sn.1.18 Saṁyutta Nikāya (Linked Discourses)

A Sense of Shame

“Is there a person somewhere in the world
Who is restrained by a sense of shame,
One who draws back from blame
As a good horse does from the whip?”

“Few are those restrained by a sense of shame
Who fare always mindful;
Few, having reached the end of suffering,
Fare evenly amidst the uneven.”

- Translator: Bhikkhu Bodhi

- Editor: Blake Walsh

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Conscience

“Can a person constrained by conscience
be found in the world?
Who shies away from blame,
like a fine horse from the whip?”
“Few are those constrained by conscience,
who live always mindful.
Having reached the end of suffering,
they live smoothly in the rough.”