Daily Words of the Buddha for February 08, 2018

Pāli Word a Day for February 08, 2018 — anāsasāna — an + āsasāna = not + wishing, desiring, longing = not longing after anything

Dosaggiṃ pana mettāya,
nibbāpenti naruttamā.
Mohaggiṃ pana paññāya
yāyaṃ nibbedhagāminī.

By love they will quench the fire of hate,
by wisdom the fire of delusion.
Those supreme ones extinguish delusion
with wisdom that breaks through to truth.

Itivuttaka 3.93
Gemstones of the Good Dhamma, compiled and translated by Ven. S. Dhammika

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