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[title] => On thirst of men..
[time] => 2004-02-23 01:04:16
[hometext] => How can I sit without moving the wheel of righteusness - Lord Buddha
[bodytext] => * * * The thirst of thoughtless man grows like a creeper; he would run from life to life, Like a monkey seeking fruit in the forest. Whomsoever this fierce poisonous thirst Overcomes, sure his sufferings increase But from him who overcomes the thirst Sufferings fall off, like water drops from a lotus leaf. It’s difficult to conquer thirst As a tree even though you’ve cut it down Is firm so long as its root is safe in earth And grows again, unless feeders of thirst Are destroyed, your pain will return again Beset with lust man runs about like a snared hare Held in fetters and bonds he will undergo Pain in life again and again for a long time If thou see the creeper of passion springing Up, cut its root by means of thy knowledge Wise people do not call that a strong fetter which is made of iron; passionately strong is the care for precious stones and wealth, for sons and wife and for pleasures of lust Those who are slaves to passion run down The stream of desires, as a spider runs down The web which he has made himself; when They have cut this, at last, the wise people Go onwards free from cares leaving all pain He who has reached the consummation, who Does not tremble with fears of death or loss, Who is without thirst and without sin, truly He has broken all the thorns of life on earth This will be his last body, as he gets Nirvana He is called a great sage and lovable great man I’ve conquered all I know all in all conditions Of life I am free from taint; I have left all, and Through destruction of thirst I am free; having Learnt my self whom should I treat as my teacher Having absorbed in the consciousness of universe How can I sit without moving the wheel of righteousness! (From teachings of Lord Buddha: Dammapada) 22-2-2004 [comments] => 11 [counter] => 282 [topic] => 46 [informant] => venkat [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 59 [ratings] => 12 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => didactic )
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