Thag 4.2 - Bhagu
Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato
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Verses of the Senior Monks 4.2
The Book of the Fours
Chapter One
Bhagu
Overwhelmed by drowsiness,
I left my dwelling.
Stepping up to the path for walking meditation,
I fell to the ground right there.
I rubbed my limbs, and again
I stepped up on the path for walking meditation.
I walked meditation up and down the path,
serene inside myself.
Then the realization
came upon me—
the danger became clear,
and I grew firmly disillusioned.
Then my mind was freed—
behold the clear rightness of the teaching!
I’ve attained the three knowledges,
and fulfilled the Buddha’s instructions.