Song: Let Go of I and Mine Inspired by the Khuddaka Nikāya, Udāna, Cūḷavagga
[Verse 1]
When the heart keeps saying, “This is me,”
“This belongs to me,” it holds so tight,
Every craving pulls the mind along,
Searching for a place where it belongs.
[Pre-Chorus]
Desire becomes a net around the heart,
Craving builds the walls that keep us bound,
Pause and see the mind as it truly is,
Let the light of wisdom shine around.
[Chorus]
Let go of I, let go of mine,
Let the restless heart become still,
Let go of craving, let go of fear,
See the truth becoming clear.
Watch the body, watch the mind,
Hold no thing as “self” or “mine,”
When the roots of craving fade away,
Peace will find its quiet way.
[Verse 2]
Do not judge a person by the face,
Wisdom cannot always be seen outside,
One who walks with mindfulness and care
Carries freedom quietly inside.
[Bridge]
Everything is changing day by day,
Youth and age, beginning and decay,
Seeing clearly, we release our pride,
No illusion left for us to hide.
[Final Chorus]
Let go of I, let go of mine,
Let the restless heart become still,
Let go of craving, let go of fear,
See the truth becoming clear.
With awareness as our guiding light,
We walk beyond delusion's night,
When attachment fades and chains are gone,
The path of peace continues on.
The Teachings of the Cūḷavagga: From the Abandonment of Craving to Liberation
Tipiṭaka, Volume 25, Sutta Piṭaka, Volume 17, Khuddaka Nikāya, Udāna, Cūḷavagga
The Cūḷavagga, the seventh chapter of the Udāna in the Pāli Canon, contains ten discourses: the two Bhaddiya Suttas, the two Kāma Suttas, the Lakuṇṭaka Bhaddiya Sutta, the Taṇhakkhaya Sutta, the Papañcakkhaya Sutta, the Mahākaccāna Sutta, the Udapāna Sutta, and the Udena Sutta.
These discourses present a consistent Buddhist theme: liberation is connected with abandoning craving, overcoming attachment, understanding impermanence, and seeing reality without the assumption of “I” and “mine.”
Liberation Through Non-Clinging
The first Bhaddiya Sutta describes Venerable Sāriputta teaching Venerable Lakuṇṭaka Bhaddiya until his mind was released from the defilements through non-clinging. The Buddha praises the person who no longer identifies anything, above or below, as “I,” and who has crossed the flood of saṃsāra.
The second Bhaddiya Sutta further describes the ending of the cycle of craving and the attainment of Nibbāna, where craving no longer continues and suffering reaches its end.
The Danger of Sensual Attachment
The two Kāma Suttas describe people who become deeply attached to sensual pleasures, overcome by desire and fascination. The Buddha explains that those bound by craving cannot easily cross the great flood of existence.
The central lesson is not simply to reject ordinary life, but to recognize how desire can become attachment and how attachment can become a source of suffering.
Inner Worth Beyond Physical Appearance
The Lakuṇṭaka Bhaddiya Sutta describes a monk whose physical appearance caused other monks to look down upon him. The Buddha, however, explains that he possesses great spiritual attainment and has realized the supreme goal of the holy life.
The discourse therefore highlights an important principle: spiritual value cannot be measured by physical appearance.
The Ending of Craving
The Taṇhakkhaya Sutta presents Venerable Añña-Koṇḍañña contemplating liberation through the destruction of craving. The discourse describes freedom from ignorance, defilements, hindrances, conceit, intoxication, negligence, and other mental bonds.
The emphasis is on removing the causes of suffering rather than merely escaping its visible consequences.
The Ending of Mental Proliferation
The Papañcakkhaya Sutta concerns the abandonment of perceptions associated with mental proliferation. It describes overcoming craving, wrong views, and ignorance, leading to a life no longer dominated by the proliferating tendencies of the mind.
For contemporary readers, this teaching can be understood as an invitation to recognize how unchecked desire, opinions, and confusion can continually expand inner problems.
Mindfulness of the Body
The Mahākaccāna Sutta presents Venerable Mahākaccāna established in mindfulness of the body. The Buddha's utterance emphasizes seeing conditioned phenomena without identifying them as “I” or “mine,” thereby weakening craving through the arising of the noble path.
Mindfulness therefore functions together with wisdom: one observes experience carefully and gradually loosens the sense of ownership and self-identification.
The Udapāna Sutta and the Root of Craving
The Udapāna Sutta tells of a well that had been filled with grass and chaff. When Venerable Ānanda approached, the well became clear and full of water. The Buddha's utterance uses the image of water to point toward the cutting off of the root of craving.
The deeper message is that when the root of craving has been removed, the search driven by that craving no longer has the same force.
Impermanence and Delusion
The Udena Sutta tells of a fire that destroyed part of the royal palace and caused the deaths of many women, including Queen Sāmāvatī. The Buddha explained that among them were stream-enterers, once-returners, and non-returners, and that their lives had not been without spiritual fruit.
The final utterance emphasizes that beings are bound by delusion and often regard impermanent things as though they were permanent. One who sees reality clearly is not overwhelmed by the anxieties created by the defilements.
Five Central Lessons
The ten discourses of the Cūḷavagga can be viewed through five interconnected principles:
- Non-clinging — releasing the assumptions of “I” and “mine.”
- Awareness of craving — recognizing desire before it becomes bondage.
- Seeing beyond appearances — judging spiritual worth by conduct and wisdom rather than physical form.
- Mindfulness and wisdom — observing body and conditioned phenomena clearly.
- Understanding impermanence — recognizing change, aging, death, and uncertainty without delusion.
Conclusion
The Cūḷavagga is therefore more than a collection of ancient narratives. Its ten discourses address fundamental human problems: craving, attachment, delusion, mental proliferation, and the mistaken sense of ownership.
Its central direction is toward seeing things as they actually are, loosening attachment to “I” and “mine,” and gradually weakening craving and the bonds that sustain suffering.
Scriptural reference: 84000.org, Tipiṭaka Volume 25, Udāna, Cūḷavagga.
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