As a solid rock is not shaken by the wind, so the wise are not shaken by blame and praise. As a deep lake is clear and calm, so the wise become tranquil after they listened to the truth. Good people walk on regardless of what happens to them. Good people do not babble on about their desires. Whether touched by happiness or by sorrow, the wise never appear elated or depressed. Whoever for ones sake or for anothers, does not wish for a son or wealth or power, and if one does not wish for success by unfair means, that one certainly is virtuous, wise, and holy. TO BE ONE OF.........The Wise.. Few are those people who reach the farther shore; the other people here run along this shore. But those who, when the truth has been taught to them, follow the truth, will pass over the dominion of death, however difficult to cross. Leaving behind the path of darkness and following the path of light, let the wise person go from home to a homeless state, in retirement looking for enjoyment where enjoyment seemed difficult. Letting go of all pleasures, calling nothing ones own, let the wise cleanse oneself from all the troubles of the mind. Those whose minds are well grounded in the elements of enlightenment, who without clinging to anything find joy in freedom from attachment, whose appetites have been conquered, and who are full of light, they are free in this world.
Posted on: Sat, 02 Nov 2013 15:16:57 +0000
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