Daily Words of the Buddha for March 23, 2015

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Upanīyati jīvitamappamāyu.
Jarūpanītassa na santi tāṇā.
Etaṃ bhayaṃ maraṇe pekkhamāno,
lokāmisaṃ pajahe santipekkho.

Life is swept along, next-to-nothing its span.
For one swept to old age no shelters exist.
Perceiving this danger in death,
one should drop the world’s bait and look for peace.

 

Saṃyutta Nikāya 1.100

Translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu

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