Monday, July 15, 2013

Dhammapada 28 [Khuddaka Nikaya]


II- Appamadavagga, Heedfulness
5 - Mahakassapatthera Vatthu

Pamadam appamadena, yada nudati pandito;
pannapasadamaruyha, asoko sokinim pajam;
pabbatatthova bhumatthe, dhiro bale avekkhati.
28: The wise one dispels negligence by means of mindfulness; he ascends the tower of wisdom and being free from sorrow looks at the sorrowing beings. Just as one on the mountain top looks at those on the plain below, so also, the wise one (the arahat) looks at the foolish and the ignorant (worldlings).
 

Reference:
Mya Tin, Daw, tr. The Dhammapada: Verses and Stories. Rangoon: Burma Tipitaka Association, 1986.

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