áąááááşáášááááŹááááááŻááŹáá ááááąááááşáášáááŹáąááŹášááŻááŹá¸áááŽá¸á áá°áąááŹášáąááŹáášá¸á ááá°áąááŹášáááŻááá˝áášáˇá
áášááášáˇ áŠááŤá
Moral maxims related to virtuous and vicious persons of the most Venerable Shwekyin Sayadaw (First Founder of The Shwekyin Group)
{} áá°ááášá¸ áá˝áášáĄááášáąááŹáášááşá˝ááš ááĽášáˇáĄá፠áá°áąááŹáášá¸ááášáááááŻá¸á
Nobody will bump on a blind man carrying a lamp at night.
ááá°áąááŹáš áááŹá¸ááśááŤááşá˝ááš áá°ááášááźááš áá°ááᏠáĄáťáá
ášááťááášáááŻáášá
Everybody can forgive the faults of a vicious man, if he talks only hot air related with dhamma.
{} ááŹá¸áááŻáášá¸áąá
áŹáášá¸áááŹá¸ áááááąá
áŹáášá¸ááś áážááŹá¸áąááŹášááášá¸ ááŽá¸ááááášá
A deaf harpist gets fees for his performance although he hears not his own music.
ááá°áąááŹášáááźáááá áááááááŹá¸ááśááᯠáážááŹá¸áąááŹášááášá¸ áąááŹááááášá
A shameless person gets fees for his dhamma talk although he pays no regard to what he talks.
áááŹá¸áąááŹááášááşááš áááşáášáˇááášááşá˝ááš áąááşáŹáášáĄáŻáášá¸ááŽá¸áááášáá˝áášáˇáá°ááášá
A person who is able to preach dhamma talk resembles a monkey in possession of a coconut, unless he practises as he talks.
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ášááášáááŽá¸áááš ááŻáášáá˝á˛áá°áąááŹášááášá¸ ááá˛áááşáášá¸ áĄáááášáťááášáˇ áąáĄá¸áąá
ááášá
A big tree provides a cool shade even to its cutter before it is felled down.
ááˇáˇáśááŹááŻáśá¸áááš ááŽá¸ááááˇáá°áááŻáąááŹášááášá¸ áááźá˝áášá¸áááşáášá¸ áĄááśááťááášáˇ áąááá¸áąá
ááášá
A piece of sandal-wood spreads fragrant scent out even to one who burns it until it gets burnt out.
áá°áąááŹášáąááŹáášá¸áááš áááĽášá¸áá˛áá°áááŻáąááŹášááášá¸ ááąááááşáášá¸ áĄááşááłá¸áąááŹáášááášá
The virtuous man carries out benefits of even one who tortured him until he dies.
{} áááŻááľááŹáąá ááŽá¸áąážááŹáášáˇ áááźá˝áášá¸á
The ocean cannot be burnt out by the fire.
áťááášá¸áááŻáášáąááŹááš áąááąážááŹáášáˇ ááááášá
Mt.Meru cannot be shaken by the wind.
áąááşáŹáášáᲠáąááąážááŹáášáˇ ááąááşá
The stone cannot be dissolved in water.
áá°áąááŹášáąááŹáášá¸ ááá°áąááŹášáąážááŹáášáˇ áááŻáášáááášá
A virtuous person cannot be ruffled by a vicious one.
{} ááá°áąááŹášáĄááşáášáąážááŹáášáˇ áá°áąááŹášáąááŹáášá¸ ááŻáášááşáášáááśá
The good reputation of a virtuous man never wither, due to a vicious man's anger.
{} áá°áąááŹášáąááŹáášá¸ áĄááşáášááźáášááşá˝ááš ááá°áąááŹáš áĄáááŻáťááášáˇááášá
If a virtuous man loses his temper, it is just what a vicious man desires.
{} ááá°áąááŹášáĄááşáášáˇáááš áĄááşáŹá¸áá
ááášááᯠááşáášáąá
áá áá°áąááŹášáąááŹáášá¸áá
ááášááᯠáááşáášáąá
áááŻáášá
By his misconduct, a vicious man distresses all but not the virtuous.
áá°áąááŹášáąááŹáášá¸ááĄááşáášáˇáááš áĄááşáŹá¸áá
ááášááᯠáá˝á
ášááášáąá
áá ááá°áąááŹášáá
ááášááᯠááá˝á
ášááášáąá
áááŻáášá
By his conduct, a vicious man delights all but not the vicious.
{} ááŻááŹá¸áá˝áášáááš áťááášá¸áááŻáášáąááŹáášááᯠáááŻááľááŹáąááá˝ ááŻáášáááŻáášáá ááá°áąááŹášááᯠááŻá
áááŻáášáá˝ áááŻáášáááŻáášá
The Buddha is capable of lifting Mt.Meru out of the ocean, but not vile one out of his evils.
áąáááźáąáá¸áá˝ áąáá¸ááŤá¸ááá˛ááŹá¸áťááášáˇ ááŹá¸áááŻáášáá
Danger of snake can be averted by spells.
ááá°áąááŹášáá˝ ááášáááŹá¸áááŻáášáąáᏠáąáá¸ááŤá¸ááá˛ááŹá¸ááá˝áá
There is no charm for protection against the vicious one.
{} áťááąáá¤áˇáááš ááşáŹá¸áááŻáááŻáášáá áááŻáášááźáášá¸á áąááźá¸áąáá˝á¸ááášá¸ááᯠááááŻáášá
A lion overcomes a tiger but not flea on his body.
ááá°áąááŹášáááš áá°áąááŹášáąááŹáášá¸ááᯠáááŻáášáá áááŻáášááźáášá¸á áĄááŻáááŻáášááᯠááááŻáášá
A vicious one overcomes the virtuous but not unwholesome actions of himself.
ááá°áąááŹášáááš ááŻáááááłáášááşááš ááášáťááášáááášá ááŻááĄááŻáášá¸ááşááš ááá˛ááášá¸ááá
Vicious one, preferring agreeable feeling, is unable to reach heaven. Although he dislikes disagreeable feeling vicious one plunges into the hell.
{} ááá°áąááŹášáááš ááááááᯠáąáááąáŹáá˝ááąáᏠáá°áąááŹášáąááŹáášá¸ááᯠáťáá
ášáá˝áŹá¸áááášáá
Vicious one usually does misconduct on virtuous one who always shares loving-kindness for him.
áá°áąááŹášáąááŹáášá¸áááš áááááĄáŹá¸ áąáááąáŹááşáášáąáᏠááá°áąááŹášááᯠááşá
ášáááŻáášáá
Virtuous one is able to share loving-kindness to vicious one who bears hatred for him.
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Vicious one usually tries to attain worldly gains, name and fame.
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Virtuous one always strives to attain the Supra-mundane knowledge (lokuttara ùãna).
áá°áąááŹášáá˝áášáˇ ááá°áąááŹášáááš áąáá˝á¸ááśáĄáąážááŹáášá¸ááášá¸ áąáá¸áá áááŻáĄááşáášáˇááášá¸ áąáá¸áá áąááŹáášááŹá¸ááŹáááááášá¸ áąáá¸áá
Far apart are the virtuous and the vicious in previous actions (kamma) in present conducts and in future destination of existence.
{} ááá°áąááŹášáááš áĄá
áŹá¸áąááŹáášá¸á
áŹá¸ááşááš áĄááášááŹáąááŹáášá¸áĄááášááşááš áááŹá¸áá˝ ááášááźáášáá
The vicious one enjoys having delicious foods and taking good beds, but not the fruits of dhamma.
áąááŹááĽášáĄááᏠáá°áᏠáááśá
áŹá¸á
The taste of nutriment cannot be recognized by one's appetite impaired.
ááááşáŹáášáĄááᏠááá°áąááŹáš áááśá
áŹá¸á
The taste of deliverance (vimutti) cannot be realized by one's appetite in sensual pleasure.
{} ááŻááŹá¸áá˝áášáááš áťááášá¸áááŻáášáąááŹáášááᯠáááŤá¸áąáĄáŹááš áąááŹáášáąá
áááŻáášáá ááŻááŹááááááᯠáĄááŹá¸áąááŹáášáąáĄáŹááš áááášáááŻáášá
The Supreme Buddha is able to put Mt.Meru near but not approach of PurĂŁna Kassapa to cheer.
{} áťááąáá¤áˇááášá¸áąááŹáášááśááᯠážááŹá¸ááşá˝ááš áąáá¸ááášá¸ááŹáááŻá áĄááşáŹá¸áąáťáá¸ááášážááá áąááźá¸áąáá˝á¸ážááášá¸áááŻá¸ááŹá¸ áĄááášááŹáá˝áááš ááááŻá¸á
When the king lion roars animals run away for safety but fleas remain fast asleep.
ááŻááŹá¸áá˝áášá áááŹá¸ááśááᯠážááŹá¸ááşá˝ááš ááááşáŹáášáááŻá áĄááşáŹá¸áąáťáá¸ááášážááá ááá°áąááŹášááŹá¸ áĄááášááŹáá˝ ááááŻá¸á
When the virtuous people heard the Dhamma talked by the Supreme Buddha they entered into the NibbĂŁna, however the vicious person sleeps forever in SamsĂŁra(rounds of rebirth) .
{} ááşáášáááŽá¸áááš áąááźá¸ááášáťáá
ášáąá
áąáĄá¸ááášáťáá
ášáąá
á áĄááášá¸áá˝ááášáťáá
ášáąá
ááá˝ááášáťáá
ášáąá
ááźáśááźáášááŹááášá¸á
Excrement is very loathsome, whether warm or cold, colourful or not.
ááá°áąááŹášáááš áĄááşáášááźáášááášáťáá
ášáąá
áááźáášááášáťáá
ášáąá
á á
ááŹá¸áá˝ááášáťáá
ášáąá
ááá˝ááášáťáá
ášáąá
ááźáśááźáášááŹááášá¸á
Vicious one is very loathsome, whether angry or not, speech politely or not.
{} ááŽá¸áá˛áááš áá°áąááŹáĄá፠ááášáąááŹáášáá áąáĄá¸áąááŹáĄá፠ááášááᯠááášá¸áąá
ááášá
An alive charcoal burns one's fingers and blackens them when cold.
ááá°áąááŹášáááš áąááŤááĄá፠áąážááŹáášá
ááŹá áąááŹááĄá፠ááźáśá
ááŹáťáá
ášáá
Vicious one is dreadful when angry, repugnant when greedy.
{} áĄáá˝áášáááŹáąááŹáá˘ááŹáášáááš áąáťáááᯠáĄááášáąáĄáŹááš áá˝áášáááŻáášáá ááá°áąááŹášá áĄážááśááᯠááá˝áášáááŻáášá
The most Venerable MoggalĂŁna was able to turn the earth upside down, but not intention of his murderers.
{} áąááźá¸áá°á¸áááŻáášááşá˝ááš áááŻáá° áá°á¸áá
If anyone is bitten by a rabid dog, he becomes rabies.
áááŻáá° áááŻáášááşá˝ááš áąááŹáášáá° áá°á¸áá
If he bites another, the next one becomes rabies too.
áąááźá¸áá°á¸áááš áá°áąááŹáášá¸áĄááášááášááᯠáá°á¸áąá
áá
A rabid dog can cause rabies one person after another successively.
ááá°áąááŹášáááš áá°áąááŹášáąááŹáášá¸áĄááášááášááᯠááŻáášááŹáąá
áá
A vicious one can cause inferiority of virtuous persons successively.
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áşáŹáášááášáááŻá¸áťááášáˇ áááŻáášáá
Psychic knowledge (abhiùãna) overcomes the sky.
áááŻááľááŹááᯠáąáá˝áááąáá¤áŹáťááášáˇ áááŻáášáá
Boat overcomes the sea.
áĄáááŻáášáąáá˝áŹáášááᯠááŽááŽá¸áťááášáˇ ááŻááášáá
Candle light overcomes darkness.
ááá°áąááŹášááᯠáĄááášááášá¸áťááášáˇ áááŻáášááášááášá¸á
Which mean can overcome the vicious?
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ášááášááᯠááááŹááşáášááŽá¸ ááźá˝áášá¸áąá
áá
The disaster of earth's fire can burn out eight realms of the hell.
áąáťááááŽá¸áĄááŻááᯠááááŹááşáášáąá áąážáááźáąá
áá
The disaster of earth's water can crush out the earth.
áťááášá¸áááŻáášáąááŹáášááᯠááááŹááşáášáąá ááźáášáˇáąá
áá
The disaster of earth's wind can spread out Mt.Meru.
ááá°áąááŹášááᯠááášáá°ááášáááŻá áťáá
ášáąá
áááŻáášáááášá¸á
Who can make the vicious one to what kind of person?
{} ááá°áąááŹášáá°áááşá˝áááš ááśáááŹá ááááąááźááşááłá¸ áąááŹášá
áášáá°á¸áá
Every one had experience as relatives of all kinds of vicious people in infinite rounds of rebirth (samsĂŁra).
ááá°áąááŹášááᯠáĄáá˝áŽáťááłááşá˝ááš ááá°áąááŹášááŹáťáá
ášááášá ááşáŹá¸áááŹá¸ áááášááťáá
ášá
An associate of the foolish becomes foolish. He cannot become otherwise just as a cub of tiger cannot turn into a deer.