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Aug 2017

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Dhammapada Verse 159: Training Oneself

YUTTADHAMMO BHIKKHU

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Verse 159
One should do what one teaches others to do; if one would train others, one should be well controlled oneself. Difficult, indeed, is self-control.

(Translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita)

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Translations from: https://suttacentral.net/dhp157-166/en/buddharakkhita#159

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