"One is the road that leads to wealth, another the road that leads to
Nirvana"--if the Bhikshu, the disciple of Buddha, has learnt this, he
will not yearn for honor, he will strive after separation from the
world.
CHAPTER VI
THE WISE MAN
If you see a man who shows you what is to be avoided, who administers
reproofs, and is intelligent, follow that wise man as you would one who
tells of hidden treasures; it will be better, not worse, for him who
follows him.
Let him admonish, let him teach, let him forbid what is improper!--he
will be beloved of the good, by the bad he will be hated.
Do not have evil-doers for friends, do not have low people for friends:
have virtuous people for friends, have for friends the best of men.
He who drinks in the law lives happily with a serene mind: the sage
rejoices always in the law, as preached by the elect.
Well-makers lead the water wherever they like; fletchers bend the arrow;
carpenters bend a log of wood; wise people fashion themselves.
As a solid rock is not shaken by the wind, wise people falter not amidst
blame and praise.
Wise people, after they have listened to the laws, become serene, like a
deep, smooth, and still lake.
Good men indeed walk warily under all circumstances; good men speak not
out of a desire for sensual gratification; whether touched by happiness
or sorrow wise people never appear elated or depressed.
Pages:
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
162
163
164
165
166
167
168
169
170