1.14 Vanavaccha’s pupil#
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.
Notes#
Translation © Thanissaro Bhikkhu, from dhammatalks.org, licensed under CC BY 4.0.