Source:: [SuttaCentral.net](https://suttacentral.net/dhp157-166/en/sujato?layout=sidebyside&script=latin) Parent:: [[Dhammapada]] Related:: [[Atta]], [[Anatta]] # 12. Attavagga (The Path) (Dhammapada 157–166) > [!tip] Protector of One's Own Self — In Attavagga, Dhammapada ([dhp160](https://suttacentral.net/dhp160/en/sujato)) > **One is indeed the lord of oneself**, > _**==Attā hi attano nātho==**,_ > > **for who else would be one’s lord**? > _**==ko hi nātho paro siyā==**;_ > > By means of a well-tamed self, > _Attanā hi sudantena,_ > > one gains a lord that’s rare indeed. > _nāthaṁ labhati dullabhaṁ._ ^attahi-attano-natho