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SN 1.21

A Sword

Sattisutta

from: 3. A Sword

A Sword

At Sāvatthī.

Standing to one side, that deity spoke this verse in the Buddha’s presence:

“Like they’re struck by a sword,
like their head was on fire,
a mendicant, mindful, should go forth,
to give up sensual desire.”

“Like they’re struck by a sword,
like their head was on fire,
a mendicant, mindful, should go forth,
to give up substantialist view.”

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

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