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# Thag 1:119 · Vajjiputta
- URL: https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/thag-1-119/
- Published: 2026-06-01T00:46:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-13T16:40:15.000Z
- Description: Theragāthā · Thag 1:119. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
- Author: Ninth Heaven Literature & Arts Association (NHLAA)
- Tags: Buddhism, Sutta Piṭaka, Text, Indian, The Elder Monks, Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu, Theragāthā, Verse, Pali, Early Buddhist, Library

Coming to the bower

at the root of a tree,

placing

unbinding

in your heart,

do jhāna, Gotama,

& don’t be heedless.

What use is this

chitter-chatter

to you?[1](https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/KN/Thag/thag1%5F119.html?ref=journal.ninthheaven.co)

Note

1\. In [SN 9:5](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/sn-9-5/), a deva addresses this verse to Ven. Ānanda, who has been spending too much time teaching Dhamma to laypeople.

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