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The Discourse on the Water-Pot
103.
"Monks, there are these four water-pots.
Which four?
Hollow and covered, full and open, hollow and open, full and covered -
these, monks, are the four water-pots.
So too, monks, there are these four persons similar to water-pots existing and found in the world.
Which four?
Hollow and covered, full and open, hollow and open, full and covered.
"And how, monks, is a person hollow and covered? Here, monks, a certain person's going forward and returning, looking ahead and looking aside, bending and stretching, wearing the double robe, bowl and robes is inspiring. He does not understand as it really is: 'This is suffering'... etc. he does not understand as it really is: 'This is the practice leading to the cessation of suffering.' Thus, monks, a person is hollow and covered. Just as that water-pot, monks, is hollow and covered; I say this person is similar to that, monks.
"And how, monks, is a person full and open? Here, monks, a certain person's going forward and returning, looking ahead and looking aside, bending and stretching, wearing the double robe, bowl and robes is not inspiring. He understands as it really is: 'This is suffering'... etc. he understands as it really is: 'This is the practice leading to the cessation of suffering.' Thus, monks, a person is full and open. Just as that water-pot, monks, is full and open; I say this person is similar to that, monks.
"And how, monks, is a person hollow and open? Here, monks, a certain person's going forward and returning, looking ahead and looking aside, bending and stretching, wearing the double robe, bowl and robes is not inspiring. He does not understand as it really is: 'This is suffering'... etc. he does not understand as it really is: 'This is the practice leading to the cessation of suffering.' Thus, monks, a person is hollow and open. Just as that water-pot, monks, is hollow and open; I say this person is similar to that, monks.
"And how, monks, is a person full and covered? Here, monks, a certain person's going forward and returning, looking ahead and looking aside, bending and stretching, wearing the double robe, bowl and robes is inspiring. He understands as it really is: 'This is suffering'... etc. he understands as it really is: 'This is the practice leading to the cessation of suffering.' Thus, monks, a person is full and covered. Just as that water-pot, monks, is full and covered; I say this person is similar to that, monks. These, monks, are the four persons similar to water-pots existing and found in the world." The third.