"Uplift yourself from your lower self, even as an elephant draws himself out of a muddy swamp."
— Gautama Buddha (c. 563 BCE, 483 BCE)
Work Title
Date
c. 480 BCE
Metaphor
"Uplift yourself from your lower self, even as an elephant draws himself out of a muddy swamp."
Metaphor in Context
Find joy in watchfulness; guard well your mind. Uplift yourself from your lower self, even as an elephant draws himself out of a muddy swamp.
(Verse 327, p. 81)
(Verse 327, p. 81)
Categories
Citation
Trans. Mascaró, Juan. The Dhammapada (London: Penguin, 1973).
Date of Entry
06/22/2014
