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- "Friends, do you see that large wood pile over there?" |
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-"Yes, friend," the monks replied. |
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Friends, if he wanted to, a monk with psychic power, having attained mastery of his mind, could will that wood pile to be nothing but earth. Why is that? There is earth-property1 in that wood pile, in dependence on which he could will that wood pile to be nothing but earth. |
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If he wanted to, a monk with psychic power, having attained mastery of his mind, could will that wood pile to be nothing but water. Why is that? There is the water-property in that wood pile, in dependence on which he could will that wood pile to be nothing but water." |
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If he wanted to, a monk with psychic power, having attained mastery of his mind, could will that wood pile to be nothing but fire. Why is that? There is the fire-property in that wood pile, in dependence on which he could will that wood pile to be nothing but fire." |
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If he wanted to, a monk with psychic power, having attained mastery of his mind, could will that wood pile to be nothing but wind. Why is that? There is the wind-property in that wood pile, in dependence on which he could will that wood pile to be nothing but wind. |
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If he wanted to, a monk with psychic power, having attained mastery of his mind, could will that wood pile to be nothing but beautiful. Why is that? There is the property of the beauty in that wood pile, in dependence on which he could will that wood pile to be nothing but beautiful. |
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If he wanted to, a monk with psychic power, having attained mastery of his mind, could will that wood pile to be nothing but unattractive. Why is that? There is the property of the unattractive in that wood pile, in dependence on which he could will that wood pile to be nothing but unattractive." |
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Note 1. Or: earth-potential. See also: SN 41.4. |
Chú thích 1. Hoặc là: tiềm tàng đất. |