...the deva spoke this verse...:
Hard it is to keep, and hard to bear,
Recluse-life for him who lacks the skill.
Obstacles abound, the fool is lost.
How long can he endure the holy life,
If he cannot hold his heart in check?
Caught now here, now there, he stumbles, falls,
[The Blessed One replied:]
As the tortoise draws into his shell
Each limb, the monk, withdrawn, with mind applied,
Unattached, and doing harm to none,
Passions wholly stilled, dwells blaming none.1
My opinion :
Who we are, what we are, when we are and who we are does not make any difference.
The only difference is having a well guarded senses and a controlled mind.
[I will try my best from now on to share sutta's and 禅综公案 as and when I think its relevant plus adding my own comments.]
Please correct me and guide me along!
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