Daily Words of the Buddha for February 04, 2017

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Pāli Word a Day for February 04, 2017 — vītasoka – vīta + soka = free from + grief — free from sorrow, grief, mourning

Pabbatassa suvaṇṇassa,
jātarūpassa kevalo
dvittāva nālamekassa:
iti vidvā samañcare.

Were there a mountain all made of gold,
doubled that would not be enough
to satisfy a single person:
know this and live accordingly.

Saṃyutta Nikāya 1.156
Gemstones of the Good Dhamma, compiled and translated by Ven. S. Dhammika

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