Chapter Five: Dhammapada
Chapter Five: Dhammapada "The Immature" 60. Long is the night for the watchman; long is the road to the weary. Long is the cycle of birth and death to the one who does not know the dharma. 61. If on the spiritual path you find no one to support you, travel alone. The immature cannot be your traveling companion. 62. He thinks, "These are my sons. This is my wealth." He cannot call himself his own, much less his sons and wealth. 63. If the immature knows that he is immature, he has a little wisdom. But the immature who thinks he is wise, is indeed foolish. 64. An immature cannot understand dharma even if he spends his whole life with the wise. How can the spoon know the taste of soup? 65. But if...
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