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Verses of the Senior Monks 1.98

Ekakanipāta
The Book of the Ones

Dasamavagga
Chapter Ten

Abhayattheragāthā

Abhaya

“Rūpaṁ disvā sati muṭṭhā,
When you see a sight, mindfulness is lost

Piyaṁ nimittaṁ manasikaroto;
as you focus on a pleasant feature.

Sārattacitto vedeti,
Experiencing it with a mind full of desire,

Tañca ajjhosa tiṭṭhati;
you keep clinging to it.

Tassa vaḍḍhanti āsavā,
Your defilements grow,

Bhavamūlopagāmino”ti.
leading to the root of rebirth.

… Abhayo thero ….