1.9. Mong Muốn Kiêu Mạn

Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

Ekamantaṁ ṭhitā kho sā devatā bhagavato santike imaṁ gāthaṁ abhāsi:

“Na mānakāmassa damo idhatthi,

Na monamatthi asamāhitassa;

Eko araññe viharaṁ pamatto,

Na maccudheyyassa tareyya pāran”ti.

“Mānaṁ pahāya susamāhitatto,

Sucetaso sabbadhi vippamutto;

Eko araññe viharaṁ appamatto,

Sa maccudheyyassa tareyya pāran”ti.

SC 1At Savatthi. Standing to one side, that devatā recited this verse in the presence of the Blessed One:

SC 2 “There is no taming here for one fond of conceit,
Nor is there sagehood for the unconcentrated:
Though dwelling alone in the forest, heedless,
One cannot cross beyond the realm of Death.”

The Blessed One:

SC 3 “Having abandoned conceit, well concentrated,
With lofty mind, everywhere released:
While dwelling alone in the forest, diligent,
One can cross beyond the realm of Death.” sn.i.5