Conviction Saddhṅ Sutta (SN 1:36)
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(SNÂ 1:36) On one occasion the Blessed One was staying near Sṅvatthī in Jetaâs Grove, Anṅthapiṃṇikaâs monastery. Then many devatṅs of the Satullapa host, in the far extreme of the night, their extreme radiance lighting up the entirety of Jetaâs Grove, went to the Blessed One and, on arrival, having bowed down to him, stood to one side. As they were standing there, one devatṅ recited these verses in the Blessed Oneâs presence: Conviction is a personâs companion.1 When you donât take a stand in lack of conviction, prestige & honor come to you from that. You go to heaven on abandoning the body. You should
discard anger,2 abandon conceit, transcend all fetters. When youâre not adhering to name & form, you have nothing— no bonds attack you. Theyâre devoted to heedlessness —dullards, fools— while one who is wise protects heedfulness as his highest wealth. Donât devote yourself to heedlessness or to intimacy with sensual delight— for a heedful person, absorbed in jhṅna, attains the foremost ease.3 Notes 1. Compare this line with Iti 15. 2. The Burmese and Sri Lankan editions indicate that another devatṅ recites these verses, but the Thai edition doesnât. 3. Aside from the final line, these last two verses are identical with Dhp 26–27. Here the final line reads, pappoti paramaṃ sukhaṃ, "attains the foremost ease," while in Dhp 27 it reads, pappoti vipulaṃ sukhaṃ, "attains an abundance of ease." See also: SN 1:59 - --> - - - -