object:19.25 - The Bhikkhu
book class:Collected Works of Nolini Kanta Gupta - Vol 05
author class:Nolini Kanta Gupta
subject class:Integral Yoga
class:chapter
The Canto of Desire The Brahmin
Other Authors Nolini Kanta Gupta DhammapadaPaliThe Bhikkhu
The Bhikkhu
[1]
It is good to control one's eye, good to control one's ear, good to control one's nose, good to control one's tongue.
[2]
It is good to control one's body, good to control one's speech, good to control one's mind; it is good to have control everywhere. The Bhikkhu who has control everywhere is freed from all sorrows.
[3]
One who has control over his hands, who has control over his feet, who has control over his speech, is the best among the self-controlled; he is concentrated in the Spirit, wholly self-absorbed, lone and happy, he is indeed a Bhikkhu.
[4]
The Bhikkhu who has his mouth controlled, who speaks after taking thought, who is not pretentious, who moves to the goal and is on the path, possesses a sweet utterance.
[5]
The Bhikkhu delights in the Path, he adheres to the Path, he contemplates on the Path, he follows the Path, he never falls away from the Path.
[6]
Do not despise your own gain, do not covet others' gain. If one desires others' gain, one never attains consolation.
[7]
If one gains a little and does not despise the little gain that is one's own, the gods praise him; for he lives a pure life and is ever vigilant.
[8]
One who has no attachment for any name and form and does not grieve at their disappearance, him they calla Bhikkhu.
[9]
One who moves as a friend, who is happy in Buddha's Laws, .attains that happy seat of existence where all contingencies cease.
[10]
O Bhikkhu, bailout your boat, thus it will become lighter. Even so, cast out your attachments and taints and you will attain Nirvana.
[11]
Cut out the five,1 conquer the other five.2 Concentrate on the five others.3 The Bhikkhu who is thus freed in a fivefold way is said to have crossed the ocean waters.
[12]
O Bhikkhu, take to meditation, let there be no delusion, let not your mind wander in objects of desire. Do not be lured and swallow the red-hot ball of iron and then get scorched and lament, "Oh, I suffer!"
[13]
One without knowledge can have no meditation and without meditation one can have no knowledge. One who has both knowledge and meditation, can reach Nirvana.
[14]
The Bhikkhu who has entered the house of emptiness, whose mind is quieted, who clearly distinguishes the Divine Law attains superhuman delight.
[15]
Each time he concentrates on the appearance and disappearance of the contingents, he enjoys the happiness and delight of those who have attained immortality.
[16]
Such are the very first things for the Bhikkhu who has attained the right knowledge: control over the senses, contentment, self-discipline according to the Code; choosing one among friends who leads constantly a pure life for the good of all.
[17]
Be hospitable and courteous and self-contented. So shall you end your suffering.
[18]
A flowering plant sheds its withered flowers, even so, O Bhikkhu, shed your attachments, your likes and dislikes.
[19]
Quiet in body, quiet in speech, quiet in mind, deep in concentration, all world's desires ended, the Bhikkhu attains perfect Peace.
[20]
Move the self by the self, establish the self by the self. Guarded by the self, always mindful, the Bhikkhu dwells in Felicity.
[21]
The self is the master of the self. The self is the refuge of the self. Discipline your self, even as a dealer disciplines a horse of breed.
[22]
Full of happiness and delight in the pursuit of the Buddha's discipline, the Bhikkhu attains the state of perfect peace, the felicity that is cessation from all contingents.
[23]
The young Bhikkhu who yokes himself to the Buddha-discipline illumines the world even like the moon freed from the clouds.
Ego, doubt, outward ceremonies, greed, ill-will.
Craving for the world of form, craving for the world of the formless, pride, mental restlessness, ignorance.
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