Verse 205. The Free Are The Purest

Having drunk of solitude
and tasted Peace Sublime,
free from sorrow, evil-free,
one drinks of Dhamma’s joy.

Explanation: He has savoured the taste of solitude. He has also experienced the flavour of tranquillity arising from the absence of blemishes. Enjoying the sweetness of the realistic awareness he is unaffected by blemishes and is bereft of evil.

 

Treasury of Truth: Illustrated Dhammapada – 423 Verses

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