cause all their miseries to recur.  Destructive as a poisonous snake, or like a savage tiger, or like a raging fire, the greatest evil in the world, he who is wise, is freed from fear of these.  But what he fears is only this—­a light and trivial heart, which drags a man to future misery—­just for a little sip of pleasure, not looking at the yawning gulf before us; like the wild elephant freed from the iron curb, or like the ape that has regained the forest trees, such is the light and trivial heart; the wise man should restrain and hold it therefore.  Letting the heart go loose without restraint, that man shall not attain Nirvana; therefore we ought to hold the heart in check, and go apart from men and seek a quiet resting-place.  Know when to eat and the right measure; and so with reference to the rules of clothing and of medicine; take care you do not by the food you take, encourage in yourselves a covetous or an angry mind.  Eat your food to satisfy your hunger and drink to satisfy your thirst, as we repair an old or broken chariot, or like the butterfly that sips the flower destroying not its fragrance or its texture.  The Bhikshu, in begging food, should beware of injuring the faithful mind of another; if a man opens his heart in charity, think not about his capabilities, for ’tis not well to calculate too closely the strength of the ox, lest by loading him beyond his strength you cause him injury.  At morning, noon, and night, successively, store up good works.  During the first and after-watch at night be not overpowered by sleep, but in the middle watch, with heart composed, take sleep and rest—­be thoughtful towards the dawn of day.  Sleep not the whole night through, making the body and the life relaxed and feeble; think! when the fire shall burn the body always, what length of sleep will then be possible?  For when the hateful brood of sorrow rising through space, with all its attendant horrors, meeting the mind o’erwhelmed by sleep and death, shall seize its prey, who then shall waken it?

“The poisonous snake dwelling within a house can be enticed away by proper charms, so the black toad that dwells within his heart, the early waker disenchants and banishes.  He who sleeps on heedlessly without plan, this man has no modesty; but modesty is like a beauteous robe, or like the curb that guides the elephant.  Modest behavior keeps the heart composed, without it every virtuous root will die.  Who has this modesty, the world applauds; without it, he is but as any beast.  If a man with a sharp sword should cut the body bit by bit, let not an angry thought, or of resentment, rise, and let the mouth speak no ill word.  Your evil thoughts and evil words but hurt yourself and not another; nothing so full of victory as patience, though your body suffer the pain of mutilation.  For recollect that he who has this patience cannot be overcome, his strength being so firm; therefore give not way to anger or evil words towards men in power.  Anger and hate