{"collection":"Samyutta Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_sn56.53/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_sn56.53","id":"suttacentral_sn56.53","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/sn56.53/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Early Buddhist Texts","Samyutta Nikaya"],"text":"\u201cMendicants, there are places where the great rivers\u2014the Ganges, Yamun\u0101, Aciravat\u012b, Sarabh\u016b, and Mah\u012b\u2014join together and converge. Suppose a person was to draw two or three drops of water from such a place. What do you think, mendicants? Which is more: the two or three drops drawn out or the water in the confluence?\u201d \u201cSir, the water in the confluence is certainly more. The two or three drops drawn out are tiny. Compared to the water in the confluence, it doesn\u2019t count, there\u2019s no comparison, it\u2019s not worth a fraction.\u201d \u201cIn the same way, for a noble disciple \u2026 That\u2019s why you should practice meditation \u2026\u201d","title":"Where the Waters Join Together (1st)","tradition":"Samyutta Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":106}