sn56.52:1.1 “Mendicants, suppose there was a lotus pond that was fifty leagues long, fifty leagues wide, and fifty leagues deep, full to the brim so a crow could drink from it.
sn56.52:1.2 Then a person would pick up some water on the tip of a blade of grass.
sn56.52:1.3 What do you think, mendicants?
sn56.52:1.4 Which is more: the water on the tip of the blade of grass, or the water in the lotus pond?”
sn56.52:1.5 “Sir, the water in the lotus pond is certainly more. The water on the tip of a blade of grass is tiny.
sn56.52:1.6 Compared to the water in the lotus pond, it doesn’t count, there’s no comparison, it’s not worth a fraction.”
sn56.52:1.7 “In the same way, for a noble disciple …
sn56.52:1.8 That’s why you should practice meditation …”