VāraṇaVāraṇattheragāthā

Anyone among men“Yodha koci manussesu, who harms other creatures:parapāṇāni hiṁsati; that person will fallAsmā lokā paramhā ca, both from this world and the next.ubhayā dhaṁsate naro.

But someone with a mind of love,Yo ca mettena cittena, sympathetic for all creatures:sabbapāṇānukampati; a person like thatBahuñhi so pasavati, brims with much merit.puññaṁ tādisako naro.

You should all train <j>to learn well-spoken words,Subhāsitassa sikkhetha, to attend closely to ascetics,samaṇūpāsanassa ca; to sit alone in hidden places,Ekāsanassa ca raho, and to calm the mind.cittavūpasamassa cā”ti.