{ "dhp334:0.1": "Minor Collection ", "dhp334:0.2": "Sayings of the Dhamma 334–359 ", "dhp334:0.3": "24. Craving ", "dhp334:0.4": "", "dhp334:1": "When a man lives heedlessly, ", "dhp334:2": "craving grows in them like a camel’s foot creeper. ", "dhp334:3": "They jump from one thing to the next, like a langur ", "dhp334:4": "greedy for fruit in a forest grove. ", "dhp335:1": "Whoever is beaten by this wretched craving, ", "dhp335:2": "this attachment to the world, ", "dhp335:3": "their sorrow grows, ", "dhp335:4": "like grass in the rain. ", "dhp336:1": "But whoever prevails over this wretched craving, ", "dhp336:2": "so hard to get over in the world, ", "dhp336:3": "their sorrows fall from them, ", "dhp336:4": "like a drop from a lotus-leaf. ", "dhp337:1": "I say this to you, good people, ", "dhp337:2": "all those who have gathered here: ", "dhp337:3": "dig up the root of craving, ", "dhp337:4": "as you’d dig up grass in search of roots. ", "dhp337:5": "Don’t let Māra break you again and again, ", "dhp337:6": "like a stream breaking a reed. ", "dhp338:0": "", "dhp338:1": "A tree grows back even when cut down, ", "dhp338:2": "so long as its roots are strong and undamaged; ", "dhp338:3": "suffering springs up again and again, ", "dhp338:4": "so long as the tendency to craving is not pulled out. ", "dhp339:1": "A person of low views ", "dhp339:2": "in whom the thirty-six streams ", "dhp339:3": "that flow to pleasure are mighty, ", "dhp339:4": "is swept away by lustful thoughts. ", "dhp340:1": "The streams flow everywhere; ", "dhp340:2": "a weed springs up and remains. ", "dhp340:3": "Seeing this weed that has been born, ", "dhp340:4": "cut the root with wisdom. ", "dhp341:1": "A personage’s joys ", "dhp341:2": "flow from senses and cravings. ", "dhp341:3": "Seekers of happiness, bent on pleasure, ", "dhp341:4": "continue to be reborn and grow old. ", "dhp342:1": "People governed by thirst, ", "dhp342:2": "crawl about like a trapped rabbit. ", "dhp342:3": "Bound and fettered, for a long time ", "dhp342:4": "they return to pain time and again. ", "dhp343:1": "People governed by thirst, ", "dhp343:2": "crawl about like a trapped rabbit. ", "dhp343:3": "That’s why one who longs for dispassion ", "dhp343:4": "should dispel thirst. ", "dhp344:0": "", "dhp344:1": "Unsnarled, they set out for the jungle, ", "dhp344:2": "then they run right back to the jungle they left behind. ", "dhp344:3": "Just look at this individual! ", "dhp344:4": "Freed, they run to bondage. ", "dhp345:0": "", "dhp345:1": "The attentive say that shackle is not strong ", "dhp345:2": "that’s made of iron, wood, or knots. ", "dhp345:3": "But obsession with jeweled earrings, ", "dhp345:4": "concern for your partners and children: ", "dhp346:1": "this, say the attentive, is a strong shackle ", "dhp346:2": "dragging the indulgent down, hard to escape. ", "dhp346:3": "Having cut this one too they go forth, ", "dhp346:4": "unconcerned, having given up sensual pleasures. ", "dhp347:0": "", "dhp347:1": "Besotted by lust they fall into the stream, ", "dhp347:2": "like a spider caught in the web she wove. ", "dhp347:3": "The attentive proceed, having cut this one too, ", "dhp347:4": "unconcerned, having given up all suffering. ", "dhp348:0": "", "dhp348:1": "Let go of the past, let go of the future, ", "dhp348:2": "let go of the present, having gone beyond rebirth. ", "dhp348:3": "With your heart freed in every respect, ", "dhp348:4": "you’ll not come again to rebirth and old age. ", "dhp349:0": "", "dhp349:1": "For a personage churned by thoughts, ", "dhp349:2": "very lustful, focusing on beauty, ", "dhp349:3": "their craving grows and grows, ", "dhp349:4": "tying them with a stout bond. ", "dhp350:1": "But one who loves to calm their thoughts, ", "dhp350:2": "developing perception of ugliness, ever mindful, ", "dhp350:3": "will surely eliminate that craving, ", "dhp350:4": "cutting off the bonds of Māra. ", "dhp351:0": "", "dhp351:1": "One who is confident, unafraid, ", "dhp351:2": "rid of craving, free of blemish, ", "dhp351:3": "having struck down the arrows flying to future lives, ", "dhp351:4": "this bag of bones is their last. ", "dhp352:1": "Rid of craving, free of grasping, ", "dhp352:2": "expert in the definition of terms, ", "dhp352:3": "knowing the correct ", "dhp352:4": "structure and sequence of syllables, ", "dhp352:5": "they are said to be one who bears their final body, ", "dhp352:6": "one of great wisdom, a great person. ", "dhp353:0": "", "dhp353:1": "I am the vanquisher of all, the knower of all, ", "dhp353:2": "unsullied in the midst of all things. ", "dhp353:3": "I’ve given up all, freed in the ending of craving. ", "dhp353:4": "Since I know for myself, whose follower should I be? ", "dhp354:0": "", "dhp354:1": "The gift of the teaching surmounts all other gifts; ", "dhp354:2": "the taste of the teaching surmounts all other tastes; ", "dhp354:3": "the joy of the teaching surmounts all other joys; ", "dhp354:4": "the ending of craving surmounts all suffering. ", "dhp355:0": "", "dhp355:1": "Riches ruin a simpleton, ", "dhp355:2": "but not a seeker of the far shore. ", "dhp355:3": "From craving for wealth, a simpleton ", "dhp355:4": "ruins themselves and others. ", "dhp356:0": "", "dhp356:1": "Weeds are the bane of crops, ", "dhp356:2": "but greed is these folk’s bane. ", "dhp356:3": "That’s why a gift to one rid of greed ", "dhp356:4": "is so very fruitful. ", "dhp357:1": "Weeds are the bane of crops, ", "dhp357:2": "but hate is these folk’s bane. ", "dhp357:3": "That’s why a gift to one rid of hate ", "dhp357:4": "is so very fruitful. ", "dhp358:1": "Weeds are the bane of crops, ", "dhp358:2": "but delusion is these folk’s bane. ", "dhp358:3": "That’s why a gift to one rid of delusion ", "dhp358:4": "is so very fruitful. ", "dhp359:1": "Weeds are the bane of crops, ", "dhp359:2": "but desire is these folk’s bane. ", "dhp359:3": "That’s why a gift to one rid of desire ", "dhp359:4": "is so very fruitful. ", "dhp359:5": "" }