1.1Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.

2.1“Saṅghāṭikaṇṇe cepi, bhikkhave, bhikkhu gahetvā piṭṭhito piṭṭhito anubandho assa pāde pādaṁ nikkhipanto,“Mendicants, suppose a mendicant were to hold the corner of my cloak and follow behind me step by step.2.2so ca hoti abhijjhālu kāmesu tibbasārāgo byāpannacitto paduṭṭhamanasaṅkappo muṭṭhassati asampajāno asamāhito vibbhantacitto pākatindriyo;Yet they covet sensual pleasures; they’re infatuated, full of ill will and malicious intent. They are unmindful, lacking situational awareness and immersion, with straying minds and undisciplined faculties.2.3atha kho so ārakāva mayhaṁ, ahañca tassa.Then they are far from me, and I from them.2.4Taṁ kissa hetu?Why is that?2.5Dhammañhi so, bhikkhave, bhikkhu na passati.Because that mendicant does not see the teaching.2.6Dhammaṁ apassanto na maṁ passati.Not seeing the teaching, they do not see me.

3.1Yojanasate cepi so, bhikkhave, bhikkhu vihareyya.Suppose a mendicant were to live a hundred leagues away.3.2So ca hoti anabhijjhālu kāmesu na tibbasārāgo abyāpannacitto apaduṭṭhamanasaṅkappo upaṭṭhitassati sampajāno samāhito ekaggacitto saṁvutindriyo;Yet they do not covet sensual pleasures; they’re not infatuated, or full of ill will and malicious intent. They have established mindfulness, situational awareness and immersion, with unified mind and restrained faculties.3.3atha kho so santikeva mayhaṁ, ahañca tassa.Then they are close to me, and I to them.3.4Taṁ kissa hetu?Why is that?3.5Dhammañhi so, bhikkhave, bhikkhu passati;Because that mendicant sees the teaching.3.6dhammaṁ passanto maṁ passatī”ti.Seeing the teaching, they see me.”

3.7Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca.The Buddha spoke this matter.3.8Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:On this it is said:

4.1“Anubandhopi ce assa,“One full of desire and distress4.2mahiccho ca vighātavā;may follow close behind,4.3Ejānugo anejassa,yet see how distant they are—4.4nibbutassa anibbuto;the stirred from the still,4.5Giddho so vītagedhassa,the burning from the quenched,4.6passa yāvañca ārakā.the greedy from the greedless.

5.1Yo ca dhammamabhiññāya,An astute person who has understood5.2dhammamaññāya paṇḍito;and directly known the teaching,5.3Rahadova nivāte ca,grows calm, as unperturbed5.4anejo vūpasammati.as a lake free of wind.

6.1Anejo so anejassa,See how close they are—6.2nibbutassa ca nibbuto;the still to the still,6.3Agiddho vītagedhassa,the quenched to the quenched,6.4passa yāvañca santike”ti.the greedless to the greedless.”

7.1Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti.This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.

7.2Tatiyaṁ.