Oneself…

Oneself…

Oneself

If one knew oneself to be precious,

One would guard oneself with care.

The sage will watch over herself.

In any part

Of the night.

In first establishing himself

In what is proper

And only then teaching others,

The sage will not be stained.

As one instructs others,

So should one do oneself:

Only the self-controlled should restrain others.

Truly, it’s hard to restrain oneself.

Oneself, indeed, is one’s own protector.

What other protector could there be?

With self-control

One gains a protector hard to obtain.

By oneself alone is evil done.

Born of oneself, produced by oneself,

It grinds down those devoid of wisdom,

As a diamond grinds down a gem.

They who cover themselves with their own corrupt conduct,

Like a creeper covers a tree,

Do to themselves

What an enemy wishes for them.

It’s easy to do what is not good

And things that harm oneself.

It’s very difficult to do

Things beneficial and good.

The unwise who rely on evil views

To malign the teachings of the arahants

Who live the Dharma

Produce fruit that destroys themselves,

Like the kathaka reed that dies upon bearing fruit.

Evil is done by oneself alone;

By oneself is one defieled.

Evil is avoided by oneself;

By oneself alone is one purified.

Purity and impurity depend on oneself;

No one can purify another.

Don’t give up your welfare

For the sake of others welfare, however great.

Clearly know your own welfare

And be intent on the highest good.

~ Dhammapada

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