A Spear

“Mendicants, suppose there was a sharp-pointed spear. And a man came along and thought, ‘With my hand or fist I’ll fold this sharp spear over, crumple it, and bend it back!’

“Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, satti tiṇhaphalā. Atha puriso āgaccheyya: ‘ahaṁ imaṁ sattiṁ tiṇhaphalaṁ pāṇinā vā muṭṭhinā vā paṭileṇissāmi paṭikoṭṭissāmi paṭivaṭṭessāmī’ti.

“Mendicants, suppose there was a sharp-pointed spear. “Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, satti tiṇhaphalā. And a man came along and thought, Atha puriso āgaccheyya: ‘With my hand or fist I’ll fold this sharp spear over, crumple it, and bend it back!’ ‘ahaṁ imaṁ sattiṁ tiṇhaphalaṁ pāṇinā vā muṭṭhinā vā paṭileṇissāmi paṭikoṭṭissāmi paṭivaṭṭessāmī’ti.

What do you think, mendicants? Is that man capable of doing so?”

Taṁ kiṁ maññatha, bhikkhave, bhabbo nu kho so puriso amuṁ sattiṁ tiṇhaphalaṁ pāṇinā vā muṭṭhinā vā paṭileṇetuṁ paṭikoṭṭetuṁ paṭivaṭṭetun”ti?

What do you think, mendicants? Taṁ kiṁ maññatha, bhikkhave, Is that man capable of doing so?” bhabbo nu kho so puriso amuṁ sattiṁ tiṇhaphalaṁ pāṇinā vā muṭṭhinā vā paṭileṇetuṁ paṭikoṭṭetuṁ paṭivaṭṭetun”ti?

“No, sir. Why not? Because it’s not easy to fold that sharp spear over, crumple it, and bend it back with the hand or fist. That man will eventually get weary and frustrated.”

“No hetaṁ, bhantebhanteEn los textos pali, se usa como vocativo para dirigirse al Buddha o a un monje budista. En el uso moderno a menudo se emplea también como título.Ver en el glosario”. “Taṁ kissa hetu”? “Asu hi, bhante, satti tiṇhaphalā na sukarā pāṇinā vā muṭṭhinā vā paṭileṇetuṁ paṭikoṭṭetuṁ paṭivaṭṭetuṁ. Yāvadeva ca pana so puriso kilamathassa vighātassa bhāgī assā”ti.

“No, sir. “No hetaṁ, bhantebhanteEn los textos pali, se usa como vocativo para dirigirse al Buddha o a un monje budista. En el uso moderno a menudo se emplea también como título.Ver en el glosario”. Why not? “Taṁ kissa hetu”? Because it’s not easy to fold that sharp spear over, crumple it, and bend it back with the hand or fist. “Asu hi, bhante, satti tiṇhaphalā na sukarā pāṇinā vā muṭṭhinā vā paṭileṇetuṁ paṭikoṭṭetuṁ paṭivaṭṭetuṁ. That man will eventually get weary and frustrated.” Yāvadeva ca pana so puriso kilamathassa vighātassa bhāgī assā”ti.

“In the same way, suppose a mendicant has developed the heart’s release by love, has cultivated it, made it a vehicle and a basis, kept it up, consolidated it, and properly implemented it. Should any non-human think to overthrow their mind, they’ll eventually get weary and frustrated.

“Evameva kho, bhikkhave, yassa kassaci bhikkhuno mettācetovimutti bhāvitā bahulīkatā yānīkatā vatthukatā anuṭṭhitā paricitā susamāraddhā, tassa ce amanusso cittaṁ khipitabbaṁ maññeyya; atha kho sveva amanusso kilamathassa vighātassa bhāgī assa.

“In the same way, suppose a mendicant has developed the heart’s release by love, has cultivated it, made it a vehicle and a basis, kept it up, consolidated it, and properly implemented it. Should any non-human think to overthrow their mind, “Evameva kho, bhikkhave, yassa kassaci bhikkhuno mettācetovimutti bhāvitā bahulīkatā yānīkatā vatthukatā anuṭṭhitā paricitā susamāraddhā, tassa ce amanusso cittaṁ khipitabbaṁ maññeyya; they’ll eventually get weary and frustrated. atha kho sveva amanusso kilamathassa vighātassa bhāgī assa.

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.