Daily Words of the Buddha for April 20, 2019

Pāli Word a Day for April 20, 2019 — jaggati — to watch, to lie awake, to watch over, i. e. to tend, to nourish, rear, bring up

Attā hi attano nātho;
ko hi nātho paro siyā?
Attanā hi sudantena,
nāthaṃ labhati dullabhaṃ.

One truly is the protector of oneself;
who else could the protector be?
With oneself fully controlled,
one gains a mastery that is hard to gain.

Dhammapada 12.160
The Dhammapada: The Buddha’s Path of Wisdom, translated from Pāli by Acharya Buddharakkhita

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