s place & that, greedy for tribute & gains. Missing out on the foremost goal, I pursued a lowly one. Under the sway of defilements, I didnât awaken1 to the goal of the contemplative life. Then, sitting in my dwelling, I suddenly came to my senses: Iâm following a miserable path. Iâm under the sway of craving. Next to nothing, my life, crushed by aging & illness. Before the body breaks apart, I have no time for heedlessness. After watching, as it actually was, the arising-disbanding of aggregates, I stood up with mind released, the Awakened Oneâs bidding done. Note 1. Reading na bujjhiâham with the Burmese and Sinhalese editions. See also: MN 29–30; SN 17:3; SN 17:5; SN 17:8 - --> - - - -