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Sunday, December 9, 2012

Verse 276 from the Dhammapada

You yourselves should make the effort; the Tathagatas (Buddhas) only can show the way. Those who practise the Tranquillity and Insight Meditation are freed from the bond of Mara.

 -Translated by Daw Mya Tin, M.A.

(entire translation here:
http://www.tipitaka.net/tipitaka/dhp/index.php
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