Daily Words of the Buddha for October 25, 2017

Pāli Word a Day for October 25, 2017 — gārava — respect, reverence, respect, esteem; … with respect for, towards… the set of six venerable objects: buddha, dhamma, sangha, sikkhāya (the training), appamāda (the quality of earnestness or diligence), paṭisanthāre (the quality of friendliness, hospitality)

Uṭṭhānenappamādena,
saṃyamena damena ca,
dīpaṃ kayirātha medhāvī
yaṃ ogho nābhikīrati.

By effort and heedfulness,
discipline and self-mastery,
let the wise one make for oneself
an island which no flood can overwhelm.

Dhammapada 2.25
The Dhammapada: The Buddha’s Path of Wisdom, translated from Pāli by Acharya Buddharakkhita

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