4.
The Discourse on the Lake
104.
"Monks, there are these four lakes.
Which four?
Shallow with deep appearance, deep with shallow appearance, shallow with shallow appearance, deep with deep appearance -
these, monks, are the four lakes.
So too, monks, there are these four persons similar to lakes existing and found in the world.
Which four?
Shallow with deep appearance, deep with shallow appearance, shallow with shallow appearance, deep with deep appearance.
"And how, monks, is a person shallow with deep appearance? 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 shallow with deep appearance. Just as that lake, monks, is shallow with deep appearance; I say this person is similar to that, monks.
"And how, monks, is a person deep with shallow appearance? 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 deep with shallow appearance. Just as that lake, monks, is deep with shallow appearance; I say this person is similar to that, monks.
"And how, monks, is a person shallow with shallow appearance? 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 shallow with shallow appearance. Just as that lake, monks, is shallow with shallow appearance; I say this person is similar to that, monks.
"And how, monks, is a person deep with deep appearance? 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 deep with deep appearance. Just as that lake, monks, is deep with deep appearance; I say this person is similar to that, monks. These, monks, are the four persons similar to lakes existing and found in the world." The fourth.