SN17: Linked Discourses on Possessions, Honour, and Popularity
III. The Third Chapter — SN17.22: The Finest Lady in the Land
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1At Sāvatthī.
“Possessions, honor, and popularity are brutal …
Even if you’re alone with the finest lady in the land she might not occupy your mind, but possessions, honor and popularity would still occupy your mind.
So brutal are possessions, honor, and popularity. …”
1Sāvatthiyaṁ vihārati.
""Dāruṇo, bhikkhave, lābhasakkārasiloko … pe …
na tassa, bhikkhave, janapadakalyāṇī ekā ekassa cittaṁ pariyādāya tiṭṭhati yassa lābhasakkārasiloko cittaṁ pariyādāya tiṭṭhati.
Evaṁ dāruṇo kho, bhikkhave, lābhasakkārasiloko … pe … evañhi vo, bhikkhave, sikkhitabban"ti.
Dutiyaṁ.