SN.17.6. Asanisutta ("A Bolt of Lightning")
Saṁyutta Nikāya ("The Linked Discourses")At Sāvatthī.
“Possessions, honor, and popularity are brutal …
Who should be struck by lightning? A trainee who comes into possessions, honor, and popularity before they achieve their heart’s desire.
‘Lightning strike’ is a term for possessions, honor, and popularity.
So brutal are possessions, honor, and popularity. …”
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