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Thag 1.118

Kimbila (1st)

Kimilattheragāthā

from: The Book of the Ones

Chapter Twelve

Kimbila (1st)

Old age falls like a curse;
it’s the same body, but it seems like someone else’s.
I remember myself as if I were someone else,
but I’m still the same, I haven’t been away.

Translation: German (Ayyā Sabbamittā), English (Bhikkhu Sujato). Source: SuttaCentral / Bilara (public domain, CC0).

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