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From:
Saį¹yutta NikÄya 17.21 Linked Discourses 17.21
3. Tatiyavagga Chapter Three
MÄtugÄmasutta A Female
SÄvatthiyaį¹ viharati. At SÄvatthÄ«.
āDÄruį¹o, bhikkhave, lÄbhasakkÄrasiloko ā¦peā¦ āPossessions, honor, and popularity are brutal ā¦
na tassa, bhikkhave, mÄtugÄmo eko ekassa cittaį¹ pariyÄdÄya tiį¹į¹hati yassa lÄbhasakkÄrasiloko cittaį¹ pariyÄdÄya tiį¹į¹hati. Even if youāre alone with a female she might not occupy your mind, but possessions, honor and popularity would still occupy your mind.
Evaį¹ dÄruį¹o kho, bhikkhave, lÄbhasakkÄrasiloko ā¦peā¦ So brutal are possessions, honor, and popularity. ā¦ā
evaƱhi vo, bhikkhave, sikkhitabbanāti.
Paį¹hamaį¹.