With Subha 1.8

Subhasutta 1.8

Taṃ dhammaṃ suṇāti gahapati vā gahapatiputto vā aññatarasmiṃ vā kule paccājāto.

A householder hears that teaching, or a householder’s child, or someone reborn in a good family.
With Subha

So taṃ dhammaṃ sutvā tathāgate saddhaṃ paṭilabhati.

They gain faith in the Realized One
With Subha

So tena saddhāpaṭilābhena samannāgato iti paṭisañcikkhati:

and reflect:
With Subha

‘sambādho gharāvāso rajopatho, abbhokāso pabbajjā,

‘Life at home is cramped and dirty, life gone forth is wide open.
With Subha

nayidaṃ sukaraṃ agāraṃ ajjhāvasatā ekantaparipuṇṇaṃ ekantaparisuddhaṃ saṅkhalikhitaṃ brahmacariyaṃ carituṃ.

It’s not easy for someone living at home to lead the spiritual life utterly full and pure, like a polished shell.
With Subha

Yannūnāhaṃ kesamassuṃ ohāretvā kāsāyāni vatthāni acchādetvā agārasmā anagāriyaṃ pabbajeyyan’ti.

Why don’t I shave off my hair and beard, dress in ocher robes, and go forth from the lay life to homelessness?’
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