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sn.1.15 Saṁyutta Nikāya (Linked Discourses)

Murmuring

“When the noon hour sets in
And the birds have settled down,
The mighty forest itself murmurs:
How fearful that appears to me!”

“When the noon hour sets in
And the birds have settled down,
The mighty forest itself murmurs:
How delightful that appears to me!”

- Translator: Bhikkhu Bodhi

- Editor: Blake Walsh


Whispering

“In the still of high noon,
when the birds have settled down,
the formidable jungle whispers to itself:
that seems so scary to me!”
“In the still of high noon,
when the birds have settled down,
the formidable jungle whispers to itself:
that seems so delightful to me!”