{"collection":"Samyutta Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_sn20.5/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_sn20.5","id":"suttacentral_sn20.5","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/sn20.5/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Early Buddhist Texts","Samyutta Nikaya"],"text":"At S\u0101vatth\u012b. \u201cMendicants, suppose there was a sharp-pointed spear. And a man came along and thought, \u2018With my hand or fist I\u2019ll fold this sharp spear over, crumple it, and bend it back!\u2019 What do you think, mendicants? Is that man capable of doing so?\u201d \u201cNo, sir. Why not? Because it\u2019s 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.\u201d \u201cIn the same way, suppose a mendicant has developed the heart\u2019s 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\u2019ll eventually get weary and frustrated. So you should train like this: \u2018We will develop the heart\u2019s release by love. We\u2019ll cultivate it, make it our vehicle and our basis, keep it up, consolidate it, and properly implement it.\u2019 That\u2019s how you should train.\u201d","title":"A Spear","tradition":"Samyutta Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":163}