ake a sharp ax and enter a forest. There he would see a large banana tree trunk: straight, young, without shoots. He would cut off the root, cut off the crown, and unfurl the coil of the stem. There he wouldnât even find softwood, much less heartwood. "In the same way, a monk assumes neither a self nor anything pertaining to a self in the six media of contact. Assuming in this way, he doesnât cling to anything in the world. Not clinging, he is not agitated. Unagitated, he is totally unbound right within. He discerns that ), # Right single quote ('â', Birth is ended, the holy life fulfilled, the task done. There is nothing further for this world.â" See also: SN 22:95; SN 35:93 - --> - - - -