361

Good is restraint over the eye; good is restraint over the ear; good is restraint over the nose; good is restraint over the tongue.

362

Good is restraint in the body; good is restraint in speech; good is restraint in thought.

363

Restraint everywhere is good. The monk restrained in every way is freed from all suffering.

364

One who has control over one's hands, feet and tongue, who is fully controlled, delights in meditation, is inwardly absorbed, keeps to oneself and is contented--such a one people call a monk.

365

That monk who has control over the tongue, is moderate in speech, unassuming and who explains the Teaching in both letter and spirit--whatever that one says is pleasing.

366

The monk who abides in the Dhamma, delights in the Dhamma, meditates on the Dhamma and bears the Dhamma well in mind--that one does not fall away from the sublime Dhamma.

367

One should not despise what one has received, nor envy the gains of others. The monk who envies the gains of others does not attain to meditative absorption.

368

A monk who does not despise what has been received, even though it be little, who is pure in livelihood and unremitting in effort, that one even the gods praise.

369

One who has no attachment whatsoever for the mind and body, who does not grieve for what one has not--that one is truly called a monk.

370

The monk who abides in universal love and is deeply devoted to the Teaching of the Buddha attains the peace of Nibbana, the bliss of the cessation of all conditioned things.

371

Empty this boat, O monk! Emptied, it will sail lightly. Rid of lust and hatred, you shall reach Nibbana.

372

Cut off the five, abandon the five, and cultivate the five. The monk who has overcome the five bonds is called one who has crossed the flood.

373

Meditate, O monk! Do not be heedless.

374

Let not your mind whirl on sensual pleasures.

375

Heedless, do not swallow a red hot iron ball, lest you cry when burning, "O this is painful!" There is no meditative concentration for one who lacks insight, and no insight for one who lacks meditative concentration. One in whom are found both meditative concentration and insight, that one indeed is close to Nibbana.

376

The monk who has retired to a solitary abode and calmed the mind, who comprehends the Dhamma with insight, in that one there arises a delight that transcends all human delights.

377

Whenever one sees with insight the rise and fall of the aggregates, one is full of joy and happiness. To the discerning one this reflects the Deathless.

378

Control of the senses, contentment, restraint according to the code of monastic discipline--these form the basis of the holy life for the wise monk here.

379

Let one associate with friends who are noble, energetic and pure in life; let one be cordial and refined in conduct. Thus, full of joy, one will make an end of suffering.

380

Just as the jasmine creeper sheds its withered flowers, even so, O monks, should you totally shed lust and hatred! The monk who is calm in body, calm in speech, calm in thought, well composed and who has spewn out worldliness--that one, truly, is called serene.

381

By oneself one must censure oneself and scrutinize oneself. The self-guarded and mindful monk will always live in happiness.

382

One is one's own protector, one is one's own refuge. Therefore one should control oneself even as the trader controls a noble steed.

383

Full of joy, full of faith in the Teaching of the Buddha, the monk attains the Peaceful State, the bliss of cessation of conditioned things.

384

That monk who while young devotes oneself to the Teaching of the Buddha illuminates this world like the moon freed from clouds.