Daily Words of the Buddha for January 23, 2019

Pāli Word a Day for January 23, 2019 — atikkamati — to go beyond, to pass over, to cross, to conquer, to surpass, to overcome

Yadūnakaṃ taṃ saṇati,
yaṃ pūraṃ santameva taṃ.
Aḍḍhakumbhūpamo bālo,
rahado pūrova paṇḍito.

Things that are empty make a noise,
the full is always quiet.
The fool is like a half-filled pot,
the wise one is like a deep still pool.

Sutta Nipāta 3.726
Gemstones of the Good Dhamma, compiled and translated by Ven. S. Dhammika

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