In Praise of Guidance
102-3 You admonish the stubborn,
restrain the hasty and straighten the crooked.
You encourage the slow and harness the tamed.
Truly, you are the unsurpassed guide of men.
104 You have pity for the suffering, good-will for the happy,
compassion for the distressed, benevolence for all.
105 The hostile evoke your warmth,
the immoral receive your help, the fierce find you tender.
How wonderful is your noble heart!
106 If father and mother are to be honored
because of concern for their children,
what reverence should you receive who love has no limits?
107 You are a wall of safety
for those hovering at the edge of the cliff,
those blind to their own welfare,
those who are their own worst enemy.
108 For the welfare of the two worlds
and to help beings transcend them,
you lit the lamp of wisdom
among those who dwell in darkness.[28]
109 When worldly enjoyments are at stake,
men and gods act at variance with each other.
But because they can enjoy the Dharma in harmony,
they are reconciled in you.
110 O Blessed One, you have given the comfort
of the Dharma unstintingly to all,
regardless of birth, age or caste,
regardless of time or place.
111 As if amazed and envious
the gods honor with joined palms even your disciples,
who unlike them are free from amazement and envy.
112 Ah! How brilliant is the arising of a Buddha,
that cream of samsara.
Because of him the gods envy mankind.
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Because of him...
Because of him...
"He, the Blessed One, is indeed the Noble Lord, the Perfectly Enlightened One;
He is impeccable in conduct and understanding, the Serene One, the Knower of the Worlds;
He trains perfectly those who wish to be trained; he is Teacher of gods and men; he is Awake and Holy. "
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"The Dhamma is well-expounded by the Blessed One,
Apparent here and now, timeless, encouraging investigation,
Leading to liberation, to be experienced individually by the wise. "
He is impeccable in conduct and understanding, the Serene One, the Knower of the Worlds;
He trains perfectly those who wish to be trained; he is Teacher of gods and men; he is Awake and Holy. "
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"The Dhamma is well-expounded by the Blessed One,
Apparent here and now, timeless, encouraging investigation,
Leading to liberation, to be experienced individually by the wise. "
Re: Because of him...
Many thanks, Kusala. I like this devotional stuff. In the case of this section, I'm reminded of how the final line
is echoing verse 94 in Dhp:Because of him the gods envy mankind.
That's a powerful metaphor in a theistic society. As is the idea expressed here that in the teachings of the Buddha, we see the possibility of the redemption of mankind as a whole.(he) whose senses are calmed (are gone to quietude/stillness)
like horses well tamed by the charioteer
who has abandoned vanity, is without āsavas;
even the gods envy such a one.
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Re: Because of him...
Well posted again!
Very meaningful and helpful, many thanks
Very meaningful and helpful, many thanks