—birth— overwhelmed with aging & death: Tell me the island, dear sir, and show me the island so that this may not happen again. The Buddha: For one stranded in the middle of the lake, in the flood of great danger—birth— overwhelmed with aging & death, Kappa, I will tell you the island.1 Having nothing, free of clinging: That is the island, there is no other. Thatâs unbinding, I tell you, the total ending of aging & death. Those knowing this, mindful, fully unbound in the here-&-now, donât serve as Mṅraâs servants, donât come under Mṅraâs sway.2 vv. 1092–1095 Notes 1. On the Dhamma as an island, see DN 16. 2. On Mṅraâs sway, see SN 4:19, SN 35:115, SN 35:189, and SN 35:199. - --> - - - -