Verses of the Senior Monks 1.4

The Book of the Ones

Chapter One

Puṇṇa (1st)

Associate only with the virtuous,
the astute ones who see the goal.
The wise ones, diligent and clear-seeing,
realize the goal
so great and profound,
hard to see, subtle, and fine.
That is how this verse was recited by the senior venerable Puṇṇa son of Mantāṇī.