Dhammapada, Chapter 6: samenvatting

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1. The verses urge people to follow wise guides who correct faults and discourage improper conduct.
2. They recommend virtuous friends and describe happiness through devotion to the law.
3. Images of skilled workers, a rock, and a lake illustrate self-discipline, steadiness, and serenity.
4. Wisdom rejects selfish desires and success gained through injustice.
5. Few reach the other shore, but following the law offers passage beyond death.
6. The wise person is urged to embrace homeless life, abandon attachment, and cleanse the mind.

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The comparison makes steadiness a defining mark of wisdom. Other people's approval or criticism does not control the wise person's state of mind.

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