Thursday, February 02, 2006

body like foam

"Knowing this body
is like foam,
realizing its nature
--a mirage--
cutting out
the blossoms of Mara,*
you go where the King of Death
can't see."

-Dhammapada, 4, translated by Thanissaro Bhikkh

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* realm of the senses

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