sn.1.8 Saṁyutta Nikāya (Linked Discourses)

Utterly Muddled

At Savatthi. Standing to one side, that devatā recited this verse in the presence of the Blessed One:

“Those who are utterly muddled about things,
Who may be led into others’ doctrines,
Fast asleep, they have not yet awakened:
It is time for them to awaken.”

The Blessed One:

“Those who aren’t muddled about things,
Who cannot be led into others’ doctrines,
Those awakened ones, having rightly known,
Fare evenly amidst the uneven.”

- Translator: Bhikkhu Bodhi

- Editor: Blake Walsh

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Very Confused

At Sāvatthī.
Standing to one side, that deity recited this verse in the Buddha’s presence:
“Those who are very confused about the teachings,
who may be led astray by the doctrines of others;
asleep, they have not woken up:
it is time for them to wake!”
“Those who are unconfused about the teachings,
who won’t be led astray by the doctrines of others;
they’ve woken up, they rightly know,
they live smoothly in the rough.”