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# Ud 4:2 · High-strung (Uddhata Sutta)
- URL: https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/ud-4-2/
- Published: 2026-06-01T00:32:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-13T16:41:43.000Z
- Description: Udāna · Ud 4:2. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
- Author: Ninth Heaven Literature & Arts Association (NHLAA)
- Tags: Buddhism, Sutta Piṭaka, Text, Indian, The Buddha, Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu, Udāna, Verse, Pali, Early Buddhist, Library, #Import 2026-07-06 03:28

I have heard that on one occasion the Blessed One was staying in Upavattana, the Mallan sal grove near Kusinarā.[1](https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/KN/Ud/ud4%5F2.html?ref=journal.ninthheaven.co) And on that occasion, not far from the Blessed One, many monks were staying in wilderness huts: high-strung, rowdy, unruly, talkative, of loose words & muddled mindfulness, unalert, unconcentrated, their minds scattered, their faculties left wide open.

The Blessed One saw those many monks staying in wilderness huts: high-strung, rowdy, unruly, talkative, of loose words & muddled mindfulness, unalert, unconcentrated, their minds scattered, their faculties left wide open.

Then, on realizing the significance of that, the Blessed One on that occasion exclaimed:

By leaving your body unprotected,

being immersed in wrong view,

conquered by sloth & torpor,

you go under Māra’s sway.

Therefore,

with protected mind,

ranging in right resolve,

honoring right view,

knowing rise-&-fall,

conquering sloth & torpor, a monk

leaves all

bad destinations

behind.

Note

1\. This is the location where the Buddha later was totally unbound.

See also: [MN 69](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/mn-69/)

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