Buddhism · Sutta Pitaka · Minor Collection (Khuddaka)

Thag, poem 134

Somamitta · Somamittattheragāthā

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PāliPali

If you’re lost in the middle of a great sea, and you clamber up on a little log, you’ll sink. So too, a person who lives well sinks by relying on a lazy person. Hence you should avoid such a lazy person who lacks energy.

“Parittaṁ dārumāruyha, yathā sīde mahaṇṇave; Evaṁ kusītamāgamma, sādhujīvīpi sīdati; Tasmā taṁ parivajjeyya, kusītaṁ hīnavīriyaṁ.

Dwell with the noble ones who are secluded and determined and always energetic; the astute who practice absorption.

Pavivittehi ariyehi, pahitattehi jhāyibhi; Niccaṁ āraddhavīriyehi, paṇḍitehi sahāvase”ti. … Somamitto thero ….

Buddhism · Sutta Pitaka · Minor Collection (Khuddaka)

Thag, poem 134

Somamitta · Somamittattheragāthā

EnglishEnglish

PāliPali

“Parittaṁ dārumāruyha, yathā sīde mahaṇṇave; Evaṁ kusītamāgamma, sādhujīvīpi sīdati; Tasmā taṁ parivajjeyya, kusītaṁ hīnavīriyaṁ.

Dwell with the noble ones who are secluded and determined and always energetic; the astute who practice absorption.

Pavivittehi ariyehi, pahitattehi jhāyibhi; Niccaṁ āraddhavīriyehi, paṇḍitehi sahāvase”ti. … Somamitto thero ….