Chapter Ii
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A Bhikshu (mendicant) who delights in earnestness, who looks with
fear
A Bhikshu (mendicant) who delights in earnestness, who looks with fear on thoughtlessness, moves about like fire, burning all his fetters, small or large ... By earnestness did Maghavan (Indra) rise to the lordship of
By earnestness did Maghavan (Indra) rise to the lordship of the gods People praise earnestness; thoughtlessness is always blamed ... By rousing himself, by earnestness, by restraint and control, the wise
By rousing himself, by earnestness, by restraint and control, the wise man may make for himself an island which no flood can overwhelm ... Earnest among the thoughtless, awake among the sleepers, the wise man
Earnest among the thoughtless, awake among the sleepers, the wise man advances like a racer, leaving behind the hack ... Earnestness is the path of immortality (Nirvana), thoughtlessness the path of
Earnestness is the path of immortality (Nirvana), thoughtlessness the path of death Those who are in earnest do not die, those who are thoughtless are as if dead already ... Follow not after vanity, nor after the enjoyment of love
Follow not after vanity, nor after the enjoyment of love and lust! He who is earnest and meditative, obtains ample joy ... Fools follow after vanity, men of evil wisdom The
Fools follow after vanity, men of evil wisdom The wise man keeps earnestness as his best jewel ... If an earnest person has roused himself, if he is
If an earnest person has roused himself, if he is not forgetful, if his deeds are pure, if he acts with consideration, if he restrains himself, and lives according to law,--then his glory will increase ... The follower of the law, even if he can recite
The follower of the law, even if he can recite only a small portion (of the law), but, having forsaken passion and hatred and foolishness, possesses true knowledge and serenity of mind, he, caring for nothing in this world or that to come, has indeed a... These wise people, meditative, steady, always possessed of strong powers, attain
These wise people, meditative, steady, always possessed of strong powers, attain to Nirvana, the highest happiness ... Those who are advanced in earnestness, having understood this clearly, delight
Those who are advanced in earnestness, having understood this clearly, delight in earnestness, and rejoice in the knowledge of the Ariyas (the elect) ... When the learned man drives away vanity by earnestness, he,
When the learned man drives away vanity by earnestness, he, the wise, climbing the terraced heights of wisdom, looks down upon the fools, serene he looks upon the toiling crowd, as one that stands on a mountain looks down upon them that stand upon the ...