dhp221:0.1Minor Collection
dhp221:0.2Sayings of the Dhamma 221–234
dhp221:0.317. Anger
dhp221:1Give up anger, get rid of conceit,
dhp221:2and escape every fetter.
dhp221:3Sufferings don’t befall one who has nothing,
dhp221:4not clinging to name and form.
dhp222:1When anger surges like a lurching chariot,
dhp222:2keep it in check.
dhp222:3That’s what I call a charioteer;
dhp222:4others just hold the reins.
dhp223:1Defeat anger with kindness,
dhp223:2villainy with virtue,
dhp223:3stinginess with giving,
dhp223:4and lies with truth.
dhp224:1Speak the truth, do not be angry,
dhp224:2and give when asked, if only a little.
dhp224:3By these three means,
dhp224:4you may enter the presence of the gods.
dhp225:1Those harmless sages,
dhp225:2always restrained in body,
dhp225:3go to the state that does not pass,
dhp225:4where there is no sorrow.
dhp226:1Always wakeful,
dhp226:2practicing night and day,
dhp226:3focused only on extinguishment,
dhp226:4their defilements come to an end.
dhp227:1It’s always been this way, Atula,
dhp227:2it’s not just today.
dhp227:3They blame you when you’re silent,
dhp227:4they blame you when you speak a lot,
dhp227:5and even when you speak just right:
dhp227:6no one in the world escapes blame.
dhp228:1There never was, nor will be,
dhp228:2nor is there today,
dhp228:3someone who is wholly praised
dhp228:4or wholly blamed.
dhp229:1If, after watching them day in day out,
dhp229:2discerning people praise
dhp229:3that sage of impeccable conduct,
dhp229:4endowed with ethics and wisdom;
dhp230:1like a pendant of Black Plum River gold,
dhp230:2who is worthy to criticize them?
dhp230:3Even the gods praise them,
dhp230:4and by the Divinity, too, they’re praised.
dhp231:1Guard against ill-tempered deeds,
dhp231:2be restrained in body.
dhp231:3Giving up bad bodily conduct,
dhp231:4conduct yourself well in body.
dhp232:1Guard against ill-tempered words,
dhp232:2be restrained in speech.
dhp232:3Giving up bad verbal conduct,
dhp232:4conduct yourself well in speech.
dhp233:1Guard against ill-tempered thoughts,
dhp233:2be restrained in mind.
dhp233:3Giving up bad mental conduct,
dhp233:4conduct yourself well in mind.
dhp234:1An attentive one is restrained in body
dhp234:2restrained also in speech,
dhp234:3in thought, too, they are restrained:
dhp234:4they are restrained in every way.