sn.17.1 Saṁyutta Nikāya (Linked Discourses)
Brutal
So I have heard.At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery.
There the Buddha addressed the mendicants,
“Mendicants!”
“Venerable sir,” they replied.
The Buddha said this:
“Possessions, honor, and popularity are brutal, bitter, and harsh. They’re an obstacle to reaching the supreme sanctuary.
So you should train like this:
‘We will give up arisen possessions, honor, and popularity, and we won’t let them occupy our minds.’
That’s how you should train.”