The Buddha:
“The entirety
of a mountain of gold,
of solid bullion:
Even twice that
wouldn’t suffice
for one person.
Knowing this,
live evenly,
in tune with the contemplative life.
When you see stress,
and from where it comes,
how can you incline
to sensuality?
Knowing acquisition
to be a bond in the world,
train for
its subduing.”
Notes
1. The foundations for psychic abilities. See SN 51:20.
2. The implication here is that, with so much gold, the Buddha could cure the world’s miseries and buy off his enemies.
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