Nour Meddeb<\/p>
\u201cNot consorting with fools,<\/p>\n
consorting with the wise,<\/p>\n
paying homage to those worthy of homage:<\/p>\n
This is the highest protection.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Living in a civilized land,<\/p>\n
having made merit in the past,<\/p>\n
directing oneself rightly:<\/p>\n
This is the highest protection.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Broad knowledge, skill,<\/p>\n
well-mastered discipline,<\/p>\n
well-spoken words:<\/p>\n
This is the highest protection.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Support for one\u2019s mother & father,<\/p>\n
assistance to one\u2019s wife and children,<\/p>\n
consistency in one\u2019s work:<\/p>\n
This is the highest protection.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Generosity, living in rectitude,<\/p>\n
assistance to one\u2019s relatives,<\/p>\n
deeds that are blameless:<\/p>\n
This is the highest protection.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Avoiding, abstaining from evil;<\/p>\n
refraining from intoxicants,<\/p>\n
being heedful of mental qualities:<\/p>\n
This is the highest protection.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Respect, humility,<\/p>\n
contentment, gratitude,<\/p>\n
hearing the Dhamma on timely occasions:<\/p>\n
This is the highest protection.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Patience, being easy to instruct,<\/p>\n
seeing contemplatives,<\/p>\n
discussing the Dhamma on timely occasions:<\/p>\n
This is the highest protection.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Austerity, celibacy,<\/p>\n
seeing the noble truths,<\/p>\n
realizing unbinding:<\/p>\n
This is the highest protection.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
A mind that, when touched<\/p>\n
by the ways of the world,<\/p>\n
is unshaken, sorrowless, dustless, at rest:<\/p>\n
This is the highest protection.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n