← Sutta collectionTHAG5.3Verses of the Senior Monks 5.3SuttaCentral (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 5.3The Book of the FivesChapter OneGirimānandaThe heavens rain like a sweet song;my hut is roofed and pleasant, sheltered from the wind;I meditate there, peaceful:so rain forth, heavens, if you wish.The heavens rain like a sweet song;my hut is roofed and pleasant, sheltered from the wind;I meditate there, my mind at peace:so rain forth, heavens, if you wish.The heavens rain like a sweet song;my hut is roofed and pleasant, sheltered from the wind;I meditate there, free of greed:so rain forth, heavens, if you wish.The heavens rain like a sweet song;my hut is roofed and pleasant, sheltered from the wind;I meditate there, free of hate:so rain forth, heavens, if you wish.The heavens rain like a sweet song;my hut is roofed and pleasant, sheltered from the wind;I meditate there, free of delusion:so rain forth, heavens, if you wish.