Dhammapada 334 - 337

Posted by drdoof on 04-07-2013, 5:51 PM :


Verse 334:
In a man who is ever careless,
craving grows like a creeper.
He runs from birth to birth,
like a monkey seeking fruits in the forest.

Verse 335:
Whoever is overcome by this fierce craving,
clinging to the world,
for such one the sorrows increase
like watered grass grows high.

Verse 336:
In this world, sorrow falls away
from one who overcomes this vile craving 
that is difficult to get rid of,
just as water drops fall away from a lotus leaf.

Verse 337:
Therefore, I will deliver this teaching to all of you who have assembled here.
Dig up the root of craving just as one who wishes to have the fragrant root digs up the birana grass.
Do not let Mara destroy you again and again,
as the flood destroys the reed.