dhp1:0.1Minor Collection
dhp1:0.2Sayings of the Dhamma 1–20
dhp1:0.31. Pairs
dhp1:1Intention is the leader of things;
dhp1:2intention is first, they’re made by intention.
dhp1:3If with corrupt intent
dhp1:4you speak or act,
dhp1:5suffering follows you,
dhp1:6like a wheel, the ox’s foot.
dhp2:1Intention is the leader of things;
dhp2:2intention is first, they’re made by intention.
dhp2:3If with pure intent
dhp2:4you speak or act,
dhp2:5happiness follows you
dhp2:6like a shadow that never leaves.
dhp3:1“They abused me, they hit me!
dhp3:2They beat me, they robbed me!”
dhp3:3For those who bear such a grudge,
dhp3:4hatred is never laid to rest.
dhp4:1“They abused me, they hit me!
dhp4:2They beat me, they robbed me!”
dhp4:3For those who bear no such grudge,
dhp4:4hatred is laid to rest.
dhp5:1For never is hatred
dhp5:2laid to rest by hate,
dhp5:3it’s laid to rest by love:
dhp5:4this is an ancient teaching.
dhp6:1When others do not understand,
dhp6:2let us, who do understand this,
dhp6:3restrain ourselves in this regard;
dhp6:4for that is how conflicts are laid to rest.
dhp7:1Those who contemplate the beautiful,
dhp7:2their faculties unrestrained,
dhp7:3immoderate in eating,
dhp7:4lazy, lacking energy:
dhp7:5Māra strikes them down
dhp7:6like the wind, a feeble tree.
dhp8:1Those who contemplate the ugly,
dhp8:2their faculties well-restrained,
dhp8:3eating in moderation,
dhp8:4faithful and energetic:
dhp8:5Māra cannot strike them down,
dhp8:6like the wind, a rocky mountain.
dhp9:1One who, not free of stains themselves,
dhp9:2would wear the robe stained in ocher,
dhp9:3bereft of self-control and truth:
dhp9:4they are not worthy of the ocher robe.
dhp10:1One who’s purged all their stains,
dhp10:2steady in ethics,
dhp10:3possessed of self-control and of truth,
dhp10:4they are truly worthy of the ocher robe.
dhp11:1Thinking the inessential is essential,
dhp11:2seeing the essential as inessential;
dhp11:3they don’t realize the essential,
dhp11:4for wrong thoughts are their habitat.
dhp12:1Having known the essential as essential,
dhp12:2and the inessential as inessential;
dhp12:3they realize the essential,
dhp12:4for right thoughts are their habitat.
dhp13:1Just as rain seeps into
dhp13:2a poorly roofed house,
dhp13:3lust seeps into
dhp13:4an undeveloped mind.
dhp14:1Just as rain doesn’t seep into
dhp14:2a well roofed house,
dhp14:3lust doesn’t seep into
dhp14:4a well developed mind.
dhp15:1Here they grieve, hereafter they grieve,
dhp15:2an evildoer grieves in both places.
dhp15:3They grieve and fret,
dhp15:4seeing their own corrupt deeds.
dhp16:1Here they rejoice, hereafter they rejoice,
dhp16:2one who does good rejoices in both places.
dhp16:3They rejoice and celebrate,
dhp16:4seeing their own pure deeds.
dhp17:1Here they’re tormented, hereafter they’re tormented,
dhp17:2an evildoer is tormented in both places.
dhp17:3They’re tormented thinking of bad things they’ve done;
dhp17:4when gone to a bad place, they’re tormented all the more.
dhp18:1Here they delight, hereafter they delight,
dhp18:2one who does good delights in both places.
dhp18:3They delight thinking of good things they’ve done;
dhp18:4when gone to a good place, they delight all the more.
dhp19:1Much though they may recite scripture,
dhp19:2if a negligent person does not apply them,
dhp19:3then, like a cowherd who counts the cattle of others,
dhp19:4they miss out on the blessings of the ascetic life.
dhp20:1Little though they may recite scripture,
dhp20:2if they live in line with the teaching,
dhp20:3having given up greed, hate, and delusion,
dhp20:4with deep understanding and heart well freed,
dhp20:5not grasping to this life or the next,
dhp20:6they share in the blessings of the ascetic life.