{"collection":"Khuddaka Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_snp2.8/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_snp2.8","id":"suttacentral_snp2.8","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/snp2.8/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Early Buddhist Texts","Khuddaka Nikaya"],"text":"If you would learn the teaching from someone, honor them as the gods honor Indra. Then they will have confidence in you, and being learned, they reveal the teaching. Heeding well, an attentive one, practicing in line with that teaching grows intelligent, discerning, and subtle through diligently sticking close to such a person. But associating with a petty fool who falls short of the goal, jealous, then unable to discern the teaching in this life, one proceeds to death still plagued by doubts. It\u2019s like a man who has plunged into a river, a rushing torrent in spate. As they are swept away downstream, how could they help others across? Just so, one unable to discern the teaching, who hasn\u2019t studied the meaning under the learned, not knowing it oneself, still plagued by doubts, how could they help others to contemplate? But one who has embarked on a strong boat equipped with rudder and oar, would bring many others across there with skill, care, and thoughtfulness. So too one who understands\u2014a knowledge master, evolved, learned, and unflappable\u2014 can help others to contemplate, so long as they are prepared to listen carefully. That\u2019s why you should spend time with a true person, intelligent and learned. Having understood the meaning, <j>putting it into practice, one who understands the teaching <j>would find happiness.","title":"The Boat","tradition":"Khuddaka Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":220}