Ekakanipāta

The Book of the Ones

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Theragāthā 1.99

Verses of the Senior Monks 1.99

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Ekakanipāta

The Book of the Ones

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Dasamavagga

Chapter Ten

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Uttiyattheragāthā

Uttiya (3rd)

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“Saddaṁ sutvā sati muṭṭhā,

When you hear a sound, mindfulness is lost

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Piyaṁ nimittaṁ manasikaroto;

as you focus on a pleasant feature.

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Sārattacitto vedeti,

Experiencing it with a mind full of desire,

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Tañca ajjhosa tiṭṭhati;

you keep clinging to it.

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Tassa vaḍḍhanti āsavā,

Your defilements grow,

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Saṁsāraṁ upagāmino”ti.

leading to transmigration.

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… Uttiyo thero ….