Bhikkhuvagga ⧸ Gāthā 371
Jhāya bhikkhu mā ca pāmado
Mā te kāmaguṇe bhamassu cittaṃ
Mā lohaguḷaṃ gilī pamatto
Mā kandi dukkhamidanti ḍayhamāno
Mā te kāmaguṇe bhamassu cittaṃ
Mā lohaguḷaṃ gilī pamatto
Mā kandi dukkhamidanti ḍayhamāno
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The Mendicant ⧸ Verse 371
Meditate, O monk! Do not be heedless. Let not your mind whirl on sensual pleasures. Heedless, do not swallow a red-hot iron ball, lest you cry when burning, "O this is painful!"
English translation © 1985 Buddhist Publication Society, Kandy, Sri Lanka. From The Dhammapada: The Buddha’s Path of Wisdom, translated from the Pali by Acharya Buddharakkhita.
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