likkhavis, hearing that the lord of the world had entered their country and was located in the Amra garden, went thither riding in their gaudy chariots with silken canopies, and clothed in gorgeous robes, bot... Stop the stream valiantly, drive away the desires, O Brahmana!
Stop the stream valiantly, drive away the desires, O Brahmana! When you have understood the destruction of all that was made, you will understand that which was not made ... Such a one who does his duty is tolerant like
Such a one who does his duty is tolerant like the earth, like Indra's bolt; he is like a lake without mud; no new births are in store for him ... Tao has of all things the most honoured place
Tao has of all things the most honoured place No treasures give good men so rich a grace; Bad men it guards, and doth their ill efface ... Tao when nursed within one's self,
Tao when nursed within one's self, His vigour will make true; And where the family it rules What riches will accrue! The neighbourhood where it prevails In thriving will abound; And when 'tis seen throughout the state, ... That deed is not well done of which a man
That deed is not well done of which a man must repent, and the reward of which he receives crying and with a tearful face ... That fetter wise people call strong which drags down, yields,
That fetter wise people call strong which drags down, yields, but is difficult to undo; after having cut this at last, people leave the world, free from cares, and leaving desires and pleasures behind ... That is the safe refuge, that is the best refuge;
That is the safe refuge, that is the best refuge; having gone to that refuge, a man is delivered from all pain ... That saying of the ancients that 'the partial becomes complete'
That saying of the ancients that 'the partial becomes complete' was not vainly spoken:--all real completion is comprehended under it ... That whereby the rivers and seas are able to receive
That whereby the rivers and seas are able to receive the homage and tribute of all the valley streams, is their skill in being lower than they;--it is thus that they are the kings of them all So it is that the sage (ruler), wishing to be above men, p... That which is at rest is easily kept hold of;
That which is at rest is easily kept hold of; before a thing has given indications of its presence, it is easy to take measures against it; that which is brittle is easily broken; that which is very small is easily dispersed Action should be taken be... The (state of) vacancy should be brought to the utmost
The (state of) vacancy should be brought to the utmost degree, and that of stillness guarded with unwearying vigour All things alike go through their processes of activity, and (then) we see them return (to their original state) When things (in the ... The ancients who showed their skill in practising the Tao
The ancients who showed their skill in practising the Tao did so, not to enlighten the people, but rather to make them simple and ignorant ... The Awakened call patience the highest penance, long-suffering the highest Nirvana;
The Awakened call patience the highest penance, long-suffering the highest Nirvana; for he is not an anchorite (pravragita) who strikes others, he is not an ascetic (sramana) who insults others ... The best of ways is the eightfold; the best of
The best of ways is the eightfold; the best of truths the four words; the best of virtues passionlessness; the best of men he who has eyes to see ... The Bhikshu
Restraint in the eye is good, good is restraint in the ear, in the nose restraint is good, good is restraint in the tongue. In the body restraint is good, good is restraint in speech, in thought restraint is good, good is restraint in all things... The Bhikshu who acts with kindness, who is calm in
The Bhikshu who acts with kindness, who is calm in the doctrine of Buddha, will reach the quiet place (Nirvana), cessation of natural desires, and happiness ... The Bhikshu who controls his mouth, who speaks wisely and
The Bhikshu who controls his mouth, who speaks wisely and calmly, who teaches the meaning and the law, his word is sweet ... The Bhikshu whose body and tongue and mind are quieted,
The Bhikshu whose body and tongue and mind are quieted, who is collected, and has rejected the baits of the world, he is called quiet ... The Bhikshu, full of delight, who is calm in the
The Bhikshu, full of delight, who is calm in the doctrine of Buddha will reach the quiet place (Nirvana), cessation of natural desires, and happiness ... The Birth
There was a descendant of the Ikshvaku family, an invincible Sakya monarch, pure in mind and of unspotted virtue, called therefore Pure-rice, or Suddhodana. Joyously reverenced by all men, as the new moon is welcomed by the world, the king ind... The Brahmana
Stop the stream valiantly, drive away the desires, O Brahmana! When you have understood the destruction of all that was made, you will understand that which was not made. If the Brahmana has reached the other shore in both laws, in restraint an... The brilliant chariots of kings are destroyed, the body also approaches
The brilliant chariots of kings are destroyed, the body also approaches destruction, but the virtue of good people never approaches destruction,--thus do the good say to the good ... The Buddha The Awakened
He whose conquest cannot be conquered again, into whose conquest no one in this world enters, by what track can you lead him, the Awakened, the Omniscient, the trackless? He whom no desire with its snares and poisons can lead astray, by what tr...