6.
The Discourse on the Tunnel
186.
Then a certain monk approached the Blessed One;
having approached, he paid respect to the Blessed One and sat down to one side.
Seated to one side, that monk said this to the Blessed One:
"By what, venerable sir, is the world led, by what is the world dragged about, and under the control of what arisen does it come?"
"Good, good, monk! Good indeed is your penetration, monk, good is your discernment, excellent is your inquiry. For thus indeed you ask, monk - 'By what, venerable sir, is the world led, by what is the world dragged about, and under the control of what arisen does it come?'" "Yes, venerable sir." "By mind, monk, the world is led, by mind it is dragged about, under the control of mind arisen it comes."
"Good, venerable sir," that monk, having delighted and rejoiced in the Blessed One’s words, asked the Blessed One a further question - "'Very learned, a bearer of the Teaching, very learned, a bearer of the Teaching', venerable sir, is said. In what way, venerable sir, is one very learned, a bearer of the Teaching?"
"Good, good, monk! Good indeed is your penetration, monk, good is your discernment, excellent is your inquiry. For thus indeed you ask, monk - 'Very learned, a bearer of the Teaching, very learned, a bearer of the Teaching', venerable sir, is said. In what way, venerable sir, is one very learned, a bearer of the Teaching?'" "Yes, venerable sir." "Many indeed, monk, are the teachings taught by me - discourses, mixed prose and verse, expositions, verses, inspired utterances, sayings [of the Buddha], birth stories, amazing accounts, and questions-and-answers. If, monk, even of a four-line verse, having understood the meaning and having understood the Teaching, one is practising in accordance with the Teaching, it is fitting to say 'very learned, a bearer of the Teaching'."
"Good, venerable sir," that monk, having delighted and rejoiced in the Blessed One’s words, asked the Blessed One a further question - "'Learned, of penetrative wisdom, learned, of penetrative wisdom', venerable sir, is said. In what way, venerable sir, is one learned, of penetrative wisdom?"
"Good, good, monk! Good indeed is your penetration, monk, good is your discernment, excellent is your inquiry. For thus indeed you ask, monk - 'Learned, of penetrative wisdom, learned, of penetrative wisdom', venerable sir, is said. In what way, venerable sir, is one learned, of penetrative wisdom?'" "Yes, venerable sir." "Here, monk, a monk has heard 'This is suffering', and having penetrated the meaning with wisdom, he sees; he has heard 'This is the origin of suffering', and having penetrated the meaning with wisdom, he sees; he has heard 'This is the cessation of suffering', and having penetrated the meaning with wisdom, he sees; he has heard 'This is the practice leading to the cessation of suffering', and having penetrated the meaning with wisdom, he sees. Thus, monk, one is learned, of penetrative wisdom."
"Good, venerable sir," that monk, having delighted and rejoiced in the Blessed One’s words, asked the Blessed One a further question - "'Wise and of great wisdom, wise and of great wisdom', venerable sir, is said. In what way, venerable sir, is one wise and of great wisdom?"
"Good, good, monk! Good indeed is your penetration, monk, good is your discernment, excellent is your inquiry. For thus indeed you ask, monk - 'Wise and of great wisdom, wise and of great wisdom', venerable sir, is said. In what way, venerable sir, is one wise and of great wisdom?" "Yes, venerable sir." "Here, monk, one who is wise and of great wisdom does not intend for affliction of oneself, does not intend for affliction of others, does not intend for affliction of both, but thinks thinking only of the welfare of oneself, the welfare of others, the welfare of both, and the welfare of the whole world. Thus, monk, one is wise and of great wisdom." The sixth.