Aṅguttara Nikāya
X. Dasaka-Nipāta
XI: Samaṇa-Saññā-Vagga
Sutta 103
Micchatta Suttaṃ
The Low
Translated from the Pali
by
Michael M. Olds
Once upon a time the Lucky Man said this to the beggars:
"Beggars!"
And the beggars responding "Elder!" the Lucky Man said this:
"The low, beggars, has dissatisfaction as outcome,
not satisfaction.
And how, beggrs, does the low have dissatisfaction as outcome,
not satisfaction?
From low view, beggars, follows low principles;
from low principles follows low speech;
from low speech follows low works;
from low works follows low lifestyle;
from low lifestyle follows low self-control;
from low self-control follows low memory;
from low memory follows low serenity;
from low serentiy follows low knowledge;
from low knowledge follows low freedom.
Even so, beggars does the low have dissatisfaction as outcome,
not satisfaction.
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"The high, beggars, has satisfaction as outcome,
not dissatisfaction.
And how, beggrs, does the high have satisfaction as outcome,
not dissatisfaction?
From high view, beggars, follows high principles;
from high principles follows high speech;
from high speech follows high works;
from high works follows high lifestyle;
from high lifestyle follows high self-control;
from high self-control follows high memory;
from high memory follows high serenity;
from high serentiy follows high knowledge;
from high knowledge follows high freedom.
Even so, beggars does the high have satisfaction as outcome,
not dissatisfaction."
