Yourself and Dhamma is Your Only Refuge | Attadipa Viharatha | Dhamma Talk | Ajahn Dhammasiha

Dhammagiri Buddhist Podcasts · Jul 24, 2026 · 26m

Ajahn Dhammasiha quotes and shares reflections on Samyutta Nikāya 22.43 (Connected Discourses of the Buddha, 22.43):

"Attadīpā, bhikkhave, viharatha attasaraṇā anaññasaraṇā,

dhammadīpā dhammasaraṇā anaññasaraṇā!"

"Bhikkhus, live with yourself as an island, live with yourself as a refuge, with no other refuge;

live with the Dhamma as an island, live with the Dhamma as your refuge, with no other refuge!"

See also Dhammapada Verse #160:

"Attā hi attano nātho,

ko hi nātho paro siyā.

Attanā hi sudantena,

nāthaṃ labhati dullabhaṃ."

We have to be our own saviour,

How could anyone else be our…