LETTING GO · DHAMMAPADA 97
The Ease of Letting Be
The man who is free from credulity, but knows the uncreated, who has cut all ties, removed all temptations, renounced all desires, he is the greatest of men.
Dhammapada 97 · Chapter 7, The Venerable (Arhat). · trans. F. Max Müller · Read the full text at Project Gutenberg
Reflection
The verse begins, “The man who is free from credulity, but knows the uncreated, who has cut all ties,….” In its chapter, this image points toward freedom from compulsive grasping. Notice the difference between enjoying an experience and requiring it to provide lasting security. Because this is a historic English translation, test the teaching in experience rather than treating its wording as a demand for belief.
Practice prompt
Allow one feeling to leave in its own time.