Few are the people
who reach the far shore.
These others
simply scurry along
this shore.
But those who practice Dhamma
in line with the well-taught Dhamma,
will cross over the realm of Death
so hard to transcend.
Forsaking dark practices,
the wise person
should develop the bright,
having gone from home
to no-home
in seclusion, so hard to enjoy.
There he should wish for delight,
discarding sensuality—
he who has nothing.
He should cleanse himself—wise—
of what defiles the mind.
Whose minds are well-developed
in the factors for self-awakening,
who delight in non-clinging,
relinquishing grasping—
resplendent,
their effluents ended:
They, in the world,
are unbound.1
Notes
1. These verses = Dhp 85–89.
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