Because of focusing on the wrong things, “Ayoniso manasikārā, I was addicted to ornamentation. maṇḍanaṁ anuyuñjisaṁ; I was vain, fickle, Uddhato capalo cāsiṁ, racked by desire for pleasures of the senses. kāmarāgena aṭṭito.

But with the help of the Buddha, Upāyakusalenāhaṁ, the Kinsman of the Sun, so skilled in means, buddhenādiccabandhunā; I practiced rationally and extracted Yoniso paṭipajjitvā, attachment to continued existence from my mind. bhave cittaṁ udabbahin”ti.

… Nando thero ….