ETHICS · DHAMMAPADA 313
Living Without Remorse
If anything is to be done, let a man do it, let him attack it vigorously! A careless pilgrim only scatters the dust of his passions more widely.
Dhammapada 313 · Chapter 22, The Downward Course · trans. F. Max Müller · Read the full text at Project Gutenberg
Reflection
The verse begins, “If anything is to be done, let a man do it, let him attack it vigorously.” In its chapter, this image points toward actions and the consequences they set in motion. Its value is practical when it changes how you meet one choice, relationship, or difficult feeling today. Because this is a historic English translation, test the teaching in experience rather than treating its wording as a demand for belief.
Practice prompt
Choose the action you would be comfortable remembering tonight.