Connected Discourses 56.32

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1. Linked Discourses 56.32
2. 4. In a Rosewood Forest
3. Acacia Leaves
4. “Mendicants, suppose someone were to say:
5. ‘Without truly comprehending the noble truths of suffering, its origin, its cessation, and the path, I will completely make an end of suffering.’
6. That is not possible.
7. It’s as if someone were to say:
8. ‘I’ll make a basket out of acacia leaves or pine needles or myrobalan leaves, and use it to carry water or a palm frond.’
9. That is not possible.
10. In the same way, suppose someone were to say:
11. ‘Without truly comprehending the noble truths of suffering, its origin, its cessation, and the path, I will completely make an end of suffering.’
12. That is not possible.
13. But suppose someone were to say:
14. ‘After truly comprehending the noble truths of suffering, its origin, its cessation, and the path, I will completely make an end of suffering.’
15. That is possible.
16. It’s as if someone were to say:
17. ‘I’ll make a basket out of lotus leaves or flame-of-the-forest leaves or camel’s foot creeper leaves, and use it to carry water or a palm frond.’
18. That is possible.
19. In the same way, suppose someone were to say:
20. ‘After truly comprehending the noble truths of suffering, its origin, its cessation, and the path, I will completely make an end of suffering.’
21. That is possible.
22. That’s why you should practice meditation …”