#6. With Kāmada

The deity Kāmada addresses the Buddha with a series of cryptic statements lamenting the difficulty of spiritual practice. The Buddha agrees, but points out that true practitioners do it even though it’s hard.At Sāvatthī. Standing to one side, the god Kāmada said to the Buddha, “It’s too hard, Blessed One! It’s just too hard!” “They do it even though it’s hard,” said the Buddha to Kāmada, “the stable trainees with ethics, and immersion. [Read More]