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Cauldrons

Saṁyutta Nikāya
1. Opammavagga
Okkhāsutta
Linked Discourses
1. The Chapter on the Similes
Cauldrons
Saṁyutta Nikāya
1. Opammavagga
Okkhāsutta

Love is more beneficial than generosity.

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At Sāvatthī.

Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.

At Sāvatthī.
Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.

At Sāvatthī. Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.

“Mendicants, suppose one person was to give a gift of a hundred cauldrons of rice in the morning, at midday, and in the evening. And someone else was to develop a heart of love, even just as long as it takes to pull a cow’s udder. The latter would be more fruitful.*Compare AN 9.20:8.9.

“Yo, bhikkhave, pubbaṇhasamayaṁ okkhāsataṁ dānaṁ dadeyya, yo majjhanhikasamayaṁ okkhāsataṁ dānaṁ dadeyya, yo sāyanhasamayaṁ okkhāsataṁ dānaṁ dadeyya, yo vā pubbaṇhasamayaṁ antamaso gadduhanamattampi mettacittaṁ bhāveyya, yo vā majjhanhikasamayaṁ antamaso gadduhanamattampi mettacittaṁ bhāveyya, yo vā sāyanhasamayaṁ antamaso gadduhanamattampi mettacittaṁ bhāveyya, idaṁ tato mahapphalataraṁ.*okkhāsataṁ → ukkhāsataṁ (bj, pts1ed, pts2ed)

“Mendicants, suppose one person was to give a gift of a hundred cauldrons of rice in the morning, at midday, and in the evening. And someone else was to develop a heart of love, even just as long as it takes to pull a cow’s udder. The latter would be more fruitful.*Compare AN 9.20:8.9.
“Yo, bhikkhave, pubbaṇhasamayaṁ okkhāsataṁ dānaṁ dadeyya, yo majjhanhikasamayaṁ okkhāsataṁ dānaṁ dadeyya, yo sāyanhasamayaṁ okkhāsataṁ dānaṁ dadeyya, yo vā pubbaṇhasamayaṁ antamaso gadduhanamattampi mettacittaṁ bhāveyya, yo vā majjhanhikasamayaṁ antamaso gadduhanamattampi mettacittaṁ bhāveyya, yo vā sāyanhasamayaṁ antamaso gadduhanamattampi mettacittaṁ bhāveyya, idaṁ tato mahapphalataraṁ.*okkhāsataṁ → ukkhāsataṁ (bj, pts1ed, pts2ed)

“Mendicants, suppose one person was to give a gift of a hundred cauldrons of rice in the morning, at midday, and in the evening. And someone else was to develop a heart of love, even just as long as it takes to pull a cow’s udder. The latter would be more fruitful.*Compare AN 9.20:8.9.“Yo, bhikkhave, pubbaṇhasamayaṁ okkhāsataṁ dānaṁ dadeyya, yo majjhanhikasamayaṁ okkhāsataṁ dānaṁ dadeyya, yo sāyanhasamayaṁ okkhāsataṁ dānaṁ dadeyya, yo vā pubbaṇhasamayaṁ antamaso gadduhanamattampi mettacittaṁ bhāveyya, yo vā majjhanhikasamayaṁ antamaso gadduhanamattampi mettacittaṁ bhāveyya, yo vā sāyanhasamayaṁ antamaso gadduhanamattampi mettacittaṁ bhāveyya, idaṁ tato mahapphalataraṁ.*okkhāsataṁ → ukkhāsataṁ (bj, pts1ed, pts2ed)

So you should train like this: ‘We will develop the heart’s release by love. We’ll cultivate it, make it our vehicle and our basis, keep it up, consolidate it, and properly implement it.’ That’s how you should train.”

Tasmātiha, bhikkhave, evaṁ sikkhitabbaṁ: ‘mettāmettāUna de las diez perfecciones (pāramīs) y una de las cuatro moradas sublimes (brahma-vihāra). Representa un deseo profundo, activo y desinteresado por la felicidad y el bienestar de todos los seres. Es un estado mental cultivado que busca disolver las barreras entre el “yo” y el “otro”.Ver en el glosario no cetovimutti bhāvitā bhavissati bahulīkatā yānīkatā vatthukatā anuṭṭhitā paricitā susamāraddhā’ti. Evañhi vo, bhikkhave, sikkhitabban”ti.

So you should train like this:
Tasmātiha, bhikkhave, evaṁ sikkhitabbaṁ:
‘We will develop the heart’s release by love. We’ll cultivate it, make it our vehicle and our basis, keep it up, consolidate it, and properly implement it.’
‘mettāmettāUna de las diez perfecciones (pāramīs) y una de las cuatro moradas sublimes (brahma-vihāra). Representa un deseo profundo, activo y desinteresado por la felicidad y el bienestar de todos los seres. Es un estado mental cultivado que busca disolver las barreras entre el “yo” y el “otro”.Ver en el glosario no cetovimutti bhāvitā bhavissati bahulīkatā yānīkatā vatthukatā anuṭṭhitā paricitā susamāraddhā’ti.
That’s how you should train.”
Evañhi vo, bhikkhave, sikkhitabban”ti.

So you should train like this: Tasmātiha, bhikkhave, evaṁ sikkhitabbaṁ: ‘We will develop the heart’s release by love. We’ll cultivate it, make it our vehicle and our basis, keep it up, consolidate it, and properly implement it.’ ‘mettāmettāUna de las diez perfecciones (pāramīs) y una de las cuatro moradas sublimes (brahma-vihāra). Representa un deseo profundo, activo y desinteresado por la felicidad y el bienestar de todos los seres. Es un estado mental cultivado que busca disolver las barreras entre el “yo” y el “otro”.Ver en el glosario no cetovimutti bhāvitā bhavissati bahulīkatā yānīkatā vatthukatā anuṭṭhitā paricitā susamāraddhā’ti. That’s how you should train.” Evañhi vo, bhikkhave, sikkhitabban”ti.

Catutthaṁ.

Catutthaṁ.

Catutthaṁ.