AIブッダ 禅 経典データベース

For never is hatred laid to rest by hate, it’s laid to rest by love: this is an ancient teaching.

When others do not understand, let us, who do understand this, restrain ourselves in this regard; for that is how conflicts are laid to rest.

Those who contemplate the beautiful, their faculties unrestrained, immoderate in eating, lazy, lacking energy: Māra strikes them down like the wind, a feeble tree.

One who, not free of stains themselves, would wear the robe stained in ocher, bereft of self-control and of truth: they are not worthy of the ocher robe.

Thinking the inessential is essential, seeing the essential as inessential; they don’t realize the essential, for wrong thoughts are their habitat.

Just as rain seeps into a poorly roofed house, lust seeps into an undeveloped mind.

Here they grieve, hereafter they grieve, an evildoer grieves in both places. They grieve and fret, seeing their own corrupt deeds.

Here they rejoice, hereafter they rejoice, one who does good rejoices in both places. They rejoice and celebrate, seeing their own pure deeds.

Here they’re tormented, <j>hereafter they’re tormented, an evildoer is tormented in both places. They’re tormented <j>thinking of bad things they’ve done; when gone to a bad place, <j>they’re tormented all the more.

Here they delight, hereafter they delight, one who does good delights in both places. They delight thinking of good things they’ve done; when gone to a good place, they delight all the more.

Much though they may recite scripture, if a negligent person does not apply them, then, like a cowherd who counts the cattle of others, they miss out on the blessings of the ascetic life.

Little though they may recite scripture, if they live in line with the teaching, having given up greed, hate, and delusion, with deep understanding and heart well freed, not grasping to this life or the next, they share in the blessings of the ascetic life.

If by giving up material happiness one sees abundant happiness, the attentive would give up material happiness, seeing the abundant happiness.

Seeking their own happiness by imposing suffering on others, living intimate with enmity, they’re not freed from enmity.

They dump what should be done, and do what should not be done. For the insolent and the negligent, their defilements only grow.

Having slain mother and father, and two aristocratic kings, and having wiped out <j>the kingdom with its tax collector, the brahmin walks on untroubled.

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.

One who is faithful, accomplished in ethics, blessed with fame and wealth, is honored in whatever place they frequent.

The good shine from afar, like the Himalayan peaks, but the wicked are not seen, like arrows scattered in the night.

Sitting alone, sleeping alone, tirelessly wandering alone; one who tames themselves alone would delight within a forest.