Chapter 4. The Flower

44. who will investigate this earth and this Yama's world with its deities? Who will understand this well taught Dharma-verse, as a skilful person picks flower?



45. One Thrainded will comprehend this earth, the world of Yama, and the gods, One Trained discern the well-tought Dhamma as one who's skilled selects a flower.



46. Having Understood that this body is like foam, having realiszed its mirage-like nature, having cut off Mara's flower-tipped arrows, one should make himself invisible to the King of Death.



47. The man who is only gathering flowers, with an attached mind, the death will carry away, like a great flood the sleeping willage.



48. The man who is only gathering flowers, with an attached mind, unsatisfied in sense pleasures, Death gets under control.



49. Just like a bee leaves the flower, not hurting the color and smell, having taken its juice, so should a wise man walk through the willage.



50. One should not look at others'wrong deeds, what the others have done or not. One should look only at what one oneself has and has not done.



51. Just like a beautiful flower, colorful but without smell, is a well said speech of somebody, who does not act accordingly.



52. Just like a beautiful flower, colorful and with smell, is a well said speech of somebody, who does act accordingly.



53. Just as from the heap of flowers one can do a lot of garlands, so a born mortal should do a lot of meritorious deeds.



54. The scent of flowers, sandal, tagara or jasmine does not go against the wind. The scent of true ones goes against the wind.The true person pervades all directions.



55. Sandal or tagara, lotus and jasmine, of these kinds of scent, the scent of the virtue is highest.



56. Very faint is this scent of tagara and sandal. Highest is the scent of a virtuous one; it blows even amongst the gods.



57. Mara doesn't find the wayi of those endowed with virtue, living in conscientiousness and freed by the right knowledge.



58. Just as at the rubbish heap, thrown out by the big road, can grow a lotus, of pure smell and delightful,



59. Thus, amidst the dust-like beings, amongst ignorant ordinary peope, The disciple of the truly an completely Awakened One magnificently shines with wisdom.