Friday, January 6, 2017

The Sage


(The Blessed One said,)
"Free of craving before [their] death,
   Independent of past and future,
   Not making up anything in the present,
   They revere nothing.

"Free of anger, free of fear,
   Not boasting, not worrying,
   They are sages who, when speaking,
   Teach without agitation.

"Not clinging to the future,
   Nor grieving the past,
   They see seclusion in the midst of sense contacts
   And are not guided by views.

"They are neither clinging nor deceitful,
   Not greedy or stingy,
   Neither impudent nor offensive,
   And don't engage in malicious speech." 

                                                  Purabheda Sutta


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