Linked Discourses 17.11

Chapter Two

A Gold Cup

At Sāvatthī.

“Possessions, honor, and popularity are grim …

When I’ve comprehended the mind of a certain individual, I understand:

‘This venerable would not tell a deliberate lie even for the sake of a gold cup filled with silver powder.’

But some time later I see them tell a deliberate lie because their mind is overcome and overwhelmed by possessions, honor, and popularity.

So grim are possessions, honor, and popularity. …”