Theravadan

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From: Pali, Bhikkhu Sujato , Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu

Sutta Nipāta 2.8 Sutta Nipāta 2.8Anthology of Discourses 2.8

Dhamma (nāvā) sutta A BoatThe Boat

Yasmā hi dhammaṁ puriso vijaññā, Because, when you honorIf you would learn the teaching from someone,

Indaṁva naṁ devatā pūjayeyya; —as the devas, Indra—one from whom you might learn the Dhamma,honor them as the gods honor Indra.

So pūjito tasmi pasannacitto, he, learned, honored,Then they will have confidence in you,

Bahussuto pātukaroti dhammaṁ. confident in you, shows you the Dhamma.and being learned, they reveal the teaching.

Tadaṭṭhikatvāna nisamma dhīro, Enlightened, pondering, giving it priority,Heeding well, an attentive one,

Dhammānudhammaṁ paṭipajjamāno; practicing the Dhamma in line with the Dhamma,practicing in line with that teaching

Viññū vibhāvī nipuṇo ca hoti, you become knowledgeable, clear-minded, subtle,grows intelligent, discerning, and subtle

Yo tādisaṁ bhajati appamatto. heedful, befriending a teacher like that.through diligently sticking close to such a person.

Khuddañca bālaṁ upasevamāno, But if you consort with a piddling foolBut associating with a petty fool

Anāgatatthañca usūyakañca; who hasn’t come to the goal, and is envious,who falls short of the goal, jealous,

Idheva dhammaṁ avibhāvayitvā, without having cleared up the Dhamma right here,then unable to discern the teaching in this life,

Avitiṇṇakaṅkho maraṇaṁ upeti. you’ll go to death with your doubts unresolved.one proceeds to death still plagued by doubts.

Yathā naro āpagamotaritvā, Like a man gone down to a river—It’s like a man who has plunged into a river,

Mahodakaṁ salilaṁ sīghasotaṁ; turbulent, flooding, swift-flowing—a rushing torrent in spate.

So vuyhamāno anusotagāmī, and swept away in the current:As they are swept away downstream,

Kiṁ so pare sakkhati tārayetuṁ. How can he help others across?how could they help others across?

Tatheva dhammaṁ avibhāvayitvā, Even so: he who hasn’t cleared up the Dhamma,Just so, one unable to discern the teaching,

Bahussutānaṁ anisāmayatthaṁ; attended to the meaning of what the learned say,who hasn’t studied the meaning under the learned,

Sayaṁ ajānaṁ avitiṇṇakaṅkho, himself not knowing, his doubts uncrossed:not knowing it oneself, still plagued by doubts,

Kiṁ so pare sakkhati nijjhapetuṁ. How can he get others to comprehend?how could they help others to contemplate?

Yathāpi nāvaṁ daḷhamāruhitvā, But as one who’s embarked on a sturdy boat,But one who has embarked on a strong boat

Phiyena rittena samaṅgibhūto; with rudder & oars,equipped with rudder and oar,

So tāraye tattha bahūpi aññe, would carry many others across there,would bring many others across there

Tatrūpayaññū kusalo mutīmā. knowing the needed techniques, skillful, thoughtful.with skill, care, and thoughtfulness.

Evampi yo vedagu bhāvitatto, Even so, an attainer-of-knowledge,So too one who understands—a knowledge master,

Bahussuto hoti avedhadhammo; learned, developed in mind,1 unwavering,evolved, learned, and unflappable—

So kho pare nijjhapaye pajānaṁ, can, knowing, get other people to comprehend—can help others to contemplate,

Sotāvadhānūpanisūpapanne. when the conditions have arisen for them to lend ear.so long as they are prepared to listen carefully.

Tasmā have sappurisaṁ bhajetha, So: you should befriend a person of integrity—That’s why you should spend time with a true person,

Medhāvinañceva bahussutañca; intelligent and learned.intelligent and learned.

Aññāya atthaṁ paṭipajjamāno, Practicing so as to know the goal,Having understood the meaning, putting it into practice,

Viññātadhammo sa sukhaṁ labhethāti. having experienced the Dhamma, you get bliss.one who understands the teaching would find happiness.

Nāvāsuttaṁ aṭṭhamaṁ. The Nāvā Sutta, the eighth.