mn76:17.1 A sensible person reflects on this matter in this way:
mn76:17.2 ‘This teacher has such a doctrine and view.
mn76:17.18 If what that teacher says is true, both I who have not accomplished this and one who has accomplished it
mn76:17.19 have attained exactly the same level. Yet I’m not one who says that after transmigrating both of us will make an end of suffering.
mn76:17.20 But it’s superfluous for this teacher to go nude, bald, persisting in squatting, tearing out their hair and beard. For I’m living at home with my children, using sandalwood imported from Kāsi, wearing garlands, fragrance, and makeup, and accepting gold and currency. Yet I’ll have exactly the same destiny in the next life as this teacher.
mn76:17.21 What do I know or see that I should lead the spiritual life under this teacher?
mn76:17.22 This negates the spiritual life.’
mn76:17.23 Realizing this, they leave disappointed.