{"collection":"Samyutta Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_sn56.36/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_sn56.36","id":"suttacentral_sn56.36","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/sn56.36/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Early Buddhist Texts","Samyutta Nikaya"],"text":"\u201cSuppose a person was to strip all the grass, sticks, branches, and leaves in the Black Plum Tree Land, gather them together into one pile, and make them into stakes. Then they\u2019d impale the large creatures in the ocean on large stakes; the medium-sized creatures on medium-sized stakes; and the small creatures on small stakes. They wouldn\u2019t run out of sizable creatures in the ocean before using up all the grass, sticks, branches, and leaves in the Black Plum Tree Land. There are far more small creatures in the ocean than this, so it wouldn\u2019t be feasible to impale them on stakes. Why is that? Because of the small size of those life-forms. That\u2019s how big the plane of loss is. An individual accomplished in view, exempt from that vast plane of loss, truly understands: \u2018This is suffering\u2019 \u2026 \u2018This is the origin of suffering\u2019 \u2026 \u2018This is the cessation of suffering\u2019 \u2026 \u2018This is the practice that leads to the cessation of suffering\u2019. That\u2019s why you should practice meditation \u2026\u201d","title":"Living Creatures","tradition":"Samyutta Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":171}