[448] The Venerable Nandiya and the Venerable Kimbila also said this to the Blessed One: "Venerable sir, I too think thus: 'It is a gain for me, indeed, it is well gained for me, indeed, that I dwell together with companions in the holy life (sabrahmacārī) such as these.' Venerable sir, I maintain bodily acts of loving-kindness (mettā) toward these venerable ones, both openly and in private; I maintain verbal acts of loving-kindness, both openly and in private; I maintain mental acts of loving-kindness, both openly and in private. Venerable sir, I think thus: 'Why should I not set aside my own mind (citta) and proceed according to the mind of these venerable ones?' So indeed, venerable sir, having set aside my own mind, I proceed according to the mind of these venerable ones. We are different in body, venerable sir, but one, I think, in mind.
"It is thus, venerable sir, that we dwell in concord, mutually rejoicing, without disputing, blended like milk and water, regarding one another with kindly eyes."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.