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Thig 2.5 Cittā

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Thig 2.5 - Cittā
Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato
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Verses of the Senior Nuns 2.5
The Book of the Twos
Cittā
Even though I’m skinny,
sick, and very feeble,
I climb the mountain,
leaning on a staff.
Having laid down my outer robe,
and overturned my bowl,
propping myself against a rock,
I shattered the mass of darkness.