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Lesson 3.8.16 Mahāparinibbānasuttaṃ, Veḷuvagāmavassūpagamanaṃ - Be an Island Within Yourselves - attadīpā viharatha attasaraṇā
While the previous lesson: 3.8.14 Dutiyagelaññasuttaṃ refers to the guiding principle of the Buddha, kālaṃ āgameyya (Allow the time to ripen!) as a soothing reminder for everyone walking the path to develop patience, endurance and calmness, the current lesson upholds another wellspring of inspiration. In various locations throughout the Tipiṭaka the Buddha prompts his disciples to work self-dependant and self-reliant and advises them to be their own master. The introduction further refers to the Attadīpasutta, where the Buddha highlights that it is the perception and realisation of anicca in all pañcakhanda that perfects oneself into one’s own island by developing the Dhamma within.