Theragāthā 187

Verses of the Senior Monks 4.2

The Book of the Fours

Chapter One

Bhagu

1 Overwhelmed by drowsiness,

I left my dwelling.

Stepping up to the path for walking meditation,

I fell to the ground right there.

2 I rubbed my limbs, and again

I stepped up on the path for walking meditation.

I walked meditation up and down the path,

serene inside myself.

3 Then the realization

came upon me—

the danger became clear,

and I grew firmly disillusioned.

4 Then my mind was freed—

behold the clear rightness of the teaching!

I’ve attained the three knowledges,

and fulfilled the Buddha’s instructions.