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Majjhima Nikāya 29

Mahāsāropamasutta

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

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just soEvameva indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, here someidhekacco clansmankulaputto through faithsaddhā from homeagārasmā homelessnessanagāriyaṁ gone forthpabbajito ishoti:
I am submerged‘otiṇṇomhi by birthjātiyā by agingjarāya by deathmaraṇena by sorrowssokehi by lamentationsparidevehi by painsdukkhehi by griefsdomanassehi by despairsupāyāsehi, submerged in sufferingdukkhotiṇṇo overcome by sufferingdukkhapareto,
perhapsappeva indeednāma of thisimassa entirekevalassa of the mass of sufferingdukkhakkhandhassa the endingantakiriyā might be knownpaññāyethā’ti.
heSo thusevaṁ gone forthpabbajito beingsamāno gain, honor, and famelābhasakkārasilokaṁ producesabhinibbatteti.
heSo with thattena gain, honor, and famelābhasakkārasilokena notna satisfiedattamano ishoti notna fully resolvedparipuṇṇasaṅkappo.
heSo with thattena gain, honor, and famelābhasakkārasilokena notna exalts himselfattānukkaṁseti, notna anotherparaṁ disparagesvambheti.
heSo with thattena gain, honor, and famelābhasakkārasilokena notna is intoxicatedmajjati is not negligentnappamajjati notna negligencepamādaṁ falls intoāpajjati.
heedfulAppamatto beingsamāno the attainment of virtuesīlasampadaṁ achievesārādheti.
heSo with thattāya attainment of virtuesīlasampadāya satisfiedattamano ishoti fully resolvedparipuṇṇasaṅkappo.
heSo with thattāya attainment of virtuesīlasampadāya exalts himselfattānukkaṁseti, anotherparaṁ disparages:vambheti:
I am‘ahamasmi virtuoussīlavā of good characterkalyāṇadhammo, theseime but otherpanaññe monksbhikkhū immoraldussīlā of evil characterpāpadhammā’ti.
heSo with thattāya attainment of virtuesīlasampadāya 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 of the spiritual lifebrahmacariyassa;
with thattena andca stopping shortvosānaṁ reachedāpādi.
nextIdha thenpana, monksbhikkhave, a certainekacco gentlemankulaputto out of faithsaddhā from the lay lifeagārasmā to homelessnessanagāriyaṁ gone forthpabbajito ishoti:
I am immersed‘otiṇṇomhi in birthjātiyā in ageingjarāya in deathmaraṇena in sorrowsokehi in lamentationparidevehi in paindukkhehi in sadnessdomanassehi in distressupāyāsehi, immersed in sufferingdukkhotiṇṇo overcome by sufferingdukkhapareto,
perhapsappeva indeednāma of thisimassa entirekevalassa mass of sufferingdukkhakkhandhassa making an endantakiriyā might be knownpaññāyethā’ti.
heSo thusevaṁ gone forthpabbajito beingsamāno possessions honor popularitylābhasakkārasilokaṁ generatesabhinibbatteti.
heSo with thattena possessions honor popularitylābhasakkārasilokena notna satisfiedattamano ishoti notna fulfilled in intentionparipuṇṇasaṅkappo.
heSo with thattena possessions honor popularitylābhasakkārasilokena notna exalts himselfattānukkaṁseti, notna anotherparaṁ disparagesvambheti.
heSo with thattena possessions honor popularitylābhasakkārasilokena notna becomes intoxicatedmajjati does not become negligentnappamajjati notna negligencepamādaṁ falls intoāpajjati, diligentappamatto beingsamāno accomplishment in virtuesīlasampadaṁ achievesārādheti.
heSo with thattāya accomplishment in virtuesīlasampadāya satisfiedattamano ishoti butno onlyca indeedkho fulfilled in intentionparipuṇṇasaṅkappo.
heSo with thattāya accomplishment in virtuesīlasampadāya notna exalts himselfattānukkaṁseti, notna anotherparaṁ disparagesvambheti.
heSo with thattāya accomplishment in virtuesīlasampadāya notna becomes intoxicatedmajjati does not become 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 accomplishment in immersionsamādhisampadaṁ achievesārādheti.
heSo with thattāya accomplishment in immersionsamādhisampadāya happyattamano ishoti having fulfilled intentionparipuṇṇasaṅkappo.
heSo with thattāya accomplishment in immersionsamādhisampadāya glorifies himselfattānukkaṁseti, othersparaṁ puts downvambheti:
I am‘ahamasmi immersedsamāhito with unified mindekaggacitto, theseime but otherpanaññe mendicantsbhikkhū lack immersionasamāhitā having straying mindsvibbhantacittā’ti.
heSo with thattāya accomplishment in immersionsamādhisampadāya becomes indulgentmajjati becomes negligentpamajjati negligencepamādaṁ falls intoāpajjati, negligentpamatto beingsamāno sufferingdukkhaṁ livesviharati.
supposeSeyyathāpi, monksbhikkhave, personpuriso needing heartwoodsāratthiko seeking heartwoodsāragavesī search for heartwoodsārapariyesanaṁ wanderingcaramāno largemahato treerukkhassa standingtiṭṭhato with heartwoodsāravato passing overatikkammeva 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 searching for heartwoodsāragavesī search for heartwoodsārapariyesanaṁ 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 to be made from heartwoodsārakaraṇīyaṁ that for himtañcassa benefitatthaṁ will not experiencenānubhavissatī’ti.
just soEvameva indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, here someidhekacco clansmankulaputto 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 entire mass of sufferingdukkhakkhandhassa endingantakiriyā might be knownpaññāyethā’ti.
heSo thusevaṁ gone forthpabbajito beingsamāno gain, honor, and praiselābhasakkārasilokaṁ producesabhinibbatteti.
heSo with thattena gain, honor, and praiselābhasakkārasilokena notna satisfiedattamano ishoti notna of fulfilled intentionparipuṇṇasaṅkappo.
heSo with thattena gain, honor, and praiselābhasakkārasilokena notna exalts himselfattānukkaṁseti, notna anotherparaṁ disparagesvambheti.
heSo with thattena gain, honor, and praiselābhasakkārasilokena notna is intoxicatedmajjati does not become heedlessnappamajjati notna heedlessnesspamādaṁ entersāpajjati, heedfulappamatto beingsamāno accomplishment of virtuesīlasampadaṁ achievesārādheti.
heSo with thattāya accomplishment of virtuesīlasampadāya satisfiedattamano 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 accomplishment in virtuesīlasampadāya notna exalts himselfattānukkaṁseti, notna anotherparaṁ disparagesvambheti.
heSo by thattāya accomplishment in virtuesīlasampadāya notna is intoxicatedmajjati does not become heedlessnappamajjati notna heedlessnesspamādaṁ falls intoāpajjati, heedfulappamatto beingsamāno accomplishment in concentrationsamādhisampadaṁ achievesārādheti.
heSo by thattāya accomplishment in concentrationsamādhisampadāya satisfiedattamano ishoti with fulfilled intentionparipuṇṇasaṅkappo.
heSo by thattāya accomplishment in concentrationsamādhisampadāya exalts himselfattānukkaṁseti, anotherparaṁ disparagesvambheti:
I am‘ahamasmi concentratedsamāhito with unified mindekaggacitto, theseime but otherpanaññe monksbhikkhū unconcentratedasamāhitā with distracted mindsvibbhantacittā’ti.
heSo by thattāya accomplishment in concentrationsamādhisampadāya 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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