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Feb 2012

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Dhammapada Verse 29: Like A Swift Horse

YUTTADHAMMO BHIKKHU

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Verse 29
Heedful among the heedless, wide-awake among the sleepy, the wise man advances like a swift horse leaving behind a weak jade.

(Translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita)

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