Dhammapada 19-20
If he recites many teachings, but
— heedless man —
doesn’t do what they say,
like a cowherd counting the cattle of
others,
he has no share in the contemplative life.
If he recites next to nothing
but follows the Dhamma
in line with the Dhamma;
abandoning passion,
aversion, delusion;
alert,
his mind well-released,
not clinging
either here or hereafter:
he has his share in the contemplative life.
Thanissaro Bhikkhu
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2 Comments Add your own
1. Blue Heron | July 7th, 2007 at 8:13 am
Lao-tse said it:
Who knows
doesn’t talk.
Who talks
doesn’t know.
Closing the openings,
shutting doors …
2. Scott Leslie | July 7th, 2007 at 11:08 am
I am a cowherd, but I am off to tend my own herd.
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