{"collection":"Samyutta Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_sn3.4/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_sn3.4","id":"suttacentral_sn3.4","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/sn3.4/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Early Buddhist Texts","Samyutta Nikaya"],"text":"At S\u0101vatth\u012b. Seated to one side, King Pasenadi said to the Buddha, \u201cJust now, sir, as I was in private retreat this thought came to mind. \u2018Who are those who love themselves? And who are those who don\u2019t love themselves?\u2019 Then it occurred to me: \u2018Those who do bad things by way of body, speech, and mind don\u2019t love themselves. Even though they may say: \u201cI love myself\u201d, they don\u2019t really. Why is that? It\u2019s because they treat themselves like an enemy. That\u2019s why they don\u2019t love themselves. Those who do good things by way of body, speech, and mind do love themselves. Even though they may say: \u201cI don\u2019t love myself\u201d, they do really. Why is that? It\u2019s because they treat themselves like a loved one. That\u2019s why they do love themselves.\u2019\u201d \u201cThat\u2019s so true, Great King! That\u2019s so true!\u201d said the Buddha. And he repeated the king\u2019s statement, adding: \u201cIf you knew your self as beloved, you\u2019d not yoke yourself to wickedness. For happiness is not easy to find by someone who does bad deeds. When you\u2019re seized by the terminator as you give up your human life, what can you call your own? What do you take when you go? What goes with you, like a shadow that never leaves? Both the good and the bad that a mortal does in this life is what they can call their own. That\u2019s what they take when they go. That\u2019s what goes with them, like a shadow that never leaves. That\u2019s why you should do good, investing in the future life. The good deeds of sentient beings support them in the next world.\u201d","title":"Loved","tradition":"Samyutta Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":274}