[416] "Bhūmija, suppose a person in need of milk, seeking milk, wandering in search of milk, were to pull the teat of a newly-calved cow. If, having made a wish, he were to pull the teat of a newly-calved cow, he would be capable of obtaining milk; if, having made no wish … if, having both made a wish and made no wish … if, having neither made a wish nor made no wish, he were to pull the teat of a newly-calved cow, he would be capable of obtaining milk. Why is that? Because, Bhūmija, that is a rational way of obtaining milk.
Just so, Bhūmija, whatever ascetics or brahmins have right view … right concentration (samādhi): if, having made a wish, … if, having both made a wish and made no wish, … if, having neither made a wish nor made no wish, they lead the holy life (brahmacariya), they are capable of attaining the fruit. Why is that? Because, Bhūmija, that is a rational way of attaining the fruit."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.