#2. Dissatisfaction

Vaṅgīsa is troubled again by lust, but manages to dispel it through his own efforts. His verse speak of the way of the renunciate, letting go of desire and wrong views, and dedicated to ethical conduct and seclusion.At one time Venerable Vaṅgīsa was staying near Āḷavī, at the Aggāḷava Tree-shrine, together with his mentor, Venerable Nigrodhakappa. Now at that time after Venerable Nigrodhakappa had finished his meal, on his return from alms-round, he would enter his dwelling and not emerge for the rest of that day, or the next. [Read More]