Dhammapada 344

Posted by drdoof on 04-07-2013, 5:58 PM :


Verse 344:
Whoever in the forest find freedom from desire,
yet later returns to the household life, is still bound. 
Look! Though freed, he is verily running back into
being entangled, in the very same net.

Dhammapada 338 - 343

Posted by drdoof on 04-07-2013, 5:56 PM :


Verse 338:
Just as a tree with roots undamaged and firm
grows again even though cut down,
so also, if latent craving is not rooted out,
this dukkha (of birth, & death) arises again and again.

Verse 339:
That man of wrong views,
in whom the thirty-six streams # (of craving) that flow towards pleasurable objects are strong,
is carried away by his many thoughts connected with passion.

Verse 340:
The stream of craving flows always and in all directions.
When this creeper of craving shoots up and stands strong,
then cut it off at the Root, immediately, right there and then.

Verse 341:
In beings, there flows happiness that is smeared with craving;
those beings attached to pleasure and seeking pleasure are,
indeed, subject to birth and ageing.

Verse 342:
People beset with craving are terrified like a hare caught in a snare;
held fast by fetters and bonds
they undergo dukkha (round of rebirths) again and again,
for a long time.

Verse 343:
People beset with craving are terrified like a hare caught in a snare.
Therefore, One who wishes to free himself from suffering
should eradicate craving.

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.

Dhammapada 331 - 333

Posted by drdoof on 03-07-2013, 11:28 AM :


Verse 331:
It is good to have friends when the need arises;
it is good to be content with anything that is available;
it is good to have merit when life is about to end;
it is good to be rid of all dukkha.

Verse 332:
In this world it is good to be dutiful to one's mother;
also it is good to be dutiful to one's father.
In this world it is good to minister unto samanas (monks);
also it is good to minister unto brahmanas.

Verse 333:
It is good to have virtue till old age,
it is good to have unshakable faith,
it is good to gain wisdom,
it is good to do no evil.

Dhammapada 328 - 330

Posted by drdoof on 03-07-2013, 11:24 AM :


Verse 328:
If one finds a sagacious friend,
who is a virtuous and steadfast companion,
one should live with him joyfully and mindfully,
overcoming all dangers.

Verse 329:
If one cannot find a sagacious friend,
who is a virtuous and steadfast companion,
one should live alone like the king who gave up and
left the country he had won, and
like the elephant roaming alone in the forest.

Verse 330:
It is better to live alone;
there is no fellowship with a fool.
So one should live alone,
do no evil, and
be carefree like the elephant roaming alone in the forest.

Dhammapada 327

Posted by drdoof on 03-07-2013, 11:22 AM :


Verse 327:
Take delight in mindfulness, guard your mind well.
As an elephant stuck in mire pulls itself out,
so also, pull yourself out of the mire of moral defilements.

Dhammapada 326

Posted by drdoof on 03-07-2013, 11:21 AM :


Verse 326:
Thoughts wander first here and then there,
crossing and turning where and whenever they like.
Therefore control your thoughts
like the mahout drives the Elephant with a strong hook.