Dreadful

SN 17:1 Dreadful

Translated by John D. Ireland

“Disastrous, Bhikkhus, are gain, honor and fame, a bitter, severe danger to the attainment of unsurpassed security from bondage. Therefore, Bhikkhus, you should train yourselves thus:

“’When gain, honor and fame have arisen we will renounce them and will not let them establish a hold over our hearts.’”