{"collection":"Samyutta Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_sn56.57/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_sn56.57","id":"suttacentral_sn56.57","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/sn56.57/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Early Buddhist Texts","Samyutta Nikaya"],"text":"\u201cMendicants, suppose a man was to draw up two or three drops of water from the ocean. What do you think, mendicants? Which is more: the two or three drops drawn out or the water in the ocean?\u201d \u201cSir, the water in the ocean is certainly more. The two or three drops drawn out are tiny. Compared to the water in the ocean, 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":"The Ocean (1st)","tradition":"Samyutta Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":90}