Verses of the Senior Monks 5.3

The Book of the Fives

Chapter One

Girimānanda

The heavens rain like a sweet song;
my hut is roofed and pleasant, sheltered from the wind;
I meditate there, peaceful:
so rain forth, heavens, if you wish.

The heavens rain like a sweet song;
my hut is roofed and pleasant, sheltered from the wind;
I meditate there, my mind at peace:
so rain forth, heavens, if you wish.

The heavens rain like a sweet song;
my hut is roofed and pleasant, sheltered from the wind;
I meditate there, free of greed:
so rain forth, heavens, if you wish.

The heavens rain like a sweet song;
my hut is roofed and pleasant, sheltered from the wind;
I meditate there, free of hate:
so rain forth, heavens, if you wish.

The heavens rain like a sweet song;
my hut is roofed and pleasant, sheltered from the wind;
I meditate there, free of delusion:
so rain forth, heavens, if you wish.