[621] The truly wise
can truly simplify wisdom
without losing its profundity.
The truly unwise
can truly complicate wisdom
while losing its profundity.
[622] Incredible greediness is incredibly recognisable
with its incredible miserliness.
[623] While we regard some highly,
as if they are perfect and infallible pillars of truth and goodness,
only the Buddhas are truly so.
Everyone else is either still on their way or far away from being like them.
[624] Those who use fear without good reason to win support
for themselves should be ‘feared’ with good reason.
[625] To check how much integrity you have,
be mindful of your words versus actions.
Lesser congruence means lesser integrity.
Greater congruence means greater integrity.
[626] The practice of equanimity
is to not let karmic differences
deter application of equal compassion.
[627] If the Buddha was elitist,
the Dharma he realised
would only be shared
with the rich and royal.
As the Buddha is equanimous,
he shared the Dharma
to benefit as many as possible,
including the poor and enslaved.
[628] Integrity is not so much shaken
when one’s subsequent words and deeds
sway with whatever is favourable for oneself,
but proven to lack grounding
or existence in the first place.
[629] Enlightened individuals are those
who renounced groupthink for clearer personal reflection.
[630] Words of integrity do not spontaneously exist.
They exist only when actions correspond.
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