So It Was Said 35

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1. So It Was Said 35
2. The Book of the Twos
3. Chapter One
4. Deceit and Flattery
5. This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.
6. “Mendicants, this spiritual life is not lived for the sake of deceiving people or flattering them, nor for the benefit of possessions, honor, or popularity, nor thinking, ‘So let people know about me!’
7. This spiritual life is lived for the sake of restraint and giving up.”
8. The Buddha spoke this matter.
9. On this it is said:
10. “The Buddha taught the spiritual life
11. not because of tradition,
12. but for the sake of restraint and giving up,
13. and because it culminates in extinguishment.
14. This is the path followed by the great souls,
15. the great seers.
16. Those who practice it
17. as it was taught by the Buddha
18. doing the teacher’s bidding,
19. make an end of suffering.”
20. This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.