Daily Words of the Buddha for February 03, 2018

Pāli Word a Day for February 03, 2018 — jaggati — to watch, to lie awake, to watch over, i. e. to tend, to nourish, rear, bring up

Sududdasaṃ sunipuṇaṃ,
yatthakāmanipātinaṃ;
cittaṃ rakkhetha medhāvī,
cittaṃ guttaṃ sukhāvahaṃ.

Difficult to detect and very subtle,
the mind seizes whatever it wants;
so let a wise one guard one’s mind,
for a guarded mind brings happiness.

Dhammapada 3.36
Gemstones of the Good Dhamma, compiled and translated by Ven. S. Dhammika

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