Saṃyutta Nikāya
II. Nidāna Vagga
20. Opamma Saṃuttaṃ
Sutta 5
Satti Suttaṃ
The Spear
Translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.
Proofed against and modified in accordance with the revised edition at dhammatalks.org
Provenance, terms and conditons
[1][rhyc][olds] Staying near Sāvatthi.
"Monks, suppose there were a sharp-bladed spear,
and a man were to come along saying,
'With my hand or fist
I will bend back this sharp-bladed spear,
fold it in two,
and roll it up.'
What do you think?
Would that man be able
with his hand or fist
to bend back that sharp-bladed spear,
fold it in two,
and roll it up?"
"No, lord.
Why is that?
Because a sharp-bladed spear
isn't easy to bend back,
fold in two,
or roll up.
The man would simply reap his share
of trouble and vexation."
"In the same way, monks,
when a monk's awareness-release through good-will
is cultivated,
developed,
pursued,
given a means of transport
given a grounding,
steadied,
consolidated,
and well-undertaken,
any non-human being
who would think of deranging that monk's mind
would simply reap his share
of trouble and vexation.
"Thus you should train yourselves:
'Our awareness-release through good-will
will be cultivated,
developed,
pursued,
given a means of transport,
given a grounding,
steadied,
consolidated,
and well-undertaken.'
That's how you should train yourselves."
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