Kosambiyasutta

Suttapiṭaka · Majjhimanikāya · Vol. 12 · Section 547

[547] Bhikkhus, furthermore, a noble disciple reflects thus: "Do I too possess the same nature (dhammatā) as that possessed by an individual accomplished in view (diṭṭhisampanna)?" And what, bhikkhus, is the nature possessed by an individual accomplished in view? This, bhikkhus, is the nature of an individual accomplished in view: though he may be engaged in the various duties, great and small, that are to be done for his companions in the holy life, still he has a keen regard for the training in higher virtue (adhisīlasikkhā), the training in higher mind (adhicittasikkhā), and the training in higher wisdom (adhipaññāsikkhā). Just as, bhikkhus, a cow with a young calf, even while pulling up a tuft of grass, keeps watch over her calf, so too, bhikkhus, this is the nature of an individual accomplished in view: though he may be engaged in the various duties, great and small, that are to be done for his companions in the holy life, still he has a keen regard for the training in higher virtue, the training in higher mind, and the training in higher wisdom. He understands thus: "I too possess the same nature as that possessed by an individual accomplished in view." This is the fifth knowledge (ñāṇa) attained by him — noble, supramundane, not shared with worldlings.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.