Speak or act with
an impure mind,
And trouble will
follow you.
An untroubled mind,
No longer seeking
to consider
What is right and
what is wrong,
A mind beyond
judgements,
Watches and
understands.
In this world Hate
never yet
dispelled hate.
Only love dispels
hate.
This is the law,
Ancient and
inexhaustible.
In every trial
Let understanding
fight for you
If a man's
thoughts are muddy,
If he is reckless
and full of deceit,
How can he wear
the yellow robe?
Whoever is master
of his own nature,
Bright, clear and
true,
He may indeed wear
the yellow robe.
Your worst enemy
cannot harm you
As much as your
own thoughts, unguarded.
But once mastered,
No one can help
you as much,
Not even your
father or your mother.
Whoever follows
impure thoughts
Suffers in this
world and the next.
In both worlds he
suffers
And how greatly
Understand that
the body
Is merely the foam
of a wave,
The shadow of a
shadow.
Desire never
crosses the path
Of virtuous and
wakeful men.
The fragrance of
sandalwood and rosebay
Does not travel
far.
But the fragrance
of virtue
Rises to the
heavens.
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