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The fire of passion burns in a man
excited with sensual desires;
the fire of aversion, in a malevolent man
taking life;
the fire of delusion, in a bewildered man
ignorant of the Noble Teaching.
Not understanding these fires, people
—fond of self-identity—
unreleased from the shackles of death,
swell the ranks of purgatory,
the wombs of common animals, demons,
the realm of the hungry shades.
While those who, day & night,
are devoted to the teachings
of the rightly self-awakened,
put out the fire of passion,
constantly perceiving the repulsive.
They, the highest men, put out the fire of aversion
with good will,
and the fire of delusion
with the discernment leading to penetration.
They, the masterful, by night & day,
having put out [the fires],
Go totally out,
without remainder,
having totally comprehended stress,
without remainder.
They, the wise, with an attainer-of-wisdom’s
noble vision
with regard to right knowing,
fully knowing the passing away of birth,
return to no further becoming.
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