WISDOM · DHAMMAPADA 75
The View From Clear Seeing
One is the road that leads to wealth, another the road that leads to Nirvana;" if the Bhikshu, the disciple of Buddha, has learnt this, he will not yearn for honour, he will strive after separation from the world.
Dhammapada 75 · Chapter 5, The Fool · trans. F. Max Müller · Read the full text at Project Gutenberg
Reflection
The verse begins, “One is the road that leads to wealth, another the road that leads to Nirvana.” In its chapter, this image points toward humility about what we know. The path image makes wisdom active: direction matters, and the next step is more useful than an idealized destination. Because this is a historic English translation, test the teaching in experience rather than treating its wording as a demand for belief.
Practice prompt
Where might listening teach you more than defending?