The Shorter Heartwood Simile Discourse Cūḍa Sṅropama Sutta (MN 30)

- suttas - - evening talks - short morning talks - lectures - guided meditations - talk collections - other themes - chants - - - - à¹à¸à¸¢ - Franā§ais - Espaā±ol - - Portuguāªs - Ð ÑÑÑÐºÐ¸Ð¹ - - - Ð£ÐºÑÐ°ÑÐ½ÑÑÐºÐ° Submit Search - Home - Suttas - MN - MN 30 The Shorter Heartwood Simile Discourse ## Browse Suttas Go to Majjhima Nikṅya index MN index ## The Shorter Heartwood Simile Discourse Cūḍa Sṅropama SuttaÂ Â (MNÂ 30) I have heard that on one occasion the Blessed One was staying near Sṅvatthī in Jetaâs Grove, Anṅthapiṃṇikaâs monastery. Then Piṃgalakoccha the brahman went to the Blessed One and, on arrival, having bowed down to him, sat to one side. As he was sitting there, he said to the Blessed One, "Master Gotama, these contemplatives & brahmans, each with his group, each with his community, each the teacher of his group, an honored leader, well-regarded by people at large—i.e., Pūraṃa Kassapa, Makkhali Gosṅla, Ajita Kesakambalin, Pakudha Kaccṅyana, Saā±jaya Velaṭṭhaputta, & the Nigaṃṭha Nṅṭaputta: Do they all have direct knowledge as they themselves claim, or do they all not have direct knowledge, or do some of them have direct knowledge and some of them not?" "Enough, brahman. Put this question aside. I will teach you the Dhamma. Listen and pay close attention. I will speak." "Yes, sir," Piṃgalakoccha the brahman responded to the Blessed One. The Blessed One said, "Brahman, itâs as if a man in need of heartwood, seeking heartwood, wandering in search of heartwood—passing over the heartwood of a great standing tree possessed of heartwood, passing over the sapwood, passing over the inner bark, passing over the outer bark—cutting away the twigs & leaves, were to go off carrying them, thinking, ), # Right single quote ('â', heartwood.â A man with good eyesight, seeing him, would say, ), # Right single quote ('â', Ah, how this good man didnât know heartwood, didnât know sapwood, didnât know inner bark, didnât know outer bark, didnât know twigs & leaves! Thatâs why he, in need of heartwood, seeking heartwood, wandering in search of heartwood—passing over the heartwood of a great standing tree possessed of heartwood, passing over the sapwood, passing over the inner bark, passing over the outer bark—cutting away the twigs & leaves, went off carrying them, thinking, "heartwood." Whatever heartwood-business he had with heartwood, his purpose wonât be served.â "Or, brahman, itâs as if a man in need of heartwood, seeking heartwood, wandering in search of heartwood—passing over the heartwood of a great standing tree possessed of heartwood, passing over the sapwood, passing over the inner bark—cutting away the outer bark, were to go off carrying it, thinking, ), # Right single quote ('â', heartwood.â A man with good eyesight, seeing him, would say, ), # Right single quote ('â', Ah, how this good man didnât know heartwood, didnât know sapwood, didnât know inner bark, didnât know outer bark, didnât know twigs & leaves! Thatâs why he, in need of heartwood, seeking heartwood, wandering in search of heartwood—passing over the heartwood of a great standing tree possessed of heartwood, passing over the sapwood, passing over the inner bark—cutting away the outer bark, went off carrying it, thinking, "heartwood." Whatever heartwood-business he had with heartwood, his purpose wonât be served.â "Or, brahman, itâs as if a man in need of heartwood, seeking heartwood, wandering in search of heartwood—passing over the heartwood of a great standing tree possessed of heartwood, passing over the sapwood—cutting away the inner bark, were to go off carrying it, thinking, ), # Right single quote ('â', heartwood.â A man with good eyesight, seeing him, would say, ), # Right single quote ('â', Ah, how this good man didnât know heartwood, didnât know sapwood, didnât know inner bark, didnât know outer bark, didnât know twigs & leaves! Thatâs why he, in need of heartwood, seeking heartwood, wandering in search of heartwood—passing over the heartwood of a great standing tree possessed of heartwood, passing over the sapwood—cutting away the inner bark, went off carrying it, thinking, "heartwood." Whatever heartwood-business he had with heartwood, his purpose wonât be served.â "Or, brahman, itâs as if a man in need of heartwood, seeking heartwood, wandering in search of heartwood—passing over the heartwood of a great standing tree possessed of heartwood—cutting away the sapwood, were to go off carrying it, thinking, ), # Right single quote ('â', heartwood.â A man with good eyesight, seeing him, would say, ), # Right single quote ('â', Ah, how this good man didnât know heartwood, didnât know sapwood, didnât know inner bark, didnât know outer bark, didnât know twigs & leaves! Thatâs why he, in need of heartwood, seeking heartwood, wandering in search of heartwood—passing over the heartwood of a great standing tree possessed of heartwood—cutting away the sapwood, went off carrying it, thinking, "heartwood." Whatever heartwood-business he had with