The Dhammapada

by Valerie J. Roebuck

But whoever was unaware before And afterwards becomes aware Illuminates this world Like the moon freed from a cloud. 173. Whoever has done an evil deed But covers it with a virtuous one Illuminates this world Like the moon freed from a cloud.

When a man who has been long abroad Comes safe from far away, His friends, relations and well-wishers Welcome him on his arrival. 220. Just so, when someone who has done good actions Goes from this world to the next, His good actions receive him as relatives receive A dear one on his arrival.

Give when asked, even if there’s not much:

But the one who delights in calming his thoughts – Who, ever mindful, contemplates the foul – He will finish it. He will cut Māra’s bond.

One who owns nothing – before, After, or in the middle – Possessing nothing, without clinging, Him I call a Brahmin.