1.14 Novice Sivaka#
My preceptor said:
“Let’s go from here, Sīvaka.”
My body lives in the village,
But my mind has gone to the wilderness.
I’ll go there even if I’m lying down;
There’s no tying down one who understands.
Notes#
Translation © Bhikkhu Sujato 2018, from SuttaCentral.net, licensed under CC BY 4.0.