17 September, 2014

Five...


“Cut through five, let go of five, & develop five about all.
A monk gone past five attachments is said to have crossed the flood.
Practice jhana, monk, and don't be heedless.
Don't take your mind roaming in sensual strands.
Don't swallow--heedless-- the ball of iron aflame.
Don't burn & complain: 'This is pain.'”
Dhammpada
(translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.)