Thag 1:14 Vanavaccha’s pupil

Thag 1:14 Vanavaccha’s pupil - translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu

My preceptor said to me:

Let’s go from here, Sīvaka.

My body stays in the village;

my mind has gone to the wilds.

Even though lying down,

I go.

There’s no tying down

one who knows.

My preceptor said to me:

Let’s go from here, Sīvaka.

Let’s go from here, Sīvaka.

My body stays in the village;

my mind has gone to the wilds.

Even though lying down,

I go.

There’s no tying down

one who knows.

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