Sutta Nipata
'For him who has disappeared there is no form, O Upasîva,' [-] so said Bhagavat, [-] 'that by which they say he is, exists for him no longer, when all things [I](dhamma)[/I] have been cut off, all (kinds of) dispute are also cut off.'
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Dhammapada
All that we are is the result of what we have thought: it is founded on our thoughts, it is made up of our thoughts. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him, as the wheel follows the foot of the ox that draws the...
Earnestness is the path of immortality (Nirvana), thoughtlessness the path of death. Those who are in earnest do not die, those who are thoughtless are as if dead already.
Those who are...
As a fletcher makes straight his arrow, a wise man makes straight his trembling and unsteady thought, which is difficult to guard, difficult to hold back.
As a fish taken from his watery home and thrown on dry ground...
Who shall overcome this earth, and the world of Yama (the lord of the departed), and the world of the gods? Who shall find out the plainly shown path of virtue, as a clever man finds out the (right) flower?
The disciple will overcome the earth, and the world of Yama, and the world of...
Long is the night to him who is awake; long is a mile to him who is tired; long is life to the foolish who do not know the true law.
If a traveller does not meet with one who is his better, or his equal, let him firmly keep to his solitary journey;
If you see an intelligent man who tells you where true treasures are to be found, who shows what is to be avoided, and administers reproofs, follow that wise man; it will be better, not worse, for those who...
There is no suffering for him who has finished his journey, and abandoned grief, who has freed himself on all sides, and thrown off all fetters.
They depart with their thoughts well-collected, they are not happy in their abode; like swans who have left their lake, they leave...
Even though a speech be a thousand (of words), but made up of senseless words, one word of sense is better, which if a man hears, he becomes quiet.
Even though a Gâthâ (poem) be a thousand (of words), but made up of senseless words, one word of...
If a man would hasten towards the good, he should keep his thought away from evil; if a man does what is good slothfully, his mind delights in evil.
If a man commits a sin, let him not do it again; let him not...
All men tremble at punishment, all men fear death; remember that you are like unto them, and do not kill, nor cause slaughter...
How is there laughter, how is there joy, as this world is always burning? Why do you not seek a light, ye who are surrounded by darkness?
Look at this dressed-up lump, covered with wounds, joined...
Let no one forget his own duty for the sake of another's, however great; let a man, after he has discerned his own duty, be always attentive to his duty...
Do not follow the evil law! Do not live on in thoughtlessness! Do not follow false doctrine! Be not a friend of the...
He whose conquest is not conquered again, into whose conquest no one in this world enters, by what track can you lead him, the Awakened, the...
Let us live happily then, not hating those who hate us! among men who hate us let us dwell free from hatred!
He who gives himself to vanity, and does not give himself to meditation, forgetting the real aim (of life) and grasping at pleasure, will in time envy him who has exerted himself in...
Let a man leave anger, let him forsake pride, let him overcome all bondage! No sufferings befall the man who is not attached to name and form, and who calls nothing his...
Thou art now like a sear leaf, the messengers of death (Yama) have come near to thee; thou standest at the door of thy departure, and thou hast no provision for thy journey.
A man is not an elder because his head is grey; his age may be ripe, but he is called 'Old-in-vain.'
He in whom there is truth, virtue, love, restraint, moderation, he who is free from impurity and is wise, he is...
The best of ways is the eightfold; the best of truths the four words; the best of virtues passionlessness; the best of men he who...
If by leaving a small pleasure one sees a great pleasure, let a wise man leave the small pleasure, and look to the great.
He who, by causing pain to others, wishes to obtain pleasure for himself, he, entangled in the bonds of hatred, will never be...
He who says what is not, goes to hell; he also who, having done a thing, says...
Silently shall I endure abuse as the elephant in battle endures the...
The thirst of a thoughtless man grows like a creeper; he runs from life to life, like a monkey seeking fruit in the forest.
Whomsoever this fierce thirst overcomes, full of poison, in this world, his sufferings increase like the abounding ...
Restraint in the eye is good, good is restraint in the ear, in the nose restraint is good, good is restraint in the tongue. In the body restraint is...
Stop the stream valiantly, drive away the desires, O Brâhmana! When you have understood the destruction of all that was made, you will understand...
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English Edition. March 20, 2010