Book Four, Part III—The Buddhist Way of Life1. *On Good, Evil, and Sin* -- 2. *On Craving and Lust* -- 3. *On Hurt and Ill-will* -- 4. *On Anger and Enmity* -- 5. *On Man, Mind, and Impurities* -- 6. *On Self and Self-Conquest* -- 7. *On Wisdom, Justice, and Good Company* -- 8. *On Thoughtfulness and Mindfulness* -- 9. *On Vigilance, Earnestness, and Boldness* -- 10. *On Sorrow and Happiness; On Charity and Kindness* -- 11. *On Hypocrisy* -- 12. *On Following the Right Way* -- 13. *Mix not True Dhamma with False Dhamma*
1. Do good. Be no party to evil. Commit no sin.
2. This is the Buddhist way of life.
3. If a man should do that which is good, let him do it again and again, let him turn the desires of his heart thereto. Happy is the heaping of good.
4. Think not casually of the good, saying, "it will not come to me." Drop by drop is the water pot filled. By little added to little does good grow.
5. But well done is that deed which brings one no regrets, the fruit whereof is received with delight and satisfaction.
6. Well done is the deed which, done, brings no regrets, the fruit whereof is received with delight and satisfaction.
7. If a man does what is good, let him do it again; let him delight in it; the accumulation of good is delightful.
8. Even a good man sees evil days, so long as his good deed does not ripen; but when his good deed ripens, then does the good man see good things.
9. Let no man think lightly of good, saying in his heart, "it will not come right unto me." Even by the falling of water drops a water-pot is filled; the wise man becomes full of good, even if he gathers it little by little.
10. Far surpassing the fragrance of sandal or incense or lotus or jasmine, is the fragrance of virtue.
11. Faint is this fragrance of incense and sandal, but the fragrance of virtue ascends to the highest place.
12. Treat not lightly of evil, saying, "it will not come to me." Drop by drop is the water pot filled. By little added to little evil accumulates.
13. It is not well to do a deed which, done, brings regrets, the fruit whereof is received with tears and lamentations.
14. If a man speaks or acts evil of mind, suffering follows him, close as the wheel the hoof of the beast that draws the cart.
15. Follow not after things evil. Dwell not in negligence. Cherish not false ideas.
16. Hasten towards the excellent, suppress all evil thoughts. Whoso is backward in doing good, his mind delights in evil.
17. It is not well to do that deed which, done, brings regrets, the fruit whereof is received with tears and lamentations.
18. Even an evil-doer sees happiness, so long as his evil deed does not ripen; but when his evil deed ripens, then does the evil-doer see evil.
19. Let no man think lightly of evil, saying in his heart, "it will not come right unto me." Even by the filling of water drops a water-pot is filled; the fool becomes full of evil, even if he gathers it little by little.
20. A man should hasten towards the good, and should keep his thought away from evil; if a man does what is good slothfully, his mind delights in evil.
21. If a man commits a sin, let him not do it again, let him not delight in sin; the accumulation of evil is painful.
22. Follow the law of virtue; do not follow that of sin. The virtuous rests in bliss in this world.
23. From lust is born sorrow, from lust is born fear. To him who is wholly free from lust, there is neither sorrow nor fear.
24. Hunger is the worst of diseases (component), existence the worst of distress. This knowing, in accordance with truth and fact, Nibbana becomes the highest happiness.
25. The evil done by oneself, self-begotten, self-bred, crushes the doer, as a diamond breaks even a precious stone.
26. He whose wickedness is very great brings himself down to that state where his enemy wishes him to be, as a creeper does with the tree which it surrounds.
27. Bad deeds, and deeds hurtful to ourselves, are easy to do; difficult to do, what is beneficial and good.1. Do not be possessed by Craving, nor by Lust.
2. This is the Buddhist way of life.
3. Not in a rain of riches is satisfaction of desire to be found. "Unsatisfying, grievous are desires"--so the wise man well knows.
4. Even in the pleasures of the heaven-worlds he takes no delight; his delight is in the ending of craving; he is the disciple of the Supremely Awakened One, the Buddha.
5. From craving is born sorrow, from craving is born fear. To him who is wholly free from craving, there is neither sorrow nor fear.
6. From craving is born sorrow, from craving is born fear. To him who is wholly free from craving, there is neither sorrow nor fear.
7. He who gives himself to vanity, forgetting (the real aim of life) and grasping at pleasure, will in time envy him who has exerted himself in meditation.
8. Let no man have attachment to anything; loss of it gives pain. Those who love nothing, and hate nothing, have no fetters.
9. From pleasure comes grief, from pleasure comes fear; he who is free from pleasure knows neither grief nor fear.
10. From attachment comes grief, from attachment comes fear; he who is free from attachment knows neither grief nor fear.
11. From lust comes grief, from lust comes fear; he who is free from lust knows neither grief nor fear.
12. From greed comes grief, from greed comes fear; he who is free from greed knows neither grief nor fear.
13. He who possesses virtue and intelligence, who is just, speaks the truth, and does what is his own business--him the world will hold dear.
14. Kinsmen, friends, and lovers salute a man who has been long away, and returns safe from afar.
15. In like manner his good works receive him who has done good, and has gone from this world, as kinsmen receive a friend on his return.1. Cause no hurt; cherish no ill-will.
2. This is the Buddhist Way of Life.
3. Is there in all the world a man so blameless that he gives no occasion for reproach, as a spirited horse gives no occasion for the stroke of the lash?
4. By confidence, by virtue, by energy, by meditation, by investigation into the Truth, by perfection in knowledge and conduct, by recollectedness, leave ye this great suffering behind.
5. The most excellent of ascetic practices is the practice of forbearance, of long sufferin ; most excellent of all is Nibbana"--so says the Buddha. He is no ascetic who does hurt to others; he is no disciple who works another's woe.
6. To speak no ill, to do no harm, to practise restraint in conformity with the discipline, this is the counsel of the Buddha.
7. Kill [not], nor cause slaughter.
8. He who, seeking his own happiness, does not punish or kill beings who also long for happiness, will find happiness.
9. If, like a shattered, metal plate (gong), thou utter nothing, then thou has reached Nibbana; anger is not known to thee.
10. He who inflicts pain on [an] innocent and harmless person, will soon come to grief.
11. He who, dressed in fine apparel of tranquillity, is quiet, subdued, restrained, chaste, and has ceased to find fault with all other beings, he indeed is an ascetic (Samana), a friar (Bhikku).
12. Is there in this world any man so restrained by shame that he does not provoke reproof, as a noble horse the whip?
13. If a man offend a harmless, pure, and innocent person, the evil falls back upon that fool, like light dust thrown up against the wind.1. Cherish no anger. Forget your enmities. Win your enemies by love.
2. This is the Buddhist Way of Life..
3. The fire of anger should be stilled.
4. One who harbours the thought: "He reviled me, maltreated me, overpowered me, robbed me"--in him anger is never stilled.
5. He who harbours not such a thought, in him anger is stilled.
6. Enemy works evil to enemy, hater to hater, but whose is the evil?
7. Let a man overcome anger by love; let him overcome evil by good; let him overcome the greedy by liberality, the liar by truth.
8. Speak the truth, do not yield to anger; give, if thou art asked for little.
9. Let a man leave anger, let him forsake pride, let him overcome all bondag ; no sufferings befall the man who is not attached to name and form, and who calls nothing his own.
10. He who holds back rising anger like a rolling chariot, him I call a real driver; other people are but holding the reins.
11. Conquest begets enmity; the conquered lie down in distress. The tranquillised lies down in happiness, dismissing alike victory and defeat.
12. There is no fire like lust, no ill-fortune like hatred. There is no misery like the constituents of existence, no happiness higher than the Peace of Nibbana.
13. For hatred does not cease by hatred at any time: hatred ceases by love. This is an old rule.
§ 5. On Man, Mind, and Impurities1. Man is what his mind makes him.
2. The training of the mind to seek the good, is the first step in the path of Righteousness.
3. This is the main teaching in the Buddhist Way of Life.
4. In everything the primal element is mind. Mind is pre-eminent.
5. If a man speaks or does evil, suffering follows him, close as the wheel of [=to] the hoof of the beast that draws the cart.
6. If a man speaks or acts from uprightness of mind, happiness follows him, close like his never-departing shadow.
7. This fickle, unsteady mind, difficult to guard, difficult to guide--the wise man makes it straight, as the fletcher makes straight the arrow.
8. As quivers and throbs the water-dwelling fish, when thrown up out of the water on to the land, so quivers and throbs the mind forsaking the realm of Mara.
9. Hard to control, unstable is this mind, ever in quest of delight. Good is it to subdue the mind. A mind subdued brings happiness.
10. Make thyself an island, work hard; when thy impurities are blown away, and thou art free from guilt, thou wilt enter into the heavenly world of the elect.
11. Let a wise man blow off the impurities of himself, as a smith blows off the impurities of silver, one by one, little by little, and from time to time.
12. As the impurity which springs from the iron, when it springs from it, destroys it; thus to [=do] a transgressor's own works, lead him to the evil path.
13. But there is a taint worse than all taints. Ignorance is the greatest taint. O mendicants! throw off that taint, and become taintless.
14. Life is easy to live for a man who is without shame--a crow here, a mischief maker, an insulting, bold, and wretched fellow.
15. But life is hard to live for a modest man, who always looks for what is pure, who is disinterested, quiet, spotless, and intelligent.
16. He who destroys life, who speaks untruth, who in the world takes what is not given him, who goes to another man's wife.
17. And the man who gives himself to drinking intoxicating liquors--he, even in this world, digs up [=digs] his own grave.
18. O man, know this: that the unrestrained are in a bad state; take care that greediness and vice do not bring thee to grief for a long time.
19. The world gives according to its faith or according to its pleasure; if a man frets about the food and the drink given to others, he will find no rest either by day or by night.
20. He in whom that feeling is destroyed, and taken out with the very root, finds rest by day and by night.
21. There is no fire like passion, there is no torrent like greed.
22. The fault of others is easily perceived, but that of oneself is difficult to perceive; a man winnows his neighbour's faults like chaff, but his own faults he hides, as a cheat hides the bad dice from the player.
23. If a man looks after [=looks for] the faults of others, and is always inclined to be offended, his own passions will grow, and he is far from the destruction of passions.
24. Refrain from all evil; cultivate the good; cleanse your own thoughts; this is the teaching of the Buddha.
§ 6. On Self and Self-Conquest1. If one has self, let him practise self-conquest.
2. This is the Buddhist Way of Life.
3. Self is the lord of self-- who else could be the lord? With self well subdued, a man finds a lord such as few can find.
4. The foolish man who scorns the rule of the venerable (arahat), of the elect (ariya), of the virtuous, and follows a false doctrine, he bears fruit to his own destruction, like the fruits of the Katthaka reed.
5. By oneself the evil is done, by oneself one suffers; by oneself evil is left undone, by oneself one is purified. The pure and the impure (stand and fall) by themselves, no one can purify another.
6. He who loves looking for pleasures only, his senses uncontrolled, immoderate in his food, idle and weak, will certainly be overthrown by his own overdoing, as the wind throws down a weak tree.
7. He who lives without looking for pleasures, his senses well controlled, moderate in his food, faithful and strong, he will not be overthrown any more than the wind throws down a rocky mountain.
8. If to himself a man is dear, let him keep close watch upon himself.
9. First establish thyself in the right; then thou mayest counsel others. Let not the wise man give occasion for reproach.
10. Oneself, they say, is hard to control. If one shapes oneself according as one counsels others, thus well controlled, one will have control over others.
11. A man pays in himself for the evil he has done, and in himself is purified. The good and evil are purified severally, no one purifies another.
12. Though one should conquer in battle thousands and thousands of men, who shall conquer himself, he is the greatest of warriors.
13. First establish thyself in the right, then thou mayest counsel others. Let not the wise man give occasion for reproach.
14. If one shapes oneself according as one counsels others, thus well controlled, one will have control over others. Oneself, they say, is hard to control.
15. Verily oneself is the guardian of oneself. What other guardian should there be? Guarded by oneself, one gets a guardian the like of which is not likely gotten.
16. If to himself a man is dear, let him keep close watch upon himself.
17. A man pays in himself for the evil he has done, and in himself is purified. The good and evil are purified severally, no one purifies another.
18. Verily oneself is the guardian of oneself; what other guardian should there be? Guarded by oneself, one gets a guardian the like of which is not easily gotten.
§ 7. On Wisdom, Justice, and Good Company1. Be wise, be just, and choose good company.
2. This is the Buddhist Way of Life.
3. If you see a man who shows you what is to be avoided, who administers reproofs and is intelligent, follow that wise man as you would one who tells of hidden treasures; it will be better, not worse, for him who follows him.
4. Let him admonish, let him teach, let him forbid what is improper--he will be beloved of the good, by the bad he will be hated.
5. Do not have evil-doers for friends, do not have low people for friends; have virtuous people for friends, have for friends the best of men.
6. He who drinks in the Dhamma lives happily with a serene mind; the sage rejoices always in the Dhamma as preached by the elect.
7. Well-makers lead the water (wherever they like); fletchers bend the arro ; carpenters bend a log of wood; wise people fashion themselves.
8. As a solid rock is not shaken by the wind, the wise people falter not amidst blame and praise.
9. Wise people, after they have listened to the Dhamma, become serene, like a deep, smooth, and still lake.
10. Good men indeed walk (warily) under all circumstances; good men speak not out of a desire for sensual gratification; whether touched by happiness or sorrow, wise people never appear elated or depressed.
11. It is sweet as honey, so thinks the fool, while as yet the evil has not ripened. But when the evil ripens, the fool comes to grief.
12. A fool does not know when he commits his evil deeds; but a wicked man burns by his own deeds, as if burnt by fire.
13. Long is the night to him who is awak ; long is a mile to him who is tired; long is life to the foolish who do not know the true Dhamma.
14. If a traveller does not meet with one who is his better, or his equal, let him firmly keep to his solitary journey; there is no companionship with a fool.
15. "These sons belong to me, and this wealth belongs to me"-- with such thoughts a fool is tormented. He himself does not belong to himself; how much less sons and wealth?
16. The fool who knows his foolishness, is wise at least so far. But a fool who thinks himself wise, he is called a fool indeed.
17. If a fool be associated with a wise man even all his life, he will perceive the truth as little as a spoon perceives the taste of soup.
18. If an intelligent man be associated for one minute only with a wise man, he will soon perceive the truth, as the tongue perceives the taste of soup.
19. Fools of poor understanding have themselves for their greatest enemies, for they do evil deeds which bear bitter fruits.
20. That deed is not well done of which a man must repent, and the reward of which he receives crying and with a tearful face.
21. Know, that deed is well done of which a man does not repent, and the reward of which he receives gladly and cheerfully.
22. As long as the evil deed done does not bear fruit, the fool thinks it is like honey; but when it ripens, then the fool suffers grief.
23. And when the evil deed, after it has become known, turns to sorrow for the fool, then it destroys his bright lot; nay, it cleaves his head.
24. Let the fool wish for a false reputation, for precedence among the Bhikkus, for lordships in the convents, for worship among other people.
25. A man is not an elder because his head is grey; his age may be ripe, but he is called "old-and-vain."
26. He in whom there is truth, virtue, pity, restraint, moderation, he who is free from impurity and is wise, he is called an elder.
27. An envious, stingy, dishonest man does not become respectable by means of much talking only, or by the beauty of his complexion.
28. He in whom all this is destroyed, and taken out with the very root; he when freed from hatred, and wise, is called respectable.
29. A man is not just if he carries a matter by violence; no, he who distinguishes both right and wrong, who is learned and guides others, not by violence, but by the same Dhamma, being a guardian of the Dhamma and intelligent, he is called just.
30. A man is not learned simply because he talks muc ; he who is patient, free from hatred and fear, is called learned.
31. A man is not a supporter of the Dhamma because he talks much; even if a man has learnt little, but sees the Dhamma bodily, he is supporter of the Dhamma, a man who never neglects the Dhamma.
32. If a man find a prudent companion who walks with him, is wise, and lives soberly, he may walk with him, overcoming all dangers, happy, but considerate.
33. If a man finds no prudent companion to walk with him, is wise, and lives soberly, let him walk alone, like a king who has left his conquered country behind, like an elephant in the forest.
34. It is better to live alone, there is no companionship with a fool ; let a man walk alone, let him commit no sin, with few wishes, like an elephant in the forest.
35. If the occasion arises, friends are pleasant; enjoyment is pleasant, whatever be the cause; a good work is pleasant, whatever be the cause; a good work is pleasant in the hour of death; the giving up of all grief is pleasant.
36. Pleasant in the world is the state of a mother, pleasant the state of a father, pleasant the state of a Samana.
37. Pleasant is virtue lasting to old age, pleasant is a faith firmly rooted; pleasant is attainment of intelligence, pleasant is avoiding of sins.
38. He who walks in the company of fools suffers a long way; company with fools, as with an enemy, is always painful; company with the wise is pleasure, like meeting with kinsfolk.
39. Therefore, one ought to follow the wise, the intelligent, the learned, the much-enduring, the dutiful, the elect; one ought to follow such a good and wise man, as the moon follows the path of the stars.
40. Follow not after vanity, nor after the enjoyment of love and lust. He who is earnest obtains ample joy.
41. When the learned man drives away vanity by earnestness, he, the wise, climbing the terraced heights of wisdom, looks down upon the fools,;free from sorrow he looks upon the sorrowing crowd, as one that stands on a mountain looks down upon them that stand upon the plain
42. Earnest among the thoughtless, awake among the sleepers, the wise man advances like a richer [=racer?], leaving behind the hack.
§ 8. On Thoughtfulness and Mindfulness1. In everything be thoughtful; in everything be mindful; in all things be earnest and bold.
2. This is the Buddhist Way of Life.
3. All that we are is the result of what we have thought; it is founded on our thoughts, it is made up of your thoughts. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him. If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him. Therefore pure thoughts are important.
4. Be not thoughtless, watch your thought! Draw yourself out of the evil way, like an elephant sunk in mud.
5. Let the wise man guard his thoughts, for they are difficult to perceive, very artful, and they rush whenever they list; thoughts well-guarded bring happiness.
6. As rain breaks through an ill-thatched house, passion will break through an unreflecting mind.
7. As rain does not break through a well-thatched house, passion will not break through a well-reflecting mind.
8. This mind of mine went formerly wandering about as it liked, as it listed, as it pleased; but I shall now hold it in thoroughly, as the Elder who holds the hook holds the furious elephant.
9. It is good to tame the mind, which is difficult to hold in and tightly, rushing wherever it listeth; a tamed mind brings happiness.
10. Those who bridle their mind which travels far, will be free from the bonds of temptation.
11. If a man's faith is unsteady, if he does not know the true Dhamma, if his peace of mind is troubled, his knowledge will never be perfect.
12. Whatever a hater may do to a hater, or an enemy to an enemy, a wrongly directed mind will do him greater mischief.
13. Not a mother, not a father will do so much, nor any other relatives. as a well directed mind will do [for] us.
§9. On Vigilance, Earnestness, and Boldness1. When, vigilant, the wise man puts from him negligence, ascending the tower of wisdom he looks down, free from sorrow, upon the sorrow-laden race of mankind. As from a mountain top, the wise man looks upon the fools in the valley.
2. Vigilant among the negligent, awake among those asleep, as a fleet courser leaves behind a sorry nag, so go the wise.
3. Give not yourselves unto negligence. Have naught to do with the lust of the flesh. The vigilant is given to meditation.
4. Earnestness leads to where death is not; heedlessness is the way to death. Those who continue in earnestness do not die, but the heedless are as if already dead.
5. Fall not away from your purpose for the sake of another, however great this latter may be. When once you have seen your goal, hold it firm and fast.
6. Be watchful! Have done with indolence! Travel the True Path! Whoso walks thereon, happy he lives in the world.
7. Idleness is a disgrace; constant sloth is defilement. By strenuous striving and with the help of insight, you should pull out the poisoned arrow of indolence.
8. Give not yourselves unto negligence. Have not to do with the lust of the flesh. The vigilant, the given to meditation--these attain an overflowing happiness.
9. If an earnest person has roused himself, if he is not forgetful, if his deeds are pure, if he acts with consideration, if he restrains himself and lives according to Dhamma, his glory will increase.
§ 10. On Sorrow and Happiness; On Charity and Kindness1. Poverty gives rise to sorrow.
2. But removal of poverty does not necessarily give rise to happiness.
3. Not [a] high standard of living, but a high standard of culture, is what gives happiness.
4. This is the Buddhist Way of Life.
5. Hunger is the worst of diseases.
6. Health is the greatest of gifts, contentedness the best riches; trust is the best of relationships, Nibbana the highest happiness.
7. We must learn to live happily indeed, not hating those who hate us !
8. We must learn to live happily indeed, free from ailments among the ailing men.
9. We must learn to live happily indeed, free from greed among the greedy.
10. Mankind is ruined by passion, just as fields are damaged by weeds. Therefore charity done to the passionless brings great reward.
11. Mankind is damaged by vanity, just as fields are damaged by weeds. Therefore charity done to those who are free from vanity brings great reward.
12. Mankind is ruined by lust, just as fields are damaged by weeds. Therefore charity done to those who are free from lust brings great reward.
13. Charity to Dhamma exceeds all gifts. The sweetness of the Dhamma exceeds the Dhamma. The delight in the Dhamma exceeds all delights.
14. Victory breeds hatred, for the conquered is unhappy. He who has given up both victory and defeat--he, the contented, is happy.
15. There is no fire like passion; there is no losing throw like hatred; there is no pain like this body; there is no happiness higher than the rest.
16. Fix not your gaze upon the ill-words and ill-deeds of others, upon what others do or leave undone. Look rather at what [you] by yourself have done or left undone.
17. Hard always is life for the modest, the seeker after purity, the detached, the retiring, the cleanly of life, the discerning.
18. Is there in the world a man so blameless that he gives no occasion for reproach, as a spirited horse gives no occasion for the stroke of the lash? Like a spirited horse that needs not the lash, be fiery, be fleet.
19. Do not speak harshly to anybody: those who are spoken to will answer thee in the same way. Angry speech is painful, blows for blows will touch thee.
20. Liberty, courtesy, good-will and unselfishness--these are to the world what the linch-pin [is] to the chariot.
21. This is the Buddhist Way of Life.1. Let not anyone speak falsely. Let not anyone lead another to speak falsely, nor yet approve of the action of one who speaks falsely. Let every kind of lying and false speech be put away from among you.
2. As the Perfect One speaks, so He acts. As the Perfect One acts, so He speaks. And because He speaks as He Acts and acts as He speaks, therefore is He called the Perfect One.
3. This is the Buddhist Way of Life.
§ 12. On Following the Right Way1. Choose the Right Way. Depart not from it.
2. There are many paths; not all lead to the Right Way.
3. The Right Path is for the happiness not of the few but of all.
4. It must be good at the beginning, good in the middle, and good at the end.
5. To follow the right way is to lead the Buddhist Way of Life.
6. The best way is the eightfold way; the best of truths the four words; the best of virtues passionlessness; the best of men he who has eyes to see.
7. This is the way, there is no other that leads to the purifying of intelligence. Go on this path.
8. If you go on this way, you will make an end of pain! The way was preached by me, when I had understood the removal of the thorns (in the flesh).
9. You yourself must make an effort. The Tathagatas are only preachers.
10. "All created things perish"; he who knows and sees this becomes passive in pain.
11. "All forms are unreal"; he who knows and sees this becomes passive in pain.
12. He who does not rouse himself when it is time to rise; who, though young and strong, is full of sloth; whose will and thought are weak; that lazy and idle man never finds the way to knowledge.
13. Watching his speech, well restrained in mind, let a man never commit any wrong with his body ! Let a man but keep these three roads of action clear, and he will achieve the way which is taught by the wise.
14. Through real knowledge is gotten, through lack of real knowledge is lost; let a man who knows this double path of gain and loss thus place himself that knowledge may grow.
15. Cut out the love of self, like an autumn lotus, with thy hand! Cherish the road of peace. Nirvana has been shown by the Sugata.
16. Do not follow the evil law! Do not live on in thoughtlessness! Do not follow false doctrine!
17. Rouse thyself! Do not be idle! Follow the law of virtue! The virtuous rests in bliss in this world.
18. He who formerly was reckless, and afterwards became sober, brightens up this world, like the moon when freed from clouds.
19. He whose evil deeds are covered by good deeds, brightens up this world, like the moon when freed from clouds.
20. If a man has transgressed the one law, and speaks lies, there is no evil he will not do.
21. Those who are ever watchful, who study day and night, and who strive after Nirvana, their passions will come to an end.
22. This is an old saying: "They blame him who sits silent, they blame him who speaks much, they also blame him who says little"; there is no one on earth who is not blamed.
23. There never was, there never will be, nor is there now, a man who is always blamed, or a man who is always praised.
24. Beware of the anger of the tongue, and control thy tongue. Leave the sins of the mind, and practise virtue with thy mind.
25. Earnestness is the path of Nirvana, thoughtlessness the path of death. Those who are in earnest do not die, those who are thoughtless are as if dead already.
§ 13. Mix not True Dhamma with False Dhamma1. Those who mistake false for true and true for false, there abides wrong-mindedness--they arrive not at the truth.
2. Those who know true as true and false as false, there abides right-mindedness--these arrive at the truth.
3. As rain gets into an ill-thatched house, so craving gets into an ill-trained mind.
4. As rain gets not into a well-thatched house, so craving gets not into a well-trained mind.
5. Arise! Be not negligent! Walk the Good Way of the Teaching! Who walks in the way of the teaching, happy is he in this and in all worlds.
6. Walk the Good Way of the teaching; walk not in ways that are evil. Who walks in the way of the teaching, happy he lives in this and in all worlds.
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