The Donkey Gadrabha Sutta (AN 3:83)

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('â', I too am a cow! I too am a cow!â Its color is not that of a cow, its voice is not that of a cow, its hoof is not that of a cow, and yet it still keeps following right after the herd of cattle, saying, ),

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('â', I too am a cow! I too am a cow!â In the same way, there is the case where a certain monk follows right after the Saṃgha of monks, saying, ),

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('â', I too am a monk! I too am a monk!â He doesnât have the other monksâ desire for undertaking the training in heightened virtue, doesnât have their desire for undertaking the training in heightened mind [concentration], doesnât have their desire for undertaking the training in heightened discernment, and yet he still keeps following right after the Saṃgha of monks, saying, ),

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('â', I too am a monk! I too am a monk!â "So you should train yourselves: ),

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('â', Strong will be our desire for undertaking the training in heightened virtue; strong will be our desire for undertaking the training in heightened mind; strong will be our desire for undertaking the training in heightened discernment.â That is how you should train yourselves." See also: AN 3:90—91; AN 4:178 - --> - - - -