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Verses of the Senior Monks 2.36

Dukanipāta
The Book of the Twos

Catutthavagga
Chapter Four

Nitakattheragāthā

Nitaka

“Kassa selūpamaṁ cittaṁ,
Whose mind is like a rock,

ṭhitaṁ nānupakampati;
steady, never trembling—

Virattaṁ rajanīyesu,
free of desire for desirable things,

kuppanīye na kuppati;
not getting annoyed when things are annoying?

Yassevaṁ bhāvitaṁ cittaṁ,
From where will suffering strike one

kuto taṁ dukkhamessati.
whose mind is developed like this?

Mama selūpamaṁ cittaṁ,
My mind is like a rock,

ṭhitaṁ nānupakampati;
steady, never trembling—

Virattaṁ rajanīyesu,
free of desire for desirable things,

kuppanīye na kuppati;
not getting annoyed when things are annoying.

Mamevaṁ bhāvitaṁ cittaṁ,
From where will suffering strike me

kuto maṁ dukkhamessatī”ti.
whose mind is developed like this?

… Nitako thero ….