Hard to Do Dukkara Sutta (SN 1:17)
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(SNÂ 1:17) For the inexperienced, the contemplative life is hard to do, hard to endure, for many are the confinements there in which a fool sinks. How many days can you follow the contemplative life if you donât block the mind? Step by step youâd sink under the sway of your resolves.1 As a tortoise would draw its limbs into its shell, so a monk should— the thoughts of his heart. Independent, not mistreating others, totally unbound, he shouldnât disparage anyone at all. Note 1. The passion for his resolves is a manâs sensuality, not the beautiful sensual pleasures found in the world. The passion for his resolves is a manâs sensuality. The beauties remain as they are in the world, while, in this regard, the enlightened subdue their desire. —Â AN 6:63 See also: Dhp 183–185 - --> - - - -