Dhammapada · Chapter 6
The Wise
14 verses · Treat the one who shows your faults as a revealer of buried treasure. The wise stand unmoved by praise and blame as a solid rock stands firm against the wind, and they discipline themselves while the foolish drift.
Chapter 6
पण्डितवग्गो
Paṇḍitavagga
6.1
Should you find a wise reprover who points out your faults as one who reveals hidden…
6.2
Let the wise one advise and instruct, and restrain others from what is ignoble
6.3
Do not associate with evil friends; do not associate with the base
6.4
One who drinks the Dhamma sleeps happily with a serene mind
6.5
Irrigators channel water; fletchers shape arrows; carpenters bend wood; the wise master…
6.6
As a solid rock is not shaken by the wind, so the wise are unmoved amid praise and blame
6.7
As a deep lake is clear and undisturbed, so the wise become serene upon hearing the…
6.8
The good let go in every situation; the peaceful do not babble out of desire
6.9
Not for one's own sake, nor for another's, should one desire a son, wealth, or kingdom by…
6.10
Few among people are those who reach the further shore
6.11
Those who live according to the well-taught Dhamma will reach the further shore —…
6.12
The wise should abandon the dark state and cultivate the bright
6.13
Let the wise one seek delight there, having abandoned sense-pleasures and owning nothing
6.14
Those whose mind is well cultivated in the factors of enlightenment, who delight in…