The Ocean (1) Samudda Sutta (SN 35:187)
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('â', The ocean, the ocean,â says the uninstructed run-of-the-mill person. But thatâs not the ocean in the discipline of the noble ones. Itâs a great mass of water, a great body of water. "The eye is a personâs ocean, and its current consists of forms. Whoever resists that current consisting of forms is said to have crossed over the ocean of the eye with its waves, whirlpools, sharks, & demons. Crossed over, gone beyond, one stands on high ground, a brahman. "The ear is a personâs ocean⦠"The nose is a personâs ocean⦠"The tongue is a personâs ocean⦠"The body is a personâs ocean⦠"The intellect is a personâs ocean, and its current consists of ideas. Whoever resists that current consisting of ideas is said to have crossed over the ocean of the intellect with its waves, whirlpools, sharks, & demons. Crossed over, gone beyond, one stands on firm ground, a brahman." That is what the Blessed One said. When the One Well-gone had said that, he—the Teacher—said further: Whoever crosses over this ocean, with its danger of sharks, demons, waves, so very hard to cross is called: an attainer of wisdom who has lived the holy life, one whoâs attained the end of the cosmos, one gone beyond. See also: MN 67; SN 15:3; SN 35:197; AN 4:5 - --> - - - -