- Linked Discourses 56.53 Saį¹yutta NikÄya 56.53
- 6. Comprehension 6. Abhisamayavagga
Where the Waters Join Together (1st) Paį¹hamasambhejjasutta
āMendicants, there are places where the great riversāthe Ganges, Yamuna, AciravatÄ«, SarabhÅ«, and MahÄ«ājoin together and converge. āSeyyathÄpi, bhikkhave, yatthimÄ mahÄnadiyo saį¹sandanti samenti, seyyathidaį¹āSuppose a person was to draw two or three drops of water from such a place. gaį¹ gÄ, yamunÄ, aciravatÄ«, sarabhÅ«, mahÄ«, tato puriso dve vÄ tÄ«į¹i vÄ udakaphusitÄni uddhareyya.
What do you think, mendicants? Taį¹ kiį¹ maƱƱatha, bhikkhave, Which is more: the two or three drops drawn out or the water in the confluence?ā katamaį¹ nu kho bahutaraį¹āyÄni dve vÄ tÄ«į¹i vÄ udakaphusitÄni ubbhatÄni, yaį¹ vÄ sambhejjaudakanāti?
āSir, the water in the confluence is certainly more. The two or three drops drawn out are tiny. āEtadeva, bhante, bahutaraį¹, yadidaį¹āsaį¹bhejjaudakaį¹; appamattakÄni dve vÄ tÄ«į¹i vÄ udakaphusitÄni ubbhatÄni. Compared to the water in the confluence, it doesnāt count, thereās no comparison, itās not worth a fraction.ā Saį¹ khampi na upenti, upanidhampi na upenti, kalabhÄgampi na upenti saį¹bhejjaudakaį¹ upanidhÄya dve vÄ tÄ«į¹i vÄ udakaphusitÄni ubbhatÄnÄ«āti.
āIn the same way, for a noble disciple ā¦ āEvameva kho, bhikkhave, ariyasÄvakassa ā¦peā¦
Thatās why you should practice meditation ā¦ā yogo karaį¹Ä«yoāti.
Tatiyaį¹.