Conquer Just One

Greater in battle
than the man who would conquer
a thousand-thousand men,
is he who would conquer
just one —
himself.
Better to conquer yourself
than others.
When you’ve trained yourself,
living in constant self-control,
neither a deva nor gandhabba,
nor a Mara banded with Brahmas,
could turn that triumph
back into defeat.

Source: Conquer Just One

Today

Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself. source: Jalaluddin Rumi image: Eddie’s Garden, Eddie’s Photos, February 2015

Source: Today