The Bottomless Chasm Pṅtṅla Sutta (SN 36:4)

- suttas - - evening talks - short morning talks - lectures - guided meditations - talk collections - other themes - chants - - - - à¹à¸à¸¢ - Franā§ais - Espaā±ol - - Portuguāªs - РÑÑÑкий - - - УкÑаÑнÑÑка Submit Search - Home - Suttas - SN - SN 36:4 The Bottomless Chasm ## Browse Suttas Go to Saṃyutta Nikṅya index SN index ## The Bottomless Chasm Pṅtṅla Sutta  (SN 36:4) "Monks, when an uninstructed run-of-the-mill person makes the statement, ),

# Right single quote

('â', There is a bottomless chasm in the ocean,â he is talking about something that doesnât exist, that canât be found. The word ),

# Right single quote

('â', bottomless chasmâ is actually a designation for painful bodily feeling. "When an uninstructed run-of-the-mill person is touched by a painful bodily feeling, he sorrows, grieves, & laments, beats his breast, becomes distraught. This is called an uninstructed run-of-the-mill person who has not risen up out of the bottomless chasm, who has not gained a foothold. "When a well-instructed disciple of the noble ones is touched by a painful bodily feeling, he does not sorrow, grieve, or lament, does not beat his breast or become distraught. This is called a well-instructed disciple of the noble ones who has risen up out of the bottomless chasm, whose foothold is gained." Whoever canât endure them once theyâve arisen— painful bodily feelings that could kill living beings— who trembles at their touch, who cries & wails, a weakling with no resilience: He hasnât risen up out of the bottomless chasm or even gained a foothold. Whoever endures them once theyâve arisen— painful bodily feelings that could kill living beings— who doesnât tremble at their touch: Heâs risen up out of the bottomless chasm; his foothold is gained. - --> - - - -