Theragāthā 1.98
Translators: sujato
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 ….