Now, in perceiveing a form with the eye,
a sound with the ear, an odour with the nose,
a taste with the tongue, an impression with the body,
an object with the mind;
he cleaves neither to the whole,
nor to its details.
And he tries to ward off that which
should he be unguarded in his senses,
might give rise to evil and
unwholesome states,
to greed and sorrow;
he watches over his senses,
keeps his senses under control
by practicing this noble
‘Control of the Senses’ (indriya-samvara)
he feels in his heart
an unblemished happiness.
No comments:
Post a Comment