9.
The Discourse on Running Past
59.
Thus have I heard -
On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Sāvatthī in Jeta's Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika's park.
Now at that time the Blessed One was seated in the open air in the darkness of the night, while oil lamps were burning.
Now at that time many moths were falling headlong into those oil lamps, coming to calamity, coming to disaster, coming to calamity and disaster. The Blessed One saw those many moths falling headlong into those oil lamps, coming to calamity, coming to disaster, coming to calamity and disaster.
Then the Blessed One, having understood this matter, at that time uttered this inspired utterance -
They develop new and new bondage;
Like moths they fall into the flame,
Some are settled in what is seen and heard." The ninth.