Thursday, March 05, 2009

Dhammapada

Through the round of many births I roamed without reward,

without rest, seeking the house-builder.

Painful is birth again & again. House-builder, you're seen!

You will not build a house again.A ll your rafters broken, the ridge pole destroyed, gone to the Unformed, the mind has come to the end of craving.


-Dhammapada, 11, translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.

2 comments:

T said...

very profound.
I have been having months of dreams of housebuilding and births.
That statement hit me.
Love,T

Rose said...

Hi T

Me too! I loved this one, it resonated in me too.

love
~R