{"collection":"Buddhism","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/bud/sam/sn5-7.htm","path":"bud/sam/sn5-7.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/bud/sam/sn5-7.htm","text":"Then Mara the Evil One, wanting to arouse fear, horripilation, & terror in her, wanting to make her fall from solitude, approached her & said, \"Where do you want to reappear [be reborn], nun?\"\n\"I don't want to reappear anywhere, my friend.\"\n[Mara:]\nThe devas of the Thirty-three,\nthe Hours, the Contented,\nthose who delight in creation,\n& those in control:\ndirect your mind there\nand it will enjoy\ndelight.\n[Sister Upacala:]\nThe devas of the Thirty-three,\nthe Hours, the Contented,\nthose who delight in creation,\n& those in control:\nthey are bound\nwith the bonds of sensuality;\nthey come again\nunder Mara's sway.\nThe whole world is burning.\nThe whole world is aflame.\nThe whole world is blazing.\nThe whole world is provoked.\nThe Unprovoked, Unblazing\n-- that people run-of-the-mill\ndon't partake,\nwhere Mara's\nnever been --\nthat's where my heart\ntruly delights.","title":"SN V.7: Upacala Sutta","type":"page"}