an.1.42 Aṅguttara Nikāya (Numbered Discourses)
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“Mendicants, suppose a spike of rice or barley was pointing the right way. If you trod on it with hand or foot, it may well break the skin and produce blood.
Why is that?
Because the spike is pointing the right way.
In the same way, a mendicant whose mind is pointing the right way can break ignorance, produce knowledge, and realize extinguishment.
Why is that?
Because the mind is pointing the right way.”
“Mendicants, suppose a spike of rice or barley was pointing the right way. If you trod on it with hand or foot, it may well break the skin and produce blood.
Why is that?
Because the spike is pointing the right way.
In the same way, a mendicant whose mind is pointing the right way can break ignorance, produce knowledge, and realize extinguishment.
Why is that?
Because the mind is pointing the right way.”