Householders and renunciants
Householders and renunciants
Could someone please remind me which sutta contrasts the joys and griefs of the householder's life, with those of the renunciate life? I can't find it on ATI so I think I might have the terms wrong, but that was the gist of it...
Re: Householders and renunciants
Maybe you're looking for MN 137?
"'The thirty-six states to which beings are attached should be known': thus was it said. And in reference to what was it said? Six kinds of household joy & six kinds of renunciation joy; six kinds of household distress & six kinds of renunciation distress; six kinds of household equanimity & six kinds of renunciation equanimity.
Namo tassa bhagavato arahato samma sambuddhassa
Namo tassa bhagavato arahato samma sambuddhassa
Namo tassa bhagavato arahato samma sambuddhassa
Namo tassa bhagavato arahato samma sambuddhassa
Namo tassa bhagavato arahato samma sambuddhassa
Re: Householders and renunciants
MN 100 Sangarava Sutta - To Sangarava
“Here, Bharadvaja, before my enlightenment, while I was still only an unenlightened Bodhisatta, I
considered thus: ‘Household life is crowded and dusty; life gone forth is wide open. It is not easy
while living in a home to lead the holy life utterly perfect and pure as a polished shell. Suppose I
shave off my hair and beard, put on the yellow robe, and go forth from the home life into
homelessness.’
“Here, Bharadvaja, before my enlightenment, while I was still only an unenlightened Bodhisatta, I
considered thus: ‘Household life is crowded and dusty; life gone forth is wide open. It is not easy
while living in a home to lead the holy life utterly perfect and pure as a polished shell. Suppose I
shave off my hair and beard, put on the yellow robe, and go forth from the home life into
homelessness.’
Re: Householders and renunciants
Yes, that's the one! Many thanks, Mkoll!Mkoll wrote:Maybe you're looking for MN 137?
"'The thirty-six states to which beings are attached should be known': thus was it said. And in reference to what was it said? Six kinds of household joy & six kinds of renunciation joy; six kinds of household distress & six kinds of renunciation distress; six kinds of household equanimity & six kinds of renunciation equanimity.
And thank you, robertk also.