Saturday, 4 June 2016

Among the Hateful be Without Hate

Susukhaṃ vata jīvāma, verinesu averino
Verinesu manussesu, viharāma averino. (Dhp 197)

Happily we live without hate among the hateful;
amidst hateful men we dwell without hating. (DHP 197)

A Saint is Harmless

 Nidhāya daṇḍaṃ bhūtesu, tasesu thāvaresu ca
Yo na hanti na ghāteti, tam ahaṃ brūmi Brāhmaṇaṃ. (Dhp 405)

Who has laid aside the cudgel in his dealings with beings,
Whether feeble or strong, who neither injures nor kills, I call a Saint. (Dhp 405)

A Saint is Friendly Among the Hostile

Aviruddhaṃ viruddhesu, attadaṇḍesu nibbutaṃ
Sādānesu anādānaṃ, tam ahaṃ brūmi Brāhmaṇaṃ. (Dhp 406)

Who is friendly among the hostile, who is peaceful among the violent,
Who is unattached among the attached — I call a Saint. (Dhp 406)

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