Dhammapada /appamadvaggo 21-30
अप्पमादो अमतपदं , पमादो मच्चुनो पदं। अप्पमत्ता न मीयन्ति, ये पमत्ता यथा मता॥21 Mindfulness is the way to the Deathless (Nibbana); unmindfulness is the way to Death. Those who are mindful do not die; those who are not mindful are as if already dead. एवं विसेसतो ञत्वा, अप्पमादम्हि पण्डिता। अप्पमादे पमोदन्ति, अरियानं गोचरे रता॥22 Fully comprehending this, the wise, who are mindful, rejoice in being mindful and find delight in the domain of the Noble Ones (Ariyas). ते झायिनो सा