Sep 30, 2026 · 20 min · 9 segments
This week Olivia explores the Buddha’s teachings on caring for ourselves, taking responsibility for our own practice, and becoming someone we can take refuge in. We’ll reflect on what it means to…
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 of oneself, it grinds down those devoid of wisdom as a diamond grinds down a gem.
They 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.
Evil is done by oneself alone.
By oneself is one defiles.
Evil is avoided by oneself.
By oneself alone is one purified.
Amen.
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 of oneself, it grinds down those devoid of wisdom as a diamond grinds down a gem.
They 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.
Evil is done by oneself alone.
By oneself is one defiles.
Evil is avoided by oneself.
By oneself alone is one purified.
Amen.
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