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13 - The World - The Dhammapada · Wisdom of the Ages Library

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  Chapter thirteen. The world. Do not follow the evil law. Do not
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  live on in thoughtlessness. Do not follow false doctrine. Be not a friend
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  of the world. Rouse thyself, do not be idle. Follow the law
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  of virtue. The virtuous rests in bliss in this world, and in the
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  next. Follow the law of virtue. Do not follow that of sin.
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  The virtuous rests in bliss in this world and in the next. Look upon
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  the world as a bubble, Look upon it as a mirage. The King
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  of Death does not see him who thus looks down upon the world. Come
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  look at this glittering world, like unto a royal chariot. The foolish are
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  immersed in it, but the wise do not touch it. He who formerly
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  was reckless and afterwards became sober, brightens up this world like the moon when
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  freed from clouds. He whose evil deeds are covered by good deeds brightens up
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  this world like the moon when freed from clouds. This world is dark.
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  Few only can see here. A few only go to heaven. Like birds
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  escaped from the net, the swans go on the path of the Sun.
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  They go through the ether by means of their miraculous power. The wires are
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  led out of this world when they have ankered Marah and his train. If
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  a man has transgressed one law and speaks lies and scoffs at another world,
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  there is no evil. He will not do. The uncharitable do not go
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  to the world of the gods. Fools only do not praise liberality. A
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  wise man rejoices in liberality, and through it becomes blessed in the other world.
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  Better than sovereignty over the earth, better than going to heaven, better
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  than lordship over all worlds is the reward of the first step in holiness.
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  End of chapter thirteen.