[1629] Mahānāma, a wise lay follower (upāsaka), having consoled a wise lay follower who is sick, suffering, and gravely ill with these four consoling qualities (assāsaniyā dhammā), should speak to him thus: "Does the venerable one have concern for his mother and father?" If he should say: "I have concern for my mother and father," he should be spoken to thus: "The venerable one, dear sir (māriso), is subject to death. If the venerable one entertains concern for his mother and father, he will die all the same; and if the venerable one does not entertain concern for his mother and father, he will die all the same. It would be good for the venerable one to abandon that concern which he has for his mother and father." If he should say: "That concern which I had for my mother and father has been abandoned."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.