This or That_079

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A page from "The Dhammapada" featuring a hand-drawn illustration and text discussing the blessings of a well-trained mind.

Title: This or That_079
Alternative Title: This or That
Creator: Karen Blessen
Date: 2022-2023
Description: The page is from a journal or notebook. It contains a hand-drawn illustration on the left side, with text annotations and highlighted sections. The illustration appears to depict an archer aiming an arrow, symbolizing the mind. The right side of the page has additional text, possibly from the same source, with some highlighted and underlined phrases. The overall layout is informal, with handwritten notes and markings.
Identifier: B-2022_050622 to 2023 102523_THIS OR THAT
Dates Completed: May 6, 2022 - October 25, 2023
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Transcription: The Blessing of a Well-Trained Mind
WISE OR UNWISE
As an archer aims his arrow, the wise aim their restless thoughts, hard to aim, hard to restrain.
As a fish hooked and left on the sand thrashes about in agony, the mind being trained in meditation trembles all over, desperate to escape the hand of Mara the Tempter.
Hard it is to train the mind, which goes where it likes and does what it wants. But a trained mind brings peace and happiness. The wise train their minds, subtle and elusive, wherever they choose: that a trained mind brings health and happiness.
THE DHAMMAPADA
TWIN VERSES
As rain cannot steep through a well-dashed roof, passion cannot steep into a well-trained mind.
As rain cannot steep through a well-dashed roof, passion cannot steep into a well-trained mind.
Those who are selfish suffer here and suffer there; they suffer wherever they go. They suffer for ever over the damage they have done.
But those who are selfish suffer here and suffer there; they suffer wherever they go. They suffer for ever over the damage they have done.
Rights: To inquire about usage, please contact Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries. These images are for educational use only. Not all images are available for publication.
Is Part Of: This or That
Relation: Image Gallery