Theragāthā — Versos dos Monges Anciãos — 3.14 — Gotama (2nd)

1Transmigrating, I went to hell,
and to the ghost realm time and again.
Many times I dwelt long
in the animal realm, so full of pain.

2I was also reborn as a human,
and from time to time I went to heaven.
I’ve stayed in realms <j>of luminous form and formlessness,
among the neither-percipient-nor-non-percipient, <j>and the non-percipient.

3I know well these created states are insubstantial—
conditioned, quivering, always in motion.
When I understood that this is created in myself,
mindful, I found peace.