whose minds day and night
delight in harmlessness.
The disciples of Gotama
always wake up refreshed,
whose minds day and night
delight in meditation.
මෙම ගැළපූ ඛණ්ඩයට පරිවර්තන පාඨයක් සපයා නැත
Going forth is hard, it’s hard to be happy;
life at home is hard too, and painful,
it’s painful to stay when you’ve nothing in common.
A traveler is a prey to pain,
so don’t be a traveler,
don’t be prey to pain.
මෙම ගැළපූ ඛණ්ඩයට පරිවර්තන පාඨයක් සපයා නැත
One who is faithful, accomplished in ethics,
blessed with fame and wealth,
is honored in whatever place
they frequent.
මෙම ගැළපූ ඛණ්ඩයට පරිවර්තන පාඨයක් සපයා නැත
The good shine from afar,
like the Himalayan peaks,
but the wicked are not seen,
like arrows scattered in the night.
මෙම ගැළපූ ඛණ්ඩයට පරිවර්තන පාඨයක් සපයා නැත
Sitting alone, sleeping alone,
tirelessly wandering alone;
one who tames themselves alone
would delight within a forest.
මෙම ගැළපූ ඛණ්ඩයට පරිවර්තන පාඨයක් සපයා නැත
Minor Collection
Sayings of the Dhamma 306–319
22. Hell
A liar goes to hell,
as does one who denies what they did.
Both are equal in the hereafter,
those men of base deeds.
Many who wear a scrap of ocher cloth
are unrestrained and wicked.
Being wicked, they are reborn in hell
due to their bad deeds.
It’d be better for the immoral and unrestrained
to eat an iron ball,
scorching, like a burning flame,
than to eat the nation’s alms.
Four things befall a heedless man
who sleeps with another’s wife:
wickedness, poor sleep,
ill-repute, and rebirth in hell.
He accrues wickedness and is reborn in a bad place,
all so a frightened couple may snatch a moment’s pleasure,
for which rulers impose a heavy punishment.
That’s why a man should not sleep with another’s wife.
When kusa grass is wrongly grasped
it only cuts the hand.
So too, the ascetic life, when wrongly taken,
drags you to hell.
Any lax act,
any corrupt observance,
or suspicious spiritual life,
is not very fruitful.
If one is to do what should be done,
one should staunchly strive.
For the life gone forth when laxly led
just stirs up dust all the more.
A bad deed is better left undone,
for it will plague you later on.
A good deed is better done,
one that does not plague you.
As a frontier city
is guarded inside and out,
so you should ward yourselves—
don’t let the moment pass you by.
For if you miss your moment
you’ll grieve when sent to hell.
Unashamed of what is shameful,
ashamed of what is not shameful;
beings who uphold wrong view
go to a bad place.
Seeing danger where there is none,
and blind to the actual danger,
beings who uphold wrong view
go to a bad place.
Seeing fault where there is none,
and blind to the actual fault,
beings who uphold wrong view
go to a bad place.
Knowing a fault as a fault
and the faultless as faultless,
beings who uphold right view
go to a good place.
Minor Collection
Sayings of the Dhamma 320–333
23. Elephants
Like an elephant struck
with arrows in battle,
I shall endure abuse,
for so many folk are badly behaved.
The well-tamed beast is the one led to the crowd;
the tamed elephant’s the one the king mounts;
the tamed person who endures abuse