mentation & selfishness, like water on a white lotus, do not adhere. As a water bead on a lotus leaf, as water on a red lily, doesnât adhere, so the sage doesnât adhere to the seen, the heard, or the sensed; for, cleansed, he doesnât suppose in connection with the seen, the heard, or the sensed. In no other way does he wish for purity, for he neither takes on passion nor puts it away.2 vv. 804–813 Notes 1. "Nothing possessed is constant, nothing is constantly possessed"—two readings of the phrase, na hi santi niccṅ pariggahṅ. 2. Nd I: An arahant has put passion totally away once and for all, and so has no need to do it ever again. See also: SN 21:2; AN 4:184; Dhp 21; Sn 5:16 - --> - - - -