← Sutta collectionTHAG4.2Verses of the Senior Monks 4.2SuttaCentral (Bhikkhu Sujato translation)Select any verse to keep it — saved passages go to your Dhamma Deck, the same one the app uses.Verses of the Senior Monks 4.2The Book of the FoursChapter OneBhaguOverwhelmed 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 againI stepped up on the path for walking meditation.I walked meditation up and down the path,serene inside myself.Then the realizationcame upon me—the danger became clear,and I grew firmly disillusioned.Then my mind was freed—see the excellence of the teaching!I’ve attained the three knowledges,and fulfilled the Buddha’s instructions.