This salutary word I tell you, `Do ye, as many as are here assembled, dig up the root of thirst, as he who wants the sweet-scented Usira root must dig up the Birana grass, that Mara (the tempter) may not crush you again and again, as the stream crushes the reeds.'
Reflect on this verse with Ananda
What does this verse stir in you? Ask anything — Ananda draws from many traditions and honours your own path.