#55. An Inspired Saying

The Buddha utters an enigmatic saying that non-identification leads to cutting off the fetters. A mendicant asks how to achieve this.At Sāvatthī. There the Buddha was inspired to exclaim: “‘It might not be, and it might not be mine. It will not be, and it will not be mine.’ A mendicant who makes such a resolution can cut off the five lower fetters.” When he said this, one of the mendicants asked the Buddha, “But sir, how can a mendicant who makes such a resolution cut off the five lower fetters? [Read More]