Thag 1.14 — The Novice Sivaka

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Thag 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.