Dhammapada Chapter 21 - Miscellaneous - Craving, Self-Conceit, Externalism and Nihilism290. If by renouncing a lesser happiness one may realize a greater happiness, let the wise man renounce the lesser, having regard for the...
Dhammapada Chapter 22 - Hell - Evil Characters and False Views306. The liar goes to the state of woe; also he who, having done (wrong), says, "I did not do it." Men of base actions both, on departing...
Dhammapada Chapter 23 - The Elephant - Endurance and the Well Controlled Mind320. As an elephant in the battlefield withstands arrows shot from bows all around, even so shall I endure abuse. There are many, indeed,...
Dhammapada Chapter 24 - Craving - Sorrows Follow Craving and Suffering Grows Ever Passionate334. The craving of one given to heedless living grows like a creeper. Like the monkey seeking fruits in the forest, he leaps from life...
Dhammapada Chapter 25 - The Monk - Restraint and Self Control Over Mind and Body360. Good is restraint over the eye; good is restraint over the ear; good is restraint over the nose; good is restraint over the tongue....
Dhammapada Chapter 26 - The Holy Man - One Who Clings to Nothing of the Past, Present and Future383. Exert yourself, O holy man! Cut off the stream (of craving), and discard sense desires. Knowing the destruction of all the...