Thursday 28 February 2019

Verse 1. from Sutra One - Jié, Greedy King

With increasing thoughts one follows their desire,

In already having, one craves again,

Day after day one becomes delighted,

Getting what one pursues, one is unrestrained.


增念隨欲
Zēng niàn suí yù,
已有復願,
yǐ yǒu fù yuàn,
日增為喜,
rì zēng wèi xǐ
從得自在。
cóng dé zì zài.

Parallel: The Pali Sutta Nipata, Atthakavagga - Chap.1 Kama Sutta Verse 766

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