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The Second Discourse on Clouds
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"Monks, there are these four rain clouds.
Which four?
One that thunders but does not rain, one that rains but does not thunder, one that neither thunders nor rains, and one that both thunders and rains.
These, monks, are the four rain clouds.
So too, monks, there are these four persons similar to rain clouds existing and found in the world.
Which four?
One that thunders but does not rain, one that rains but does not thunder, one that neither thunders nor rains, and one that both thunders and rains.
And how, monks, is a person one who thunders but does not rain? Here, monks, a certain person learns the Teaching thoroughly - discourse, mixed prose and verse, explanation, verse, inspired utterance, thus-it-is-said, birth story, wonderful phenomena, catechism. He does not understand as it really is: 'This is suffering'; he does not understand as it really is: 'This is the origin of suffering'; he does not understand as it really is: 'This is the cessation of suffering'; he does not understand as it really is: 'This is the practice leading to the cessation of suffering.' Thus, monks, a person is one who thunders but does not rain. Just as that rain cloud, monks, thunders but does not rain; I say this person is similar to that, monks.
And how, monks, is a person one who rains but does not thunder? Here, monks, a certain person does not learn the Teaching thoroughly - discourse, mixed prose and verse, explanation, verse, inspired utterance, thus-it-is-said, birth story, wonderful phenomena, catechism. 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 one who rains but does not thunder. Just as that rain cloud, monks, rains but does not thunder; I say this person is similar to that, monks.
And how, monks, is a person one who neither thunders nor rains? Here, monks, a certain person does not learn the Teaching thoroughly - discourse, mixed prose and verse, explanation, verse, inspired utterance, thus-it-is-said, birth story, wonderful phenomena, catechism. 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 one who neither thunders nor rains. Just as that rain cloud, monks, neither thunders nor rains; I say this person is similar to that, monks.
And how, monks, is a person one who both thunders and rains? Here, monks, a certain person learns the Teaching thoroughly - discourse, mixed prose and verse, explanation, verse, inspired utterance, thus-it-is-said, birth story, wonderful phenomena, catechism. 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 one who both thunders and rains. Just as that rain cloud, monks, both thunders and rains; I say this person is similar to that, monks. These, monks, are the four persons similar to rain clouds existing and found in the world." The second.