As a water bead on a lotus leaf,
as water on a red lily,
does not adhere,

so the sage
does not adhere
to the seen, the heard, or the sensed.

Buddha Shakyamuni

Jara Sutta of the Sutta Nipata

translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu


source: https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/snp/snp.4.06.than.html


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