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61. The self is the doer of pleasure and pain and their non
doer also. The self established in virtue is his own friend, and the self established in vice is his own enemy.
62. (Succinctly speaking), (we may say that) the unconquered
self alone is (our own) enemy. (Speaking in detail), (we may also say that) passions and sense-object-attachment are (our own) enemy. Oh wise (one)! (therefore) (1), having conquered them in a proper way, dwell in the world of things and beings.
63. One may conquer thousands by the thousands in a
battle difficult to be conquered and the (other) one may conquer one's own self, (out of these two) the victory of the one who conquers one's own self is paramount.
64. What is the use of one's battling with the external
(persons) ? One should make battle (with internal attachment and aversion) in one's own self. (The truth is that) having conquered one's own (attachment and aversion) in one's own self, one's happiness heightens.
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65. (Though) verily, the self is difficult to be restrained, (yet)
the self alone should be restrained. (The reason is that) the self who has been restrained becomes happy in this world and the next :
66. The (my) self restrained by me through self-denial and
austerity, is better; but being cur bed by others through imprisonment and violent attack, I am not better.
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[ Samaņasuttam
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