Dhammapada: A Translation by Thanissaro Bhikkhu

Author:Thanissaro Bhikkhu
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Dhamma, Dharma, Buddhism, Buddha, Theravada, Buddhist Poetry, Buddhist Verse
Publisher: Metta Forest Monastery

Monk, bail out this boat.

It will take you lightly when bailed.

Having cut through passion, aversion,

you go from there to Unbinding.

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Cut through five,

let go of five,

& develop five above all.

A monk gone past five attachments

is said to have crossed the flood.

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Practice jhana, monk,

and don’t be heedless.

Don’t take your mind roaming

in sensual strands.

Don’t swallow—heedless—

the ball of iron aflame.

Don’t burn & complain: ‘This is pain.’

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There’s

no jhana

for one with

no discernment,

no discernment

for one with

no jhana.

But one with

both jhana

& discernment:

he’s on the verge

of Unbinding.

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