dhp21:0.1Minor Collection
dhp21:0.2Sayings of the Dhamma 21–32
dhp21:0.32. Diligence
dhp21:1Heedfulness is the state free of death;
dhp21:2heedlessness is the state of death.
dhp21:3The heedful do not die,
dhp21:4while the heedless are like the dead.
dhp22:1Understanding this distinction
dhp22:2when it comes to heedfulness,
dhp22:3the astute rejoice in heedfulness,
dhp22:4happy in the noble ones’ domain.
dhp23:1They who regularly meditate,
dhp23:2always staunchly vigorous;
dhp23:3the attentive realize extinguishment,
dhp23:4the supreme sanctuary from the yoke.
dhp24:1For the hard-working and mindful,
dhp24:2pure of deed and attentive,
dhp24:3restrained, living righteously, and diligent,
dhp24:4their reputation only grows.
dhp25:1By hard work and diligence,
dhp25:2by restraint and by self-control,
dhp25:3a smart person would build an island
dhp25:4that the floods cannot overflow.
dhp26:1Fools and simpletons
dhp26:2devote themselves to negligence.
dhp26:3But the wise protect diligence
dhp26:4as their best treasure.
dhp27:1Don’t devote yourself to negligence,
dhp27:2or delight in erotic intimacy.
dhp27:3For if you’re diligent and meditate,
dhp27:4you’ll attain abundant happiness.
dhp28:1When the astute dispel negligence
dhp28:2by means of diligence,
dhp28:3ascending the palace of wisdom,
dhp28:4sorrowless, they behold this generation of sorrow,
dhp28:5as an attentive one on a mountain top
dhp28:6beholds the fools below.
dhp29:1Heedful among the heedless,
dhp29:2wide awake while others sleep—
dhp29:3a true sage leaves them behind,
dhp29:4like a swift horse passing a feeble.
dhp30:1Maghavā became chief of the gods
dhp30:2by means of diligence.
dhp30:3People praise diligence,
dhp30:4while negligence is always deplored.
dhp31:1A mendicant who loves diligence,
dhp31:2seeing fear in negligence—
dhp31:3advances like fire,
dhp31:4burning up fetters big and small.
dhp32:1A mendicant who loves diligence,
dhp32:2seeing fear in negligence—
dhp32:3such a one can’t decline,
dhp32:4and has drawn near to extinguishment.