Maanakaamo Sutta
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Vain Conceits
translated from the Pali by
Maurice O'Connell Walshe
...the deva spoke this verse...:
Who has not tamed all vain conceits,[1]
Who lacks in wisdom, uncontrolled,
Heedless, in the woods may dwell alone,
Yet will not escape the realm of death.
[The Blessed One replied:]
Who, concentrated, leaves conceits behind,
His heart and mind[2] set fair, and wholly freed,
Heedful dwelling in the woods alone,
Shall indeed escape the realm of death.[3]
Notes
1. Maanakaama: "conceit and lust."
2. Citta: "mind," but often like the metaphorical use of "heart" in English.
3. He will pass "beyond death" to Nibbaana.