{"collection":"Anguttara Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_an3.54/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_an3.54","id":"suttacentral_an3.54","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/an3.54/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Anguttara Nikaya","Early Buddhist Texts"],"text":"Then a brahmin wanderer went up to the Buddha \u2026 Seated to one side he said to the Buddha: \u201cWorthy Gotama, they speak of \u2018a teaching apparent in the present life\u2019. In what way is the teaching apparent in the present life, immediately effective, inviting inspection, relevant, so that sensible people can know it for themselves?\u201d \u201cA greedy person, overcome by greed, intends to hurt themselves, hurt others, and hurt both. They experience mental pain and sadness. When greed has been given up, they don\u2019t intend to hurt themselves, hurt others, and hurt both. They don\u2019t experience mental pain and sadness. A greedy person does bad things by way of body, speech, and mind. When greed has been given up, they don\u2019t do bad things by way of body, speech, and mind. A greedy person doesn\u2019t truly understand what\u2019s for their own good, the good of another, or the good of both. When greed has been given up, they truly understand what\u2019s for their own good, the good of another, or the good of both. This is how the teaching is apparent in the present life, immediately effective, inviting inspection, relevant, so that sensible people can know it for themselves. A hateful person \u2026 A deluded person, overcome by delusion, intends to hurt themselves, hurt others, and hurt both. They experience mental pain and sadness. When delusion has been given up, they don\u2019t intend to hurt themselves, hurt others, and hurt both. They don\u2019t experience mental pain and sadness. A deluded person does bad things by way of body, speech, and mind. When delusion has been given up, they don\u2019t do bad things by way of body, speech, and mind. A deluded person doesn\u2019t truly understand what\u2019s for their own good, the good of another, or the good of both. When delusion has been given up, they truly understand what\u2019s for their own good, the good of another, or the good of both. This, too, is how the teaching is apparent in the present life, immediately effective, inviting inspection, relevant, so that sensible people can know it for themselves.\u201d \u201cExcellent, worthy Gotama! Excellent! \u2026 From this day forth, may the worthy Gotama remember me as a lay follower who has gone for refuge for life.\u201d","title":"A Wanderer","tradition":"Anguttara Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":375}