Khuddakapatha 9
July 24th, 2008 GuillaumeLet no one deceive another
or despise anyone anywhere,
or through anger or irritation
wish for another to suffer.
Let no one deceive another
or despise anyone anywhere,
or through anger or irritation
wish for another to suffer.
Just as a tree, though cut down,
sprouts up again if its roots remain uncut and firm,
even so, until the craving that lies dormant is rooted out,
suffering springs up again and again.
One who, while himself seeking happiness,
does not oppress with violence other beings
who also desire happiness,
will find happiness hereafter.
The friend who is a helpmate,
the friend in happiness and woe,
the friend who gives good counsel,
the friend who sympathies too –
these four as friends the wise behold
and cherish them devotedly
as does a mother her own child.
As a mother would risk her life
to protect her child, her only child,
even so should one cultivate a limitless heart
with regard to all beings
“As I am, so are others;
as others are, so am I.”
Having thus identified self and others,
harm no one nor have them harmed
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