He wants his own ease
by giving others dis-ease.
Intertwined in the inter-
action of hostility,
from hostility
he’s not set free.

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pacchima-vaca:

Vaya-dhamma sankhara,
appamadena sampadetha.

All compounded things are impermanent.
Work out your own salvation with diligence.

DN 16: Maha Parinibbana sutta

In those who
reject what should,
& do what shouldn’t be done
–heedless, insolent–
effluents grow.
But for those who
are well-applied, constantly,
to mindfulness immersed in the body;
don’t indulge
in what shouldn’t be done;
& persist
in what should
–mindful, alert–
effluents come to an end.

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Having killed mother & father,
two warrior kings,
the kingdom & its dependency–
the brahman, untroubled, travels on.
Having killed mother & father,
two learned kings,
&, fifth, a tiger–
the brahman, untroubled, travels on.

294-295

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They awaken, always wide awake:
Gotama’s disciples
whose mindfulness, both day & night,
is constantly immersed
in the Buddha.
They awaken, always wide awake:
Gotama’s disciples
whose mindfulness, both day & night,
is constantly immersed
in the Dhamma.
They awaken, always wide awake:
Gotama’s disciples
whose mindfulness, both day & night,
is constantly immersed
in the Sangha.
They awaken, always wide awake:
Gotama’s disciples
whose mindfulness, both day & night,
is constantly immersed
in the body.
They awaken, always wide awake:
Gotama’s disciples
whose hearts delight, both day & night,
in harmlessness.
They awaken, always wide awake:
Gotama’s disciples
whose hearts delight, both day & night,
in developing the mind.

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Bodhinyana
by Venerable Ajahn Chah

Most of the talks in this collection were originally taken from old cassette tape recordings of Venerable Ajahn Chah, some in Thai and some in the North-Eastern Dialect, most recorded on poor quality equipment under less than optimum conditions. This presented some difficulty in the work of translation, which was overcome by occasionally omitting very unclear passages and at other times asking for advice from other listeners more familiar with those languages.

As regards the translations, the various translators have tried to be as exact as possible with the content of the teachings but have omitted much of the repetition inevitably arising in oral instruction. Pali words absorbed into the Thai language have, in the course of time, acquired additional meanings: e.g., the Thai “arome” refers to the Pali “ ¯ aramman ¯ . a” – sense object or mental impression, but its common meaning is “mood” or “emotion”. The Venerable Ajahn uses these words in both ways and we have translated accordingly.

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Hard
is the life gone forth,
hard to delight in.

Hard
is the miserable
householder’s life.
It’s painful
to stay with dissonant people,
painful to travel the road.

So be
neither traveler
nor pained.

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The man of conviction
endowed with virtue,
glory, & wealth:
wherever he goes
he is honored.

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Thus have I heard. On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Savatthi in Jeta’s Grove, Anathapiṇḍika’s Park. Then, when the night had advanced, a certain devatā of stunning beauty, illuminating the entire Jeta’s Grove, approached the Blessed One. Having approached, he paid homage to the Blessed One and stood to one side. Standing to one side, that devatā recited this verse in the presence of the Blessed One:

“There is no affection like that for a son,
No wealth equal to cattle,
There is no light like the sun,
Among the waters the ocean is supreme.”

The Blessed One:

“There is no affection like that for oneself,
No wealth equal to grain,
There is no light like wisdom,
Among the waters the rain is supreme.”

SN 1.13 Natthiputtasamasutta: None Equal to That for a Son

The good shine from afar
like the snowy Himalayas.
The bad don’t appear
even when near,
like arrows shot into the night.

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AN INTRODUCTION TO BUDDHISM
Teachings, History and Practices
second edition
PETER HARVEY

In this new edition of the bestselling Introduction to Buddhism, Peter Harvey provides a comprehensive introduction to the development of the Buddhist tradition in both Asia and the West. Extensively revised and fully updated, this new edition draws on recent scholarship in the field, and explores the tensions and continuities between the different forms of Buddhism. Harvey critiques and corrects some common misconceptions and mistranslations, and discusses key concepts that have often been over-simplified and over-generalized.

The volume includes detailed references to noscriptures and secondary literature, an updated bibliography and a section on web resources.

Key terms are given in Pali and Sanskrit, and Tibetan words are transliterated in the most easily pronounceable form. This truly accessible account is an ideal coursebook for students of religion, Asian philosophy and Asian studies, and is also a useful reference for readers wanting an overview of Buddhism and its beliefs.

peter harvey is Emeritus Professor of Buddhist Studies at the University of Sunderland. He is the author of An Introduction to Buddhist Ethics: Foundations, Values and Issues (Cambridge, 2000) and The Selfless Mind: Personality, Consciousness and Nirvana in Early Buddhism (Curzon, 1995). He is editor of the Buddhist Studies Review and one of the two founders of the UK Association for Buddhist Studies.

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Sitting alone,
resting alone,
walking alone,
untiring.
Taming himself,
he’d delight alone–
alone in the forest.

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He goes to hell,
the one who asserts
what didn’t take place,
as does the one
who, having done,
says, ‘I didn’t.’
Both–low-acting people–
there become equal:
after death, in the world beyond.

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