3.
The Discourse on the Family
225.
He was dwelling at Sāvatthī, etc.
"Just as, monks, whatever families have many women and few men, they are easily assaulted by thieves and burglars;
so too, monks, for whatever monk the liberation of mind through friendliness is not developed and not cultivated, he is easily assaulted by spirits.
Just as, monks, whatever families have few women and many men, they are not easily assaulted by thieves and burglars; so too, monks, for whatever monk the liberation of mind through friendliness is developed and cultivated, he is not easily assaulted by spirits.
Therefore, monks, you should train thus -
'The liberation of mind through friendliness will be developed by us, cultivated, mastered, made a basis of, practised, accumulated, and thoroughly undertaken.'
Thus indeed, monks, should you train."
The third.