Stonepeace (151-160)

[151] Condemnation without explanation
will be seen or understood as
complaining without reasoning.

[152] The Buddhas’ virtues and powers
fulfil our expectations
as we have similar Buddha-nature too.

The Buddhas’ virtues and powers,
surpass our expectations
as we have Buddha-nature yet realised.

[153] Those who wonder and ask much,
are either with great foolishness
or on their way to great wisdom.

[154] The truly good recognise their mistakes.
The truly bad rationalise their mistakes.

[155] Not taking responsibility
for anything at all,
you can change nothing at all.

[156] For true righteousness,
remove your ‘self’
from self-righteousness.

[157] What you do not cherish,
that you take for granted,
you will soon lose,
as you deserve it less and less.

[158] Highlight others’ faults without naming them
to help them see and overcome them,
while giving leeway.

Highlight others’ faults while naming them
to help them see and overcome them,
only if there is no other way.

[159] Those in the wrong should be quick to admit so,
and make amends accordingly,
instead of rationalising why they are not really wrong,
which makes them more wrong and unamendable.

[160] The defensive mistaken
concern for busybodying,
enquiring for slandering,
suggesting for complaining.

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