[418] "Bhūmija, suppose a man needing fire, seeking fire, wandering in search of fire, were to take a dry, sapless log and an upper fire-drill (uttarāraṇi) and rub them together: he would be capable of obtaining fire. Even if he made a wish … 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, taking a dry, sapless log and an upper fire-drill and rubbing them together, he would be capable of obtaining fire. Why is that? Because, Bhūmija, that is the rational way (yoniso) of obtaining fire. In just the same way, Bhūmija, whatever ascetics or brahmins have right view, right intention, … right concentration (samādhi): even if they make a wish and lead the spiritual life (brahmacariya), they are capable of attaining the fruit; even if they make no wish and lead the spiritual life, they are capable of attaining the fruit; even if they both make a wish and make no wish and lead the spiritual life, they are capable of attaining the fruit; even if they neither make a wish nor make no wish and lead the spiritual life, they are capable of attaining the fruit. Why is that? Because, Bhūmija, that is the rational way of attaining the fruit."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.