thig5.3:0.1Verses of the Senior Nuns 5.3
thig5.3:0.2The Book of the Fives
thig5.3:0.3Sīhā
thig5.3:1.1Due to irrational application of mind,
thig5.3:1.2I was racked by desire for pleasures of the senses.
thig5.3:1.3I was restless in the past,
thig5.3:1.4lacking control over my mind.
thig5.3:2.1Overcome by corruptions,
thig5.3:2.2pursuing perceptions of the beautiful,
thig5.3:2.3I gained no peace of mind.
thig5.3:2.4Under the sway of lustful thoughts,
thig5.3:3.1thin, pale, and wan,
thig5.3:3.2for seven years I wandered,
thig5.3:3.3full of pain,
thig5.3:3.4finding no happiness by day or night.
thig5.3:4.1Taking a rope
thig5.3:4.2I entered deep into the forest, thinking:
thig5.3:4.3“It’s better that I hang myself
thig5.3:4.4than I return to a lesser life.”
thig5.3:5.1I made a strong noose
thig5.3:5.2and tied it to the branch of a tree.
thig5.3:5.3Casting it round my neck,
thig5.3:5.4my mind was freed.