The Dhammapada 法句經 - "The Brahmin" "婆羅門" 26 of 26 Strive and cut off the stream. O Brahmin, dispel sensual craving. Knowing the ending of all formations, You, Brahmin, will know the Unmade. (383) When, with tranquility and insight, The Brahmin reaches the other shore, Then for that 'knowing one" All fetters come to their end. (384) Whoever is Untied and free of distress, And for whom neither a "beyond," a "not-beyond," Nor a "both beyond-and-not-beyond" exist, I call Brahmin. (385) Whoever is Seated, absorbed in meditation, Done what had to be done, Free of contaminants, Who has reached the highest goal, I call a Brahmin. (386) ........................... .... Having banished evil, One is called a Brahmin. Living peacefully, One is called a renunciant. Having driven out one's own impurities, One is called "one who has gone forth." (388) ........................... .. .. Whoever does no ill Through body, speech and mind, And is restrained in these three areas, I call a Brahmin. (391) As a Brahmin worship a ritual fire, One should respectfully worship Anyone from whom one might learn The Dharma of the Fully Self-Awakened One. (392) Not by matted hair, not by clan, Not by birth does one become a Brahmin. The one in whom there is truth and Dharma Is the one who is pure, is a Brahmin. (393) Fool! What use is matted hair? What use is a deerskin robe? The tangle jungle is within you And you groom the outside! (394) Someone robed in discarded rags, Lean, with veins showing, Alone in the forest, absorbed in meditation, I called a Brahmin. (395) I called no one a Brahmin For being born from a womb, from a mother. Someone who has anything Is called "self-important." Whoever has nothing and does not cling, I called a Brahmin. (396) Whoever, having cut off every fetter, Does not tremble, Is unbound and beyond attachment, I called a Brahmin. (397) ................... .. .. . . Whoever endures abuse, assault, and imprisonment Without animosity, And who has forbearance as one's strength, As one's mighty army, I called a Brahmin. (399) Whoever is without anger or craving, Observant in spiritual practice and virtue, Self-controlled, and in one's final body, I called a Brahmin. (400) ...................... . . ...... .. . Whoever speaks What is true, informative, and not harsh, Who gives offence to no one, I called a Brahmin. (408) Whoever in this world Takes nothing not given, Whether it is long or short, Large or small, Beautiful or not, I call a Brahmin. (409) Whoever has no longing For this world or the beyond, Who is unbound and without longing, I called a Brahmin. (410) Having no attachments, And, through understanding, free of doubts, Whoever is established in the Deathless I call a Brahmin. (411) Whoever here has overcome attachments For both merit and evil And who is sorrowless, dustless, and pure, I call a Brahmin. (412) Whoever, like the moon, Is spotless, pure, clear, and undisturbed, In whom the delight for existence is extinct, I call a Brahmin. (413) Whoever has passed beyond this troublesome road, This difficult path, this samsara, this delusion, Who has crossed over, gone beyond, Who is a meditator, free of craving and doubt, Without clinging, released, I call a Brahmin. (414) Whoever, having given up passion here, Would go forth as a "homeless one," In whom the passion for existence is extinct, I call a Brahmin. (415) Whoever, having given up craving here, Would go forth as a "homeless one," In whom the craving for existence is extinct, I call a Brahmin. (416) Whoever, having given up human bondage, Has gone beyond heavenly bondage, Is unbound from all bondage, I call a Brahmin. (417) Whoever, having given up liking and disliking, Has become cooled, without attachments, A hero overcoming the entire world, I call a Brahmin. (418) Whoever, Knows in every way The passing away and reappearing of beings, And is unattached, awakened, and well-gone, I call a Brahmin. (419) An Arahant, whose destination is not known By gods, gandhabbas, or humans, Whose toxins are extinct, I call a Brahmin. (420) One for whom nothing exists In front, behind, and in between, Who has no clinging, who has nothing, I call a Brahmin. (421) Whoever is most excellent, a bull, A hero, a great sage, a conqueror, Free of craving, cleansed, awakened, I call a Brahmin. (422) Whoever Knows [one's own] former lives, Sees both the heavens and states of woe, Has attained the end of birth, Is a sage, perfected in the higher knowledges, And has perfected all perfections, I call a Brahmin. (423) Translated by Gil Fronsdal Read by Jack Kornfield _____________________________ I do not own any copyright of the audio track. My purpose for up loading this on to YouTube is to share this with the world and for those who search for it. My deepest sincere Thank You to all for allowing me to accomplish this task in life. May all be bless with merits ~ Amitabha 阿彌陀佛 Namasté ~

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