Saṁyutta Nikāya — The Connected Discourses

SN1: Connected Discourses with Devatas

SN1:78 Love

1v.243 "What should he not give who loves the good?
What should a mortal not relinquish?
What should one release when it's good,
But not release when it's bad?"

2v.244 "A person should not give himself away;
He should not relinquish himself. [n.138] Spk: One should not give oneself away by becoming the slave of another, but an exception is made of all bodhisattas. So too, except for all bodhisattas, one should not relinquish oneself to lions and tigers, etc.
One should release speech that is good,
But not speech that is bad."

1"Kimatthakāmo na dade,
kiṁ macco na pariccaje;
Kiṁsu muñceyya kalyāṇaṁ,
pāpikaṁ na ca mocaye"ti.

2"Attānaṁ na dade poso,
attānaṁ na pariccaje;
Vācaṁ muñceyya kalyāṇaṁ,
pāpikañca na mocaye"ti.

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