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V, 23. BY SPIRITUAL POWER FIXING HIS YEARS. 265
Therefore let anger be subdued, yield not (a moment) to the angry impulse (heart); he who can hold his wild and angry heart is well entitled “illustrious charioteer." 1824
'For men call such a one "illustrious team-breaker!” (who can) with bands restrain the unbroken steed; so anger not subdued, its fire unquenched, the sorrow of repentance burns like fire. 1825
'A man who allows wild passion to arise within, himself first burns his heart, then after burning adds the wind thereto which ignites the fire again, or not (as the case may be): 1826
The pain of birth, old age, disease, and death press heavily upon the world, but adding "passion" to the score, what is this but to increase our foes when pressed by foes ? 1827
'But rather, seeing how the world is pressed by throngs of grief, we ought to encourage in us loves (a loving heart), and as the world (all flesh) produces grief on grief, so should we add as antidotes unnumbered remedies.' 1828 .
Tathagata, illustrious in expedients, according to
1 This expression and that in the verse preceding is allied to the Pâli purisadammasârathi, trainer or breaker-in of the human steer,' the unconverted man being (as Childers says, Dict. sub voce puriso) like to a refractory bullock. In the Northern books the comparison generally refers to a 'breaker-in of horses,' derived doubtless from the associations of the Northern people (converts to Buddhism), who excelled in chariot racing.
• The wind of repentance, the frequent sighs' and moans of penitence.
• It seems to mean that the wind may sometimes revive the fire, but sometimes not.
• This remedy of 'love' is a singular feature in the Buddhist doctrine.
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| SR No. | 007676 |
| Book Title | Text of Confucianism Part 02 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | James Legge |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1882 |
| Total Pages | 2405 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 43 MB |