Pali - Every few days - [B120]
Gair/Karunatillake - Chapter 6 � Further Readings
Ex. 5 (Part 1 of 1)
Manujassa pamattacaarino - ta.nhaa va.d.dhati maaluvaa
viya;
so palavatii huraahura.m - phalamiccha.m�va vanasmi
vaanaro.
For a man who is lazy � craving increases like a
maluva vine;
He drifts from existence to existence � as the monkey
in the forest desiring fruit.
Ya.m esaa sahatii jammii - ta.nhaa loke visattikaa;
sokaa tassa pava.d.dhanti - abhiva.d.dha.m�va
biira.na.m.
Whoever in the world is overcome by this wretched
craving and attachment;
His sorrows increase � as birana grass grows.
Yo c�eta.m sahatii jammi.m - ta.nha.m loke
duraccaya.m;
sokaa tamhaa papatanti - udabindu�va pokkharaa.
Whoever in the world overcomes this wretched craving
that is hard to remove;
Sorrow falls from him � like a drop of water from a
lotus leaf.
(Dhp, 24, 334-336)
End of Chapter 6 (the half-way point in the book!)