100.
A single word of truth
which calms the mind
is better to hear than a thousand
irrelevant words.
103.
One might defeat alone in battle
a thousand-thousand men,
but one who gains self mastery
is by far the greater hero.
107.
To honour, even for a single moment,
one who has attained self-mastery
is of greater benefit than a hundred years
spent habitually performing ceremonies
based on wrong understanding.
110.
A single day lived
with conscious intention and virtue
is of greater value than a hundred years
lived in lazy passivity.
115.
A single day lived awake to profound truth
is of greater value than a hundred years
lived unawakened.
Munindo, A. (2010). A Dhammapada for contemplation : a rendering. Belsay: Aruna Publications.
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