291. Entangled by the
bonds of hate, he who seeks his own happiness
by inflicting pain on others, is never delivered from hatred.
292. The cankers only
increase for those who are arrogant and heedless,
who leave undone what should be done and do what should not be done.
293. The cankers cease
for those mindful
and clearly comprehending ones who always earnestly practice
mindfulness of the body, who do not resort to what should not be done,
and steadfastly pursue what should be done.
294. Having slain mother
(craving), father (self-conceit),
two warrior-kings (eternalism and nihilism),
and destroyed a country (sense organs and sense objects)
together with its treasurer (attachment and lust),
ungrieving goes the holy man.
295. Having slain mother,
father, two brahmin kings (two extreme views),
and a tiger as the fifth (the five mental hindrances),
ungrieving goes the holy man.
296. Those disciples
of Gotama ever awaken happily who day
and night constantly practice the Recollection of the Qualities of the
Buddha.
297. Those disciples
of Gotama ever awaken happily who day
and night constantly practice the Recollection of the Qualities of the
Dhamma.
298. Those disciples
of Gotama ever awaken happily who day
and night constantly practice the Recollection of the Qualities of the
Sangha.
299. Those disciples
of Gotama ever awaken happily who day
and night constantly practice Mindfulness of the Body.
300. Those disciples
of Gotama ever awaken happily whose minds
by day and night delight in the practice of non-violence.
301. Those disciples
of Gotama ever awaken happily whose minds
by day and night delight in the practice of meditation.
302. Difficult is life
as a monk; difficult is it to delight therein.
Also difficult and sorrowful is the household life. Suffering comes from
association with unequals; suffering comes from wandering in samsara.
Therefore, be not an aimless wanderer, be not a pursuer of suffering.
303. He who is full of
faith and virtue, and possesses good repute
and wealth -- he is respected everywhere, in whatever land he travels.
304. The good shine from
afar, like the Himalaya mountains.
But the wicked are unseen, like arrows shot in the night.
305. He who sits alone,
sleeps alone, and walks alone,
who is strenuous and subdues himself alone,
will find delight in the solitude of the forest.