{"id":11732,"date":"2023-11-26T17:48:01","date_gmt":"2023-11-26T17:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opensanghafoundation.org\/newsite\/?p=11732"},"modified":"2024-09-08T11:05:45","modified_gmt":"2024-09-08T11:05:45","slug":"the-highest-protection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/opensanghafoundation.org\/test\/nourmeddeb\/the-highest-protection\/","title":{"rendered":"The Highest Protection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nour Meddeb<\/p><h6>\n<div class=\"verse-add\">\n<p>\u201cNot consorting with fools,<\/p>\n<p>consorting with the wise,<\/p>\n<p>paying homage to those worthy of homage:<\/p>\n<p class=\"v1\">This is the highest protection.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"verse-add\">\n<p>Living in a civilized land,<\/p>\n<p>having made merit in the past,<\/p>\n<p>directing oneself rightly:<\/p>\n<p class=\"v1\">This is the highest protection.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"verse-add\">\n<p>Broad knowledge, skill,<\/p>\n<p>well-mastered discipline,<\/p>\n<p>well-spoken words:<\/p>\n<p class=\"v1\">This is the highest protection.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"verse-add\">\n<p>Support for one\u2019s mother &amp; father,<\/p>\n<p>assistance to one\u2019s wife and children,<\/p>\n<p>consistency in one\u2019s work:<\/p>\n<p class=\"v1\">This is the highest protection.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"verse-add\">\n<p>Generosity, living in rectitude,<\/p>\n<p>assistance to one\u2019s relatives,<\/p>\n<p>deeds that are blameless:<\/p>\n<p class=\"v1\">This is the highest protection.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"verse-add\">\n<p>Avoiding, abstaining from evil;<\/p>\n<p>refraining from intoxicants,<\/p>\n<p>being heedful of mental qualities:<\/p>\n<p class=\"v1\">This is the highest protection.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"verse-add\">\n<p>Respect, humility,<\/p>\n<p>contentment, gratitude,<\/p>\n<p>hearing the Dhamma on timely occasions:<\/p>\n<p class=\"v1\">This is the highest protection.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"verse-add\">\n<p>Patience, being easy to instruct,<\/p>\n<p>seeing contemplatives,<\/p>\n<p>discussing the Dhamma on timely occasions:<\/p>\n<p class=\"v1\">This is the highest protection.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"verse-add\">\n<p>Austerity, celibacy,<\/p>\n<p>seeing the noble truths,<\/p>\n<p>realizing unbinding:<\/p>\n<p class=\"v1\">This is the highest protection.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"verse-add\">\n<p>A mind that, when touched<\/p>\n<p>by the ways of the world,<\/p>\n<p>is unshaken, sorrowless, dustless, at rest:<\/p>\n<p class=\"v1\">This is the highest protection.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"verse-add\">\n<p>When acting in this way,<\/p>\n<p>everywhere undefeated,<\/p>\n<p>people go everywhere in well-being:<\/p>\n<p class=\"v1\">This is their highest protection.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/h6>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:meddeb.mn@gmail.com\">Email<\/a><\/p><p>Views: 46<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nour Meddeb \u201cNot consorting with fools, consorting with the wise, paying homage to those worthy of homage: This is the highest protection. Living in a civilized land, having made merit in the past, directing oneself rightly: This is the highest protection. Broad knowledge, skill, well-mastered discipline, well-spoken words: This is the highest protection. 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