Verse 25.

025.
By effort and heedfulness, discipline and self-mastery, let the wise one make for himself an island which no flood can overwhelm.
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utthanen ‘appamadena saññamena damena ca dipam kayiratha medhavi yam ogho nabhikirati
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Verse 25.

025.
By effort and heedfulness, discipline and self-mastery, let the wise one make for himself an island which no flood can overwhelm.
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utthanen ‘appamadena saññamena damena ca dipam kayiratha medhavi yam ogho nabhikirati
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Verse 24.

024.
Ever grows the glory of him who is energetic, mindful and pure in conduct, discerning and self-controlled, righteous and heedful.
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utthanavato satimato sucikammassa nisammakarino sannatassa ca dhammajivino appamattassa yaso ‘bhivaddhati
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Verse 23.

023.
The wise ones, ever meditative and steadfastly persevering, alone experience Nirvana, the incomparable freedom from bondage.
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te jhayino satatika niccam dalhaparakkama phusanti dhira nibbanam yogakkhemam anuttaram
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Old Path. White Clouds er en meget smuk bog på engelsk, skrevet af den vietnamesiske Zen munk Thich Nhat Hanh. Bogen handler om Buddhaens liv, og beskriver stille og roligt Siddhartha Gautamas 80 år fra fødslen til hans paranirvana, både gennem Buddhaens øjne og gennem øjnene af en lille bøffel-dreng.
Bogen er skrevet som en historie, men indeholder mange belæringer fra Sutraerne. Bogen er rigtig god til nybegyndere, og folk der vil læse om Buddhas liv og belæringer. Bogen er skrevet i et nemt forståeligt sprog og er mest baseret på Theravada men indeholder også lidt Mahayana. Kan klart anbefales til alle interesserede i buddhisme.
Verse 22.

022.
Clearly understanding this excellence of heedfulness, the wise exult therein and enjoy the resort of the Noble Ones.
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etam visesato natva appamadamhi pandita appamade pamodanti ariyanam gocare rata
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Verse 21.

021.
Heedfulness is the path to the Deathless. Heedlessness is the path to death. The heedful die not. The heedless are as if dead already.
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appamado amatapadam pamado maccuno padam appamatta na miyanti ye pamatta yatha mata
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Verse 20.

020.
Little though he recites the sacred texts, but puts the Teaching into practice, forsaking lust, hatred, and delusion, with true wisdom and emancipated mind, clinging to nothing of this or any other world — he indeed partakes of the blessings of a holy life.
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appam pi ce sahitam bhasamano dhammassa hoti anudhammacari ragam ca dosam ca pahaya moham sammappajano suvimuttacitto anupadiyano idha va huram va sa bhagava samaññassa hoti
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Verse 19.

019.
Much though he recites the sacred texts, but acts not accordingly, that heedless man is like a cowherd who only counts the cows of others — he does not partake of the blessings of the holy life.
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bahumpi ce sahitam bhasamano na takkaro hoti naro pamatto gopo’va gavo ganayam paresam na bhagava samaññasa hoti
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Ngal So består af to stavelser.
Ngal er de negative, afhængigt-opståede årsager og betingelser, som skaber lidelse for os selv og andre. Disse bliver vi nødt til at opgive.
So er de positive, afhængigt-opståede årsager og betingelser, som skaber lykke og velvære for os selv og andre. Disse er vi nødt til at udvikle.
LGR
Verse 18.

018.
The doer of good delights here and hereafter; he delights in both the worlds. The thought, "Good have I done," delights him, and he delights even more when gone to realms of bliss.
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idha nandati pecca nandati katapuñño ubhayattha nandati puññam me katan’ti nandati bhiyyo nandati suggatim gato
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