Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c30.430

v2.c30.430

1. Bhāvanā Sutta.—A monk may wish to be free from the āsavas and from attachment, but his wish will be fruitless unless he develops the four satipaṭṭhānas, the four sammappadhānas, the four iddhipādas, the five indriyas, the five powers, the seven bojjhaṅgas, and the Eightfold Noble Path. Without these he resembles one who waits for eggs to hatch out when there is no hen. But if the monk develops these qualities he will wear away the āsavas, etc., and be aware that they are worn away, like a carpenter who knows when the handle of his adze is worn away; all these things will weaken and rot away like a ship out of the water all the winter, exposed to wind and rain.¹