{"collection":"Samyutta Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_sn56.54/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_sn56.54","id":"suttacentral_sn56.54","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/sn56.54/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 that water dried up and evaporated except two or three drops. What do you think, mendicants? Which is more: the water in the confluence that has dried up and evaporated, or the two or three drops left?\u201d \u201cSir, the water in the confluence that has dried up and evaporated is certainly more. The two or three drops left are tiny. Compared to the water in the confluence that has dried up and evaporated, 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 (2nd)","tradition":"Samyutta Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":118}