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Majjhima Nikāya 29

Mahāsāropamasutta

The Longer Simile of the Heartwood · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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thus + justEvameva indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, here someidhekacco clan + sonkulaputto through faithsaddhā from homeagārasmā not + homeanagāriyaṁ forth·gonepabbajito ishoti:
I am submerged‘otiṇṇomhi by birthjātiyā by agingjarāya by deathmaraṇena by sorrowssokehi by lamentationsparidevehi by painsdukkhehi by griefsdomanassehi by despairsupāyāsehi, submerged in sufferingdukkhotiṇṇo suffering + overcomedukkhapareto,
perhapsappeva indeednāma of thisimassa entirekevalassa suffering·massdukkhakkhandhassa end + makingantakiriyā might be knownpaññāyethā’ti.
heSo thusevaṁ forth·gonepabbajito beingsamāno gain·honor·famelābhasakkārasilokaṁ forth·producesabhinibbatteti.
heSo with thattena gain·honor·famelābhasakkārasilokena notna self + mindattamano ishoti notna full + resolveparipuṇṇasaṅkappo.
heSo with thattena gain·honor·famelābhasakkārasilokena notna exalts himselfattānukkaṁseti, notna anotherparaṁ disparagesvambheti.
heSo with thattena gain·honor·famelābhasakkārasilokena notna is intoxicatedmajjati not·negligentnappamajjati notna negligencepamādaṁ falls intoāpajjati.
heedfulAppamatto beingsamāno virtue + attainmentsīlasampadaṁ achievesārādheti.
heSo with thattāya virtue + attainmentsīlasampadāya self + mindattamano ishoti full + resolveparipuṇṇasaṅkappo.
heSo with thattāya virtue + attainmentsīlasampadāya exalts himselfattānukkaṁseti, anotherparaṁ disparages:vambheti:
I am‘ahamasmi virtuoussīlavā good + characterkalyāṇadhammo, theseime but otherpanaññe monksbhikkhū bad·virtuousdussīlā evil + characterpāpadhammā’ti.
heSo with thattāya virtue + attainmentsīlasampadāya is intoxicatedmajjati is negligentpamajjati negligencepamādaṁ falls into,āpajjati, negligentpamatto beingsamāno in sufferingdukkhaṁ dwells.viharati.

Just so, monks, here some clansman goes forth from home into homelessness out of faith: 'I am submerged by birth, by aging, by death, by sorrows, by lamentations, by pains, by griefs, by despairs; submerged by suffering, overcome by suffering. Perhaps an ending of this entire mass of suffering might be known.' Thus gone forth, he produces gain, honor, and fame. He is not satisfied with that gain, honor, and fame, nor is his intention fulfilled. He does not exalt himself or disparage another because of that gain, honor, and fame. He is not intoxicated by that gain, honor, and fame, nor is he negligent, nor does he fall into negligence. Being heedful, he achieves the attainment of virtue. He is satisfied with that attainment of virtue, his intention fulfilled. He exalts himself and disparages another because of that attainment of virtue: 'I am virtuous, of good character, but these other monks are immoral, of evil character.' Intoxicated by that attainment of virtue, he is negligent, falls into negligence, and being negligent he dwells in suffering.

thisAyaṁ is calledvuccati, monksbhikkhave, mendicantbhikkhu shootspapaṭikaṁ grabbedaggahesi spiritual·lifebrahmacariyassa;
with thattena andca stopping shortvosānaṁ reachedāpādi.
nextIdha thenpana, monksbhikkhave, a certainekacco clan·sonkulaputto out of faithsaddhā from the lay lifeagārasmā non·householdanagāriyaṁ gone forthpabbajito ishoti:
I am immersed‘otiṇṇomhi in birthjātiyā in ageingjarāya in deathmaraṇena in sorrowsokehi in lamentationparidevehi in paindukkhehi in sadnessdomanassehi in distressupāyāsehi, suffering·immerseddukkhotiṇṇo suffering·overcomedukkhapareto,
perhapsappeva indeednāma of thisimassa entirekevalassa suffering·aggregatedukkhakkhandhassa end·makingantakiriyā might be knownpaññāyethā’ti.
heSo thusevaṁ gone forthpabbajito beingsamāno gain·honor·famelābhasakkārasilokaṁ generatesabhinibbatteti.
heSo with thattena gain·honor·famelābhasakkārasilokena notna self·mindattamano ishoti notna fulfilled in intentionparipuṇṇasaṅkappo.
heSo with thattena gain·honor·famelābhasakkārasilokena notna self + exaltattānukkaṁseti, notna anotherparaṁ disparagesvambheti.
heSo with thattena gain·honor·famelābhasakkārasilokena notna becomes intoxicatedmajjati not·negligentnappamajjati notna negligencepamādaṁ falls intoāpajjati, not·negligentappamatto beingsamāno virtue·accomplishmentsīlasampadaṁ achievesārādheti.
heSo with thattāya virtue·accomplishmentsīlasampadāya self·mindattamano ishoti butno onlyca indeedkho fulfilled in intentionparipuṇṇasaṅkappo.
heSo with thattāya virtue·accomplishmentsīlasampadāya notna self + exaltattānukkaṁseti, notna anotherparaṁ disparagesvambheti.
heSo with thattāya virtue·accomplishmentsīlasampadāya notna becomes intoxicatedmajjati not·negligentnappamajjati notna negligencepamādaṁ falls intoāpajjati.

This is called a mendicant who has grabbed the shoots of the spiritual life and stopped short with that. Next, take a gentleman who has gone forth out of faith from the lay life to homelessness … When they’ve gone forth they generate possessions, honor, and popularity. …

diligentAppamatto beingsamāno immersion·accomplishmentsamādhisampadaṁ achievesārādheti.
heSo with thattāya immersion·accomplishmentsamādhisampadāya happyattamano ishoti having fulfilled intentionparipuṇṇasaṅkappo.
heSo with thattāya immersion·accomplishmentsamādhisampadāya glorifies himselfattānukkaṁseti, othersparaṁ puts downvambheti:
I am‘ahamasmi immersedsamāhito with unified mindekaggacitto, theseime but otherpanaññe mendicantsbhikkhū not·immersedasamāhitā having straying mindsvibbhantacittā’ti.
heSo with thattāya immersion·accomplishmentsamādhisampadāya becomes indulgentmajjati becomes negligentpamajjati negligencepamādaṁ falls intoāpajjati, negligentpamatto beingsamāno sufferingdukkhaṁ livesviharati.
supposeSeyyathāpi, monksbhikkhave, personpuriso heartwood·needingsāratthiko heartwood·seekingsāragavesī heartwood·searchsārapariyesanaṁ wanderingcaramāno largemahato treerukkhassa standingtiṭṭhato heartwood·withsāravato pass over·justatikkammeva heartwoodsāraṁ passing overatikkamma softwoodphegguṁ barktacaṁ having cutchetvā having takenādāya might leavepakkameyya as heartwood‘sāran’ti imaginingmaññamāno.
himTamenaṁ with clear eyescakkhumā personpuriso having seendisvā thusevaṁ would sayvadeyya not‘na indeed thisvatāyaṁ gentlemanbhavaṁ personpuriso knewaññāsi heartwoodsāraṁ, notna knewaññāsi softwoodphegguṁ, notna knewaññāsi barktacaṁ, notna knewaññāsi shootspapaṭikaṁ, notna knewaññāsi branches and leavessākhāpalāsaṁ.

Being diligent, they achieve accomplishment in immersion. They’re happy with that, and they’ve got all they wished for. And they glorify themselves and put others down on account of that: ‘I’m the one with immersion and unified mind. These other mendicants lack immersion, they have straying minds.’ And so they become indulgent and fall into negligence regarding that accomplishment in immersion. And being negligent they live in suffering. Suppose there was a person in need of heartwood. And while wandering in search of heartwood he’d come across a large tree standing with heartwood. But, passing over the heartwood and softwood, he’d cut off the bark and leave imagining it was heartwood. If a person with clear eyes saw him they’d say: ‘This gentleman doesn’t know what heartwood, softwood, bark, shoots, or branches and leaves are.

thusTathā indeed·thishayaṁ good sirbhavaṁ manpuriso seeking heartwoodsāratthiko heartwood·seekingsāragavesī heartwood·searchsārapariyesanaṁ wanderingcaramāno greatmahato of a treerukkhassa standingtiṭṭhato having heartwoodsāravato passed over·justatikkammeva heartwoodsāraṁ passing overatikkamma softwoodphegguṁ barktacaṁ having cut offchetvā having takenādāya departedpakkanto "heartwood" thus“sāran”ti imaginingmaññamāno.
whatever for himYañcassa with heartwoodsārena heartwood·to be madesārakaraṇīyaṁ that for himtañcassa benefitatthaṁ will not experiencenānubhavissatī’ti.
so·justEvameva indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, here someidhekacco clan·sonkulaputto with faithsaddhā from homeagārasmā to homelessnessanagāriyaṁ gone forthpabbajito ishoti:
I am sunk‘otiṇṇomhi in birthjātiyā in agingjarāya in deathmaraṇena in sorrowssokehi in lamentationsparidevehi in painsdukkhehi in griefsdomanassehi in despairsupāyāsehi, sunk in sufferingdukkhotiṇṇo overcome by sufferingdukkhapareto,
perhapsappeva indeednāma of thisimassa wholekevalassa suffering·massdukkhakkhandhassa endingantakiriyā might be knownpaññāyethā’ti.
heSo thusevaṁ gone forthpabbajito beingsamāno gain·honor·praiselābhasakkārasilokaṁ producesabhinibbatteti.
heSo with thattena gain·honor·praiselābhasakkārasilokena notna self·mindattamano ishoti notna of fulfilled intentionparipuṇṇasaṅkappo.
heSo with thattena gain·honor·praiselābhasakkārasilokena notna exalts himselfattānukkaṁseti, notna anotherparaṁ disparagesvambheti.
heSo with thattena gain·honor·praiselābhasakkārasilokena notna is intoxicatedmajjati not·become heedlessnappamajjati notna heedlessnesspamādaṁ entersāpajjati, heedfulappamatto beingsamāno virtue·accomplishmentsīlasampadaṁ achievesārādheti.
heSo with thattāya virtue·accomplishmentsīlasampadāya self·mindattamano ishoti notno andca indeedkho of fulfilled intentionparipuṇṇasaṅkappo.

That’s why he passed them over, cut off the bark, and left imagining it was heartwood. Whatever he needs to make from heartwood, he won’t succeed.’ …

heSo by thattāya virtue·accomplishmentsīlasampadāya notna exalts himselfattānukkaṁseti, notna anotherparaṁ disparagesvambheti.
heSo by thattāya virtue·accomplishmentsīlasampadāya notna is intoxicatedmajjati not + becomes heedlessnappamajjati notna heedlessnesspamādaṁ falls intoāpajjati, heedfulappamatto beingsamāno concentration·accomplishmentsamādhisampadaṁ achievesārādheti.
heSo by thattāya concentration·accomplishmentsamādhisampadāya self·mindattamano ishoti with fulfilled intentionparipuṇṇasaṅkappo.
heSo by thattāya concentration·accomplishmentsamādhisampadāya exalts himselfattānukkaṁseti, anotherparaṁ disparagesvambheti:
I am‘ahamasmi concentratedsamāhito with unified mindekaggacitto, theseime but otherpanaññe monksbhikkhū not·concentratedasamāhitā with distracted mindsvibbhantacittā’ti.
heSo by thattāya concentration·accomplishmentsamādhisampadāya is intoxicatedmajjati becomes heedlesspamajjati heedlessnesspamādaṁ falls intoāpajjati, heedlesspamatto beingsamāno sufferingdukkhaṁ dwellsviharati.
thisAyaṁ is calledvuccati, monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu the barktacaṁ grabbedaggahesi of the spiritual lifebrahmacariyassa;
with thattena andca stopped shortvosānaṁ attainedāpādi.

This is called a mendicant who has grabbed the bark of the spiritual life and stopped short with that.

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