This too is very hard for them to see: the stilling of all intentional activities, the giving up of all ownership, the stopping of craving, fading away, ending, extinguishment. If I were to teach this truth, others would not understand, and that would be wearying and troublesome for me.” And spontaneously, these verses never heard before occurred to the Buddha: “What I’ve discovered with difficulty, There’s no point in making it known. For those overcome by sensual desire and ill will, This truth is hard to understand. Those who are excited by sensual desire, Obstructed by a mass of darkness, Won’t see what goes against the stream,