{"collection":"Samyutta Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_sn47.8/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_sn47.8","id":"suttacentral_sn47.8","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/sn47.8/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Early Buddhist Texts","Samyutta Nikaya"],"text":"\u201cMendicants, suppose a foolish, incompetent, unskillful cook was to serve a ruler or their chief minister with an excessive variety of curries: chiefly sour, bitter, pungent, and sweet; hot and mild, and salty and bland. But that cook didn\u2019t take their master\u2019s hint: \u2018Today my master preferred this sauce, or he reached for it, or he took a lot of it, or he praised it. Today my master preferred the chiefly sour or bitter or pungent or sweet or hot or mild or salty sauce. Or he preferred the bland sauce, or he reached for the bland one, or he took a lot of it, or he praised it.\u2019 That foolish, incompetent, unskillful cook doesn\u2019t get presented with clothes, wages, or bonuses. Why is that? Because they don\u2019t take their master\u2019s hint. In the same way, a foolish, incompetent, unskillful mendicant meditates by observing an aspect of the body\u2014keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world. As they meditate observing an aspect of the body, their mind doesn\u2019t enter immersion, and their corruptions aren\u2019t given up. But they don\u2019t take the hint. They meditate observing an aspect of feelings \u2026 mind \u2026 principles\u2014keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world. As they meditate observing an aspect of principles, the mind doesn\u2019t enter immersion, and the corruptions aren\u2019t given up. But they don\u2019t take the hint. That foolish, incompetent, unskillful mendicant doesn\u2019t get blissful meditations in this very life, nor do they get mindfulness and situational awareness. Why is that? Because they don\u2019t take their mind\u2019s hint. Suppose an astute, competent, skillful cook was to serve a ruler or their chief minister with an extravagant variety of curries: chiefly sour, bitter, pungent, and sweet; hot and mild, and salty and bland. And that cook took their master\u2019s hint: \u2018Today my master preferred this sauce, or he reached for it, or he took a lot of it, or he praised it. Today my master preferred the chiefly sour or bitter or pungent or sweet or hot or mild or salty sauce. Or he preferred the bland sauce, or he reached for the bland one, or he took a lot of it, or he praised it.\u2019 That astute, competent, skillful cook gets presented with clothes, wages, and bonuses. Why is that? Because they take their master\u2019s hint. In the same way, an astute, competent, skillful mendicant meditates by observing an aspect of the body\u2014keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world. As they meditate observing an aspect of the body, their mind enters immersion, and their corruptions are given up. They take the hint. They meditate observing an aspect of feelings \u2026 mind \u2026 principles\u2014keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world. As they meditate observing an aspect of principles, their mind enters immersion, and their corruptions are given up. They take the hint. That astute, competent, skillful mendicant gets blissful meditations in this very life, and they get mindfulness and situational awareness. Why is that? Because they take their mind\u2019s hint.\u201d","title":"Cooks","tradition":"Samyutta Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":515}