Whoever can’t endure them
once they’ve arisen—
painful bodily feelings
that could kill living beings—
who trembles at their touch,
who cries & wails,
a weakling with no resilience:
He hasn’t risen up
out of the bottomless chasm
or even gained
a foothold.
Whoever endures them
once they’ve arisen—
painful bodily feelings
that could kill living beings—
who doesn’t tremble at their touch:
He’s risen up
out of the bottomless chasm;
his foothold is gained.
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