It is the rust born on the iron
that eats away the place it arose.
And so it is their own deeds
that lead the overly-ascetic to a bad place.
මෙම ගැළපූ ඛණ්ඩයට පරිවර්තන පාඨයක් සපයා නැත
Not rehearsing is the stain of hymns.
The stain of houses is neglect.
Laziness is the stain of beauty.
A guard’s stain is negligence.
මෙම ගැළපූ ඛණ්ඩයට පරිවර්තන පාඨයක් සපයා නැත
Misconduct is a woman’s stain.
A giver’s stain is stinginess.
Bad qualities are a stain
in this world and the next.
But a worse stain than these
is ignorance, the worst stain of all.
Having given up that stain,
be without stains, mendicants!
මෙම ගැළපූ ඛණ්ඩයට පරිවර්තන පාඨයක් සපයා නැත
Life is easy for the shameless.
With all the rude courage of a crow,
they live pushy,
rude, and corrupt.
Life is hard for the conscientious,
always seeking purity,
neither clinging nor rude,
pure of livelihood and discerning.
මෙම ගැළපූ ඛණ්ඩයට පරිවර්තන පාඨයක් සපයා නැත
Take anyone in this world
who kills living creatures,
speaks falsely, steals,
commits adultery,
and indulges in drinking
beer and wine.
Right here they dig up
the root of their own self.
Know this, my friend:
they are unrestrained and wicked.
Don’t let that greed and unrighteousness
inflict pain on you for long.
මෙම ගැළපූ ඛණ්ඩයට පරිවර්තන පාඨයක් සපයා නැත
The people give according to their faith,
according to their confidence.
If you get upset over that,
over other’s food and drink,
you’ll not, by day or by night,
become immersed in samādhi.
Those who have cut that out,
dug it up at the root, eradicated it,
they will, by day or by night,
become immersed in samādhi.
මෙම ගැළපූ ඛණ්ඩයට පරිවර්තන පාඨයක් සපයා නැත
There is no fire like greed,
no crime like hate,
no net like delusion,
no river like craving.
මෙම ගැළපූ ඛණ්ඩයට පරිවර්තන පාඨයක් සපයා නැත
It’s easy to see the faults of others,
hard to see one’s own.
For the faults of others
are tossed high like hay,
while one’s own are hidden,
as a cheat hides a bad hand.
මෙම ගැළපූ ඛණ්ඩයට පරිවර්තන පාඨයක් සපයා නැත
When you look for the flaws of others,
always finding fault,
your defilements only grow,
you’re far from ending defilements.
මෙම ගැළපූ ඛණ්ඩයට පරිවර්තන පාඨයක් සපයා නැත
In the atmosphere there is no track,
there’s no true ascetic outside here.
People enjoy proliferation,
the Realized Ones are free of proliferation.
In the atmosphere there is no track,
there’s no true ascetic outside here.
No conditions last forever,
the Awakened Ones are not shaken.
මෙම ගැළපූ ඛණ්ඩයට පරිවර්තන පාඨයක් සපයා නැත
Minor Collection
Sayings of the Dhamma 256–272
19. The Just
මෙම ගැළපූ ඛණ්ඩයට පරිවර්තන පාඨයක් සපයා නැත
You don’t become just
by passing hasty judgment.
An astute person evaluates both
what is pertinent and what is irrelevant.
A wise one judges others without haste,
justly and impartially;
that guardian of the law
is said to be just.
මෙම ගැළපූ ඛණ්ඩයට පරිවර්තන පාඨයක් සපයා නැත
You’re not an astute scholar
just because you speak a lot.
One who is secure, free of enmity and fear,
is said to be astute.
මෙම ගැළපූ ඛණ්ඩයට පරිවර්තන පාඨයක් සපයා නැත
You’re not one who has memorized the teaching
just because you recite a lot.
Someone who directly sees the teaching
after hearing only a little