Daily Words of the Buddha for July 20, 2017

Pāli Word a Day for July 20, 2017 — tejavant — splendid, powerful, majestic

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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