Dhp 7
From: Jim Anderson
Message: 2587
Date: 2009-04-11
Dhammapadaṃ, 1. Yamakavaggo (The Pairs), Verse 7
subhānupassiṃ viharantaṃ | indriyesu asaṃvutaṃ ||
bhojanamhi cāmattaññuṃ | kusītaṃ hīnavīriyaṃ ||
taṃ ve pasahati māro | vāto rukkhaṃva dubbalaṃ || 7 ||
7. He who keeps his mind on pleasant objects, who is
uncontrolled in his senses, immoderate in his food, and is
lazy and lacking in energy, will certainly be overwhelmed
by Māra, just as stormy winds uproot a weak tree.
-- Translation by Daw Mya Tin from Dhammapada: Verses
& Stories , p. 4, Burma Pitaka Association, 1986