On What is Heard Suta Sutta (AN 4:183)

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('â', Thus have I seen,â there is no fault in that. When anyone speaks of what he has heard, (saying,) ),

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('â', Thus have I heard,â there is no fault in that. When anyone speaks of what he has sensed, (saying,) ),

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('â', Thus have I sensed,â there is no fault in that. When anyone speaks of what he has cognized, (saying,) ),

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('â', Thus have I cognized,â there is no fault in that." (The Blessed One responded:) "I do not say, brahman, that everything that has been seen should be spoken about. Nor do I say that everything that has been seen should not be spoken about. I do not say that everything that has been heard⦠everything that has been sensed⦠everything that has been cognized should be spoken about. Nor do I say that everything that has been cognized should not be spoken about. "When, for one who speaks of what has been seen, unskillful qualities increase and skillful qualities decrease, then that sort of thing should not be spoken about. But when, for one who speaks of what has been seen, unskillful qualities decrease and skillful qualities increase, then that sort of thing should be spoken about. "When, for one who speaks of what has been heard⦠what has been sensed⦠what has been cognized, unskillful qualities increase and skillful qualities decrease, then that sort of thing should not be spoken about. But when, for one who speaks of what has been cognized, unskillful qualities decrease and skillful qualities increase, then that sort of thing should be spoken about." Then Vassakṅra the brahman, delighting & rejoicing in the Blessed Oneâs words, got up from his seat and left. See also: MN 58; MN 61; AN 5:198; Iti 25; Sn 3:3 - --> - - - -