mn35:10.1 “A simile strikes me, worthy Gotama.”
mn35:10.2 “Then speak as you feel inspired,” said the Buddha.
mn35:10.3 “All the plants and seeds that achieve growth, increase, and maturity do so depending on the earth and grounded on the earth.
mn35:10.5 All the hard work that gets done depends on the earth and is grounded on the earth.
mn35:10.7 In the same way, an individual person’s self is form. Established on form they brim with merit and wickedness. An individual person’s self is feeling … perception … choices … consciousness. Established on consciousness they brim with merit and wickedness.”