To be honest, they don’t know Dhamma, even though they say <j>“Sensual pleasures are impermanent”. They don’t have the power to cut their lust, so they cling to children, wives, and wealth.

Verses of the Senior Monks 2.35 The Book of the Twos Chapter Four Sambulakaccāna

The heavens rain, the heavens pour, I’m staying alone in a frightful hole. But while I’m staying alone in that frightful hole, I’ve no fear, no dread, no goosebumps.

This is my normal state while staying alone in a frightful hole: I’ve no fear, no dread, no goosebumps.

Verses of the Senior Monks 2.36 The Book of the Twos Chapter Four Nitaka

Whose mind is like a rock, steady, never trembling—free of desire for desirable things, not getting annoyed when things are annoying? From where will suffering strike one whose mind is developed like this?

My mind is like a rock, steady, never trembling—free of desire for desirable things, not getting annoyed when things are annoying. From where will suffering strike me whose mind is developed like this?

Verses of the Senior Monks 2.37 The Book of the Twos Chapter Four Soṇapoṭiriya

Night, with her garland of stars, is not only for sleeping. For those who know, this night is really for waking.