When you look for the flaws of others,
always finding fault,
your defilements only grow,
you’re far from ending defilements.
In the atmosphere there is no track,
there’s no true ascetic outside here.
People enjoy proliferation,
the Realized Ones are free of proliferation.
In the atmosphere there is no track,
there’s no true ascetic outside here.
No conditions last forever,
the Awakened Ones are not shaken.
Minor Collection Sayings of the Dhamma 256–272 19. The Just
You don’t become just
by passing hasty judgment.
An astute person evaluates both
what is pertinent and what is irrelevant.
A wise one judges others without haste,
justly and impartially;
that guardian of the law
is said to be just.
You’re not an astute scholar
just because you speak a lot.
One who is secure, free of enmity and fear,
is said to be astute.
You’re not one who has memorized the teaching
just because you recite a lot.
Someone who directly sees the teaching
after hearing only a little
is truly one who has memorized the teaching,
for they can never forget it.