Candana Sutta

Translation by Bhikkhuni Uppalavanna

Candana, the son of the gods, standing on a side, said this stanza in the presence of the Blessed One:


 * "How is the flood crossed, having become zealous day and night?
 * Without standing or getting fixed, who does not sink in the deep?"


 * "Always virtuous, wise and well concentrated,
 * With aroused effort to dispel, thus the flood is crossed.
 * Not attached to sensual perceptions, overcoming material perceptions,
 * Destroying the interest to be, he does not sink in the deep."