Daily Words of the Buddha for November 08, 2017

Pāli Word a Day for November 08, 2017 — atikkamati — to go beyond, to pass over, to cross, to conquer, to surpass, to overcome

Mātā yathā niyaṃ
puttamāyusā ekaputtamanurakkhe,
evampi sabbabhūtesu
mānasaṃ bhāvaye aparimāṇaṃ.

As a mother would risk her life
to protect her child, her only child,
even so should one cultivate a limitless heart
with regard to all beings.

Sutta Nipāta 1.149
Translated from Pāli by Thanissaro Bhikkhu

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