"If you do not find an intelligent companion, A fellow traveler Of good conduct and wise, Travel alone, Like a king renouncing a conquered kingdom, Like the elephant Matanga in the forest."
- Gil Fronsdale, The Dhammapada A New Translation of the Buddhist Classic with Annotations
Either way at my age the verse makes me think a bit about the nature of judgement and tolerance more than about just going it alone because I cant find someone good enough. I'm lucky to find folks even a little interested in Buddhism.
You have the general idea of the verse.
ReplyDeleteA more recent translation of verse 329:
"If you do not find an intelligent companion,
A fellow traveler
Of good conduct and wise,
Travel alone,
Like a king renouncing a conquered kingdom, Like the elephant Matanga in the forest."
- Gil Fronsdale, The Dhammapada A New Translation of the Buddhist Classic with Annotations
Either way at my age the verse makes me think a bit about the nature of judgement and tolerance more than about just going it alone because I cant find someone good enough. I'm lucky to find folks even a little interested in Buddhism.