As You Wish for Yourself

Reflection

The verse begins, “He who, though dressed in fine apparel, exercises tranquillity, is quiet, subdued, restrained, chaste, and has….” In its chapter, this image points toward recognizing that other beings fear pain as we do. The water imagery emphasizes accumulation: a mind and a life are shaped by many small conditions, not one dramatic moment. Because this is a historic English translation, test the teaching in experience rather than treating its wording as a demand for belief.