6.
The Discourse on the Barley Awn
154.
"Just as, monks, a rice-awn or a barley-awn rightly directed, when stepped upon by hand or foot, will pierce the hand or foot, or will draw blood -
this is possible.
What is the reason for this?
Because of the rightly directed awn, monks.
So too, monks, that indeed a monk with rightly directed view, with rightly directed path development, will break through ignorance, will arouse true knowledge, will realise Nibbāna -
this is possible.
What is the reason for this?
Because of the rightly directed view, monks.
And how, monks, does a monk with rightly directed view, with rightly directed path development, break through ignorance, arouse true knowledge, realise Nibbāna?
Here, monks, a monk develops right view, based upon seclusion, etc.
he develops right concentration, based upon seclusion, based upon dispassion, based upon cessation, maturing in release, etc.
Thus, monks, a monk with rightly directed view, with rightly directed path development, breaks through ignorance, arouses true knowledge, realises Nibbāna."
The sixth.