The Related Suttas Collection 9.12

1. In the Woods

Midday

At one time one of the bhikkhus was staying in the land of the Kosalans in a certain forest grove. The deity haunting that forest approached that bhikkhu and recited this verse in their presence:

“In the still of high noon, when the birds have settled down, the formidable jungle whispers to itself: that seems so scary to me!”

“In the still of high noon, when the birds have settled down, the formidable jungle whispers to itself: that seems so delightful to me!”