Now that I know Asita's words to be true, I ask you, Gotama, you who have gone to the beyond of all things. Tell me sage, when I ask you, the utmost state of sagacity. I'll explain to you a sagacity hard to do, hard to endure. Come now, I'll tell you. Ward off any flaw in the heart.
Women seduce a sage.
May they not seduce you. As I am, so are these. Drawing the parallel to yourself, neither kill nor get others to kill. Having gone on his almsround, the sage should then go to the forest, standing or taking a seat at the foot of a tree. The enlightened one, intent on jhana, should find delight in the forest, should practice jhana at the foot of a tree, attaining his own satisfaction.