Yourself and Dhamma is Your Only Refuge | Attadipa Viharatha | Dhamma Talk | Ajahn Dhammasiha

Ajahn Dhammasiha quotes and shares reflections on Samyutta Nikāya 22.43 (Connected Discourses of the Buddha, 22.43):

"Attadīpā, bhikkhave, viharatha attasaraṇā anaññasaraṇā,

dhammadīpā dhammasaraṇā anaññasaraṇā!"

"Bhikkhus, live with yourself as an island, live with yourself as a refuge, with no other refuge;

live with the Dhamma as an island, live with the Dhamma as your refuge, with no other refuge!"

See also Dhammapada Verse #160:

"Attā hi attano nātho,

ko hi nātho paro siyā.

Attanā hi sudantena,

nāthaṃ labhati dullabhaṃ."

We have to be our own saviour,

How could anyone else be our saviour?

If we train ourselves well,

we gain a saviour that is hard to find.

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