SN 17.12 - A Silver Pot
Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato
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Linked Discourses 17.12
Chapter Two
A Silver Pot
At Sāvatthī.
“Possessions, honor, and popularity are grim …
When I’ve comprehended the mind of a certain individual, I understand: ‘This venerable would not tell a deliberate lie even for the sake of a silver cup filled with gold powder.’ But some time later I see them tell a deliberate lie because their mind is overcome and overwhelmed by possessions, honor, and popularity.
So grim are possessions, honor, and popularity. …”