What the Buddha Taught
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That deed is not well done, which one regrets when it is done and the result of which one experiences weeping with a tearful face. 69 The fool thinks an evil deed as sweet as honey, so long as it does not ripen (does not produce results). But when it ripens, the fool comes to grief. 81 Even as a solid rock is unshaken by the wind, so are the wise unshaken by praise or blame. 127 222 Even as a lake, deep, extremely clear and tranquil, so do the wise become tranquil having heard the Teaching. 85 Few among men are they who cross to the further shore. The others merely run up and down the bank on this side. 90 For him, who has completed the journey, who is sorrowless, wholly set free, and rid of all bonds, for such a one there is no burning (of the passions). 94 He whose senses are mastered like horses well under the charioteer's control, he who is purged of pride, free from passions, such a steadfast one even the gods envy (hold dear). 96 Calm is the thought, calm the word and deed of him who, rightly knowing, is wholly freed, perfectly peaceful and equi- poised. 97 The man who is not credulous, who knows the 'uncreated', who has severed all ties, who has put an end to the occasion (of good and evil), who has vomited all desires, verily he is supreme among men. 103 One may conquer in battle a thousand times a thousand men, yet he is the best of conquerors who conquers himself. 104-105 Better is it truly to conquer oneself than to conquer others. Neither a god, nor an 'angel' 1 , nor Mara, nor Brahma could turn 1 Gandhabba, tải về 3.21 Mb. Chia sẻ với bạn bè của bạn:
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