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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."

 


 

Of Related Interest:

MN 21;
AN 3:66;
AN 3:101;
AN 11.16
Iti 22;
Iti 27

 


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