Chapter 23. The Great
320. Many folks aren ill-behaved but I shall endure abuse aselephant in battle arrowsshot from a bow.
321. The tusker tamed they lead in crowds, the king he mounts the tamed, noblest of humans are the tamed who can endure abuse.
322. Excellent are mules when tamed and thoroughbred from Sindh, noble the elephant of state, better still one tamed of self.
323. Surely not on mounts like these one goes the Unfrequented Way as one by self well-tamed is tamed and by the taming goes.
324. Hard to check the tusker Dhanapala, in rut with temple running pungently, bound, e'en morsel he'll not eat for the recallls the elephant-forest longingly.
325. A sluggard stupid, steeped in gluttony , who's sleep-engrossed, who wallows as he lies, like a great porker stuffed, engorged with swill,comes ever and again into a womb.
326. Formerly this wandering mind wandered where it wished, where whim, where pleasure led . Wisely this day I will restrain it as trainer with hook an elephant in rut.
327. Do you delight in heedfulness and guard your own mind well! Draw yourselves from the evil way as would elephant sunk in slough.
328. If for practice one finds afiend prudent, well-behaved and wise, mindful, joyful,live with him all troubles overcoming.
329. If for practice one finds no friend prudent, well-behaved and wise, like king be leaving conquered land, fare as lone elephant in the wilds.
330. Better it is to live alone for with a fool's no fellowship, no evil do, be free of care, fare as lone elephant in the wilds.
331. Blest to have friends when one's in need, blest contentment with whatever is, blessed is merit when life's at an end, abandoning all dukkha is blessedness.
332. Respect for one's mother brings happiness here as well as respect for one's father. Here happiness comes from respecting the monks and those of virtue excellent.
333. Bless is virtue till life's end and blest the faith standing firm, blest the attainment of wisdom and blest the non doing of evils.
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