{"collection":"Samyutta Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_sn16.4/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_sn16.4","id":"suttacentral_sn16.4","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/sn16.4/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Early Buddhist Texts","Samyutta Nikaya"],"text":"At S\u0101vatth\u012b. \u201cWhat do you think, mendicants? What kind of mendicant is worthy of visiting families? And what kind of mendicant is not worthy of visiting families?\u201d \u201cOur teachings are rooted in the Buddha. \u2026\u201d The Buddha said this: \u201cWhoever visits families with the thought: \u2018May they give to me, may they not fail to give. May they give a lot, not a little. May they give me fine things, not coarse. May they give quickly, not slowly. May they give carefully, not carelessly.\u2019 If a mendicant with such a thought approaches a family and they don\u2019t give, the mendicant feels slighted. And they experience pain and sadness because of that. If they give only a little \u2026 if they give coarse things \u2026 if they give slowly \u2026 if they give carelessly, the mendicant feels slighted. And they experience pain and sadness because of that. That kind of mendicant is not worthy of visiting families. Whoever visits families with the thought: \u2018When among other families, how could I possibly think: \u201cMay they give to me, may they not fail to give. May they give a lot, not a little. May they give me fine things, not coarse. May they give quickly, not slowly. May they give carefully, not carelessly.\u201d\u2019 If a mendicant with such a thought approaches a family and they don\u2019t give, the mendicant doesn\u2019t feel slighted. And they don\u2019t experience pain and sadness because of that. If they give only a little \u2026 if they give coarse things \u2026 if they give slowly \u2026 if they give carelessly, the mendicant doesn\u2019t feel slighted. And they don\u2019t experience pain and sadness because of that. That kind of mendicant is worthy of visiting families. Kassapa visits families with the thought: \u2018When among other families, how could I possibly think: \u201cMay they give to me, may they not fail to give. May they give a lot, not a little. May they give me fine things, not coarse. May they give quickly, not slowly. May they give carefully, not carelessly.\u201d\u2019 With such a thought, if he approaches a family and they don\u2019t give, he doesn\u2019t feel slighted. And he doesn\u2019t experience pain and sadness because of that. If they give only a little \u2026 if they give coarse things \u2026 if they give slowly \u2026 if they give carelessly, he doesn\u2019t feel slighted. And he doesn\u2019t experience pain and sadness because of that. I will exhort you with the example of Kassapa or someone like him. You should practice accordingly.\u201d","title":"Visiting Families","tradition":"Samyutta Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":419}