Dhammapada — Chapter 25: Bhikkhuvagga
23 verses
Verse 1
Restraint with the eye is good, good is restraint with the ear. Restraint with the nose is good, good is restraint with the tongue.
Verse 2
Restraint with the body is good, good is restraint with speech. Restraint with the mind is good, good is restraint everywhere. The monk restrained ev…
Verse 3
One who is restrained in hand, restrained in foot, restrained in speech, supremely restrained, delighting inwardly, composed, solitary, and content —…
Verse 4
The monk who is restrained in tongue, who speaks wisely without arrogance, who illuminates the meaning and the Dhamma — sweet is the speech of that o…
Verse 5
The monk who abides in the Dhamma, who delights in the Dhamma, who meditates on the Dhamma, who remembers the Dhamma — does not fall away from the tr…