Thag 2.25 Vītasoka

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Thag 2.25 - Vītasoka
Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato
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Verses of the Senior Monks 2.25
The Book of the Twos
Chapter Three
Vītasoka
The barber approached
to shave my head.
I picked up a mirror
and examined my body.
My body appeared hollow;
I once was blind, but the darkness disappeared.
My fancy hairdo has been cut off:
now there’ll be no more future lives.