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Thag 2.26
PTS: Thag 171-172
Punnamasa
translated from the Pali by
Thanissaro Bhikkhu
© 2005

Punnamasa (Thag 2.26) {Thag 171-172}

Shedding five hindrances so as to reach the unexcelled rest from the yoke, taking the Dhamma as mirror for knowing & seeing myself, I reflected on this body — the whole thing, inside & out, my own & others'. How vain & empty it looked!