thig.3.2 Therigatha

Uttama

Four times, five, I ran amok from my dwelling,
having gained no peace of awareness,
my thoughts out of control.

So I went to a trustworthy nun.
She taught me the Dhamma:
aggregates, sense spheres, & elements.

Hearing the Dhamma,
I did as she said.
For seven days I sat in one spot,
absorbed in rapture & bliss.
On the eighth, I stretched out my legs,
having burst the mass
of darkness.

- Translator: Thanissaro Bhikkhu

- Editor: Ayya Kathrin Vimalañāṇī

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Uttamā

Four or five times
I left my dwelling.
I had failed to find peace of heart,
or any control over my mind.
I approached a nun
in whom I had faith.
She taught me the Dhamma:
the aggregates, sense fields, and elements.
When I had heard her teaching,
in accordance with her instructions,
I sat cross-legged for seven days without moving,
given over to rapture and bliss.
On the eighth day I stretched out my feet,
having shattered the mass of darkness.