[415] "Suppose, Bhūmija, a person in need of oil, seeking oil, wandering in search of oil, were to heap sesame flour into a trough and, sprinkling it again and again with water, press it. Even if he made a wish and, heaping sesame flour into a trough, sprinkling it again and again with water, pressed it, he would be capable of obtaining oil; even if he made no wish …; even if he both made a wish and made no wish …; even if he neither made a wish nor made no wish and, heaping sesame flour into a trough, sprinkling it again and again with water, pressed it, he would be capable of obtaining oil. Why is that? Because, Bhūmija, this is a rational way (yoniso) of obtaining oil. In the same way, Bhūmija, whatever ascetics or brahmins possess right view … right concentration (samādhi): even if they make a wish and lead the holy life (brahmacariya), they are capable of attaining the fruit; even if they make no wish …; even if they both make a wish and make no wish …; even if they neither make a wish nor make no wish and lead the holy life, they are capable of attaining the fruit. Why is that? Because, Bhūmija, this is a rational way of attaining the fruit."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.