an3.30:2.1 And who is the individual with wisdom on their lap?
an3.30:2.2 It’s an individual who often goes to the monastery to hear the teaching in the presence of the mendicants.
an3.30:2.3 The mendicants teach them Dhamma that’s good in the beginning, good in the middle, and good in the end, meaningful and well-phrased. And they reveal a spiritual practice that’s entirely full and pure.
an3.30:2.4 While sitting there, that person applies the mind to the discussion in the beginning, middle, and end.
an3.30:2.5 But when they rise from their seat, they don’t apply the mind to the beginning, middle, or end of the discussion.
an3.30:2.6 It’s like a person who has different kinds of food crammed on their lap—
an3.30:2.7 such as sesame, rice, sweets, or jujube—
an3.30:2.8 so that if they rise from the seat without mindfulness, everything gets scattered.
an3.30:2.9 In the same way, an individual often goes to the monastery to hear the teaching in the presence of the mendicants.
an3.30:2.10 The mendicants teach them Dhamma that’s good in the beginning, good in the middle, and good in the end, meaningful and well-phrased. And they reveal a spiritual practice that’s entirely full and pure.
an3.30:2.11 While sitting there, that person applies the mind to the discussion in the beginning, middle, and end.
an3.30:2.12 But when they rise from their seat, they don’t apply the mind to the beginning, middle, or end of the discussion.
an3.30:2.13 This is called an individual with wisdom on their lap.
