- the enemies such as hatred and craving
- have neither arms nor legs,
- and are neither courageous nor wise,
- how, then, have i been used like a slave by them?
- for while they dwell within my mind,
- at their pleasure they cause me harm;
- yet i patiently endure them without anger
- but this is an inappropriate and shameful time for patience.
- Chapter 4, verses 28 and 29.
- should even all the gods and anti-gods
- rise up against me as my enemies,
- they could neither lead nor place me
- in the roaring fires of deepest hell.
- but the mighty foe, these disturbing conceptions,
- in a moment, can cast me amidst (those flames),
- which when met will cause not even the ashes
- of the king of mountains to remain.
- Chapter 4, verses 30 and 31.
- if i agreeably honor and entrust myself (to others),
- they will bring me benefit and happiness;
- but if i entrust myself to these disturbing conceptions,
- in the future they will bring only misery and harm.
- Chapter 4, verse 33.
- deluded disturbing conceptions! when forsaken by the wisdom eye
- and dispelled from my mind, where will you go?
- where will you dwell in order to be able to injure me again?
- but, weak-minded, i have been reduced to making no effort.
- Chapter 4, verse 46.
- having found its fuel of dissatisfaction
- in the prevention of what i wish for
- and in the doing of what i do not want,
- hatred increases and then destroys me.
- Chapter 6, verse 7.
- even if it were the nature of the childish
- to cause harm to other beings,
- it would still be incorrect to be angry with them.
- for this would be like begrudging fire for having the nature to burn.
- Chapter 6, verse 39.