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# Thag 2:47 · Anūpama
- URL: https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/thag-2-47/
- Published: 2026-06-01T01:01:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-13T16:57:56.000Z
- Description: Theragāthā · Thag 2:47. 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 into the conceit of delight, the mind

impales itself on a stake.

Wherever’s a stake, a chopping block,

there, only there, you turn.

*You,* mind, I call an unlucky die.

*You,* I call a mind-traitor.

You’ve gained a Teacher hard to gain.

Don’t urge me on to my loss.

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*Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu. © 2014 / rev. 2017 Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu — released under the [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/?ref=journal.ninthheaven.co) licence, for free distribution only. Source: [dhammatalks.org](https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/KN/Thag/thag2%5F47.html?ref=journal.ninthheaven.co) (Metta Forest Monastery).*