The Death of Marcus Aurelius

The Death of Marcus Aurelius

Saturday, July 1, 2023

Dhammapada 322, 323


Mules are good, if tamed, and noble Sindhu horses, and elephants with large tusks; but he who tames himself is better still. 

For with these animals does no man reach the untrodden country of Nirvana, where a tamed man goes on a tamed animal, namely on his own well-tamed self. 

IMAGE: Festus and Ruth, from Gunsmoke. A good man with a good mule. 




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