II- Appamadavagga |
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| Heedfulness |
Phẩm Không Phóng Dật |
| 21. Heedfulness is the Deathless path, heedlessness, the path to death. Those who are heedful do not die, heedless are like the dead. |
21. Không phóng dật, đường sống, |
| 22. The wise then, recognizing this as the distinction of heedfulness, pleased with the spheres of Nobles Ones, in heedfulness rejoice. |
22. Biết rõ sai biệt ấy, |
| 23. They meditate persistently, constantly they firmly strive, the steadfast to Nibbana reach, the Unexcelled Secure from bonds. |
23. Người hằng tu thiền định, |
| 24. Assiduous and mindful, pure kamma making, considerate, restrained, by Dhamma living, and in heedfulness, for one such spreads reknown. |
24. Nỗ lực, giữ chánh niệm, |
| 25. By energy and heedfulness, by taming and by self-control, the one who's wise should make as isle no flood can overwhelm. |
25. Nỗ lực, không phóng dật, |
| 26. Foolish folk of little wit in heedlessness indulge, the one who's wise guards heedfulness kin to the greatest wealth. |
26. Chúng ngu si, thiếu trí, |
| 27. Don't indulge in heedlessness! Don't come near to sexual joys! The heedful and contemplative attains abundant bliss. |
27. Chớ sống đời phóng dật, |
| 28. When one who's wise does drive away heedlessness by heedfulness, having ascended wisdom's tower steadfast, one surveys the fools, griefless, views the grieving folk, as mountaineer does those below. |
28. Người trí dẹp phóng dật, |
| 29. Among the heedless, heedful, among the sleepy, wide awake. As the swift horse outruns a hack so one of good wisdom wins. |
29. Tinh cần giữa phóng dật, |
| 30. Heedfulness is always praised, heedlessness is ever blamed. By heedfulness did Magha go to lordship of the gods. |
30. Ðế Thích [1] không phóng dật, |
| 31. The bhikkhu liking heedfulness, seeing fear in heedlessness, advances as a conflagration burning fetters great and small. |
31. Vui thích không phóng dật, |
| 32. The bhikkhu liking heedfulness, seeing fear in heedlessness, never will he fall away, near is he to Nibbana. |
32. Vui thích không phóng dật, |
| Chú thích: [1] Ðế Thích: Magha (Manavaka), vị lãnh đạo chư thiên |
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