Saṁyutta Nikāya — Discursos Conectados — 1.21 — A Sword

1At Sāvatthī.

2Standing to one side, that deity spoke this verse in the Buddha’s presence:

3“Like they’re struck by a sword,
like their head was on fire,
a mendicant, mindful, should go forth,
to give up sensual desire.”

4“Like they’re struck by a sword,
like their head was on fire,
a mendicant, mindful, should go forth,
to give up substantialist view.”