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hostilities aren’t stilled

            through hostility,

            regardless.

hostilities are stilled

through non-hostility:

            this, an unending truth.

(dhammapada; yamakavagga: pairs, translated from the pali by thanissaro bhikkhu)

“the elephant is not satisfied with the food in luxurious places. it longs to go back to the jungle among its relations.”

(nagavagga – the elephant, in dhammapada)

overcome anger by love; overcome wrong by good;
overcome the miserly by generosity, and the liar by truth.
speak the truth; do not yield to anger;
give even if asked for a little.
these three steps lead you to the gods.

the wise who hurt no one, who always control their body,
go to the unchangeable place,
where, once they have gone, they suffer no more.
those who are always aware, who study day and night,
who aspire for nirvana, their passions will come to an end.

(…)

be aware of bodily anger and control your body.
let go of the body’s wrongs
and practice virtue with your body.

the wise who control their body,
who control their tongue,
the wise who control their mind are truly well controlled.

be aware of the tongue’s anger and control your tongue.
let go of the tongue’s wrongs
and practice virtue with your tongue.

be aware of the mind’s anger and control your mind.
let go of the mind’s wrongs
and practice virtue with your mind.

dhammapada

um refúgio á procura de paz, serenidade e calma. palavras de sabedoria e de consolo.