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290
It is wisdom
that enables letting go
of a lesser happiness
in pursuit of a happiness
which is greater.
291
You fail
in the pursuit of happiness
if it is at the expense
of others’ well-being.
The snare of ill-will
can still entangle you.
292
To leave undone
that which should be done
and to do that
which should be avoided
leads to carelessness and conceit.
It will increase confusion.
293
Confusion ceases
by maintaining
a meditation practice
focused in the body,
by avoiding that
which should not be done
and by mindfully doing
that which should be done.
294
By removing craving and conceit,
eradicating wrong views,
and by overcoming
the deluded attachments of the sense realm,
the noble being freely moves on.
295
Having cleared
all the hindrances to the Path –
greed, rage, dullness and laziness,
worry, anxiety and doubt –
the noble being freely moves on.
296
Disciples of the Buddha
are fully awake
dwelling both day and night
in contemplation of the Awakened One.
297
Disciples of the Buddha
are fully awake
dwelling both day and night
in contemplation of reality.
298
Disciples of the Buddha
are fully awake
dwelling both day and night
in contemplation of the communion
of beings who have awakened.
299
Disciples of the Buddha
are fully awake
dwelling both day and night
in contemplation of
the true nature of the body.
300
Disciples of the Buddha
are fully awake
both day and night
taking delight in compassion.
301
Disciples of the Buddha
are fully awake
both day and night
taking delight
in cultivating the heart.
302
It is hard to live
the life of renunciation;
its challenges
are difficult to find pleasant.
Yet it is also hard to live
the householder’s life;
there is pain
when associating with those
among whom one feels no companionship.
To wander uncommitted
is always going to be difficult;
why not renounce
the deluded pursuit of pain?
303
A traveller possessed of virtue,
disciplined and committed to right conduct,
will be received with honour;
such a one can be recognised
and can travel with confidence.
304
The good
are seen even from afar.
They shine like the distant
Himalayan peaks.
The untrained simply disappear
like arrows shot into the dark.
305
With enthusiasm establish yourself
in solitary practice –
sit alone, sleep alone, walk alone
and delight as if secluded in the forest.
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