Dhammapada

Appamadavagga ⧸ Gāthā 32

Appamādarato bhikkhu pamāde bhaya dassivā
Abhabbo parihāṇāya nibbāṇasseva santike

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On Earnestness ⧸ Verse 32

A bhikkhu who takes delight in mindfulness and sees danger in negligence will not fall away*; he is, indeed, very close to Nibbana.
English translation by Daw Mya Tin. Edited by Editorial Committee, Burma Tipitaka Association Rangoon, Burma, 1986. For free distribution only, as a gift of dhamma.

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