Dhammapada
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THE DHAMMAPADA A Collection of Verses Being One of the Canonical Books of the Buddhists Translated from Pali by F. Max Muller From: The Sacred Books of the East Translated by Various Oriental Scholars Edited by F. Max Muller Volume X Part I [Note: The introduction, notes and index have been omitted.] Contents Chapter 1: The Twin Verses Chapter 2: On Earnestness Chapter 3: Thought Chapter 4: Flowers Chapter 5: The Fool Chapter 6: The Wise Man (Pandita) Chapter 7: The Venerable (Arhat) Chapter 8: The Thousands Chapter 9: Evil Chapter 10: Punishment Chapter 11: Old Age Chapter 12: Self Chapter 13: The World Chapter 14: The Buddha (the Awakened) Chapter 15: Happiness Chapter 16: Pleasure Chapter 17: Anger Chapter 18: Impurity Chapter 19: The Just Chapter 20: The Way Chapter 21: Miscellaneous Chapter 22: The Downward Course Chapter 23: The Elephant Chapter 24: Thirst Chapter 25: The Bhikshu (Mendicant) Chapter 26 The Brahmana (Arhat) DHAMMAPADA Chapter I. The Twin-Verses 1. All that we are is the result of what we have thought: it is founded on our thoughts, it is made up of our thoughts. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him, as the wheel follows the foot of the ox that draws the carriage. DHAMMAPADA Chapter I. The Twin-Verses 1. All that we are is the result of what we have thought: it is founded on our thoughts, it is made up of our thoughts. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him, as the wheel follows the foot of the ox that draws the carriage. 2. All that we are is the result of what we have thought: it is founded on our thoughts, it is made up of our thoughts. If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him. 3. "He abused me, he beat me, he defeated me, he robbed me,"--in those who harbour such
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“Alles, was wir sind, ist das Ergebnis dessen, was wir gedacht haben: Es gründet auf unseren Gedanken, es besteht aus unseren Gedanken.”
“Hass hört niemals durch Hass auf: Hass hört durch Liebe auf, das ist eine alte Regel.”
“Wie Regen durch ein schlecht gedecktes Haus bricht, so bricht Leidenschaft durch einen unbesonnenen Geist.”
“Keine Sünde zu begehen, Gutes zu tun und seinen Geist zu reinigen, das ist die Lehre der Erwachten.”
“Die Fehler anderer sind leicht zu erkennen, aber die eigenen sind schwer zu erkennen.”
“Niemand sollte das Böse auf die leichte Schulter nehmen und in seinem Herzen sagen: Es wird mich nicht erreichen.”
“Nicht tadeln, nicht schlagen, zurückhaltend unter dem Gesetz leben, mäßig im Essen sein, allein schlafen und sitzen und über die höchsten Gedanken nachsinnen – das ist die Lehre der Erwachten.”