[417] "Bhūmija, suppose a person in need of butter (navanīta), seeking butter, wandering in search of butter, were to pour curds into a pot and churn them with a churning-stick. If, having made a wish, he poured curds into a pot and churned them with a churning-stick, he would be capable of obtaining butter; if, having made no wish, … ; if, having made both a wish and no wish, … ; if, having made neither a wish nor no wish, he poured curds into a pot and churned them with a churning-stick, he would be capable of obtaining butter. Why is that? Because, Bhūmija, this is a rational way of obtaining butter. Just so, Bhūmija, whatever ascetics or brahmins possess right view … right concentration (samādhi): if, having made a wish, they lead the holy life (brahmacariya), they are capable of attaining the fruit; if, having made no wish, … ; if, having made both a wish and no wish, … ; if, having made neither a wish nor no wish, they 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English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.