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.
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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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