Dhammapada 25.7.375

25.7.375

‘‘Tatrāyamādi bhavati, idha paññassa bhikkhuno;
Indriyagutti santuṭṭhi, pātimokkhe ca saṃvaro.

374. So soon as one grasps the thought of the rise and set of the Aggregates of Being, One obtains the happiness and joy of those who comprehend the Deathless. 375. This is the proper way for a wise monk to begin in this world: Guarding of the senses, contentment, restraint under the Precepts; Cultivate virtuous friends, whose lives are pure, who faint not by the way.