“Why are so many people here afraid
When the path has been taught with many bases?
I ask you, O Gotama, broad of wisdom:
On what should one take a stand
To have no fear of the other world?”“Having directed speech and mind rightly,
Doing no evil deeds with the body,
Dwelling at home with ample food and drink,
Faithful, gentle, generous, amiable:
When one stands on these four things,
Standing firmly on the Dhamma,
One need not fear the other world.”
sn.1.75 Saṁyutta Nikāya (Linked Discourses)
Afraid
- Translator: Bhikkhu Bodhi
- Editor: Blake Walsh
Afraid
“Why are so many people here afraid,when the path has been taught with so many dimensions?
I ask you, Gotama, whose wisdom is vast:
Standing on what need one not fear the next world?”
“When speech and mind are directed right,
and you don’t do anything bad with the body
while dwelling at home with plenty of food and drink.
Faithful, gentle, charitable, and bountiful:
standing on these four principles,
standing on the teaching one need not fear the next world.”