SN 56.44 Kuta Sutta

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SN 56.44 Kuta Sutta : Gabled
"Monks, if anyone were to say, 'Without having broken through to the noble truth of stress/suffering as it actually is present, without having broken through to the noble truth of the origination of stress/suffering... the cessation of stress/suffering... the path of practice leading to the cessation of stress/suffering, as it actually is present, I will bring about the right ending of stress/suffering,' that would be an impossibility. Just as if someone were to say, 'Without having built the lower story of a gabled building, I will put up the upper story,' that would be an impossibility; in the same way, if anyone were to say, 'Without having broken through to the noble truth of stress/suffering as it actually is present, without having broken through to the noble truth of the origination of stress/suffering... the cessation of stress/suffering... the path of practice leading to the cessation of stress/suffering, as it actually is present, I will bring about the right ending of stress/suffering,' that would be an impossibility.

"If anyone were to say, 'Having broken through to the noble truth of stress/suffering as it actually is present, having broken through to the noble truth of the origination of stress/suffering... the cessation of stress/suffering... the path of practice leading to the cessation of stress/suffering, as it actually is present, I will bring about the right ending of stress/suffering,' that would be a possibility. Just as if someone were to say, 'Having built the lower story of a gabled building, I will put up the upper story,' that would be a possibility; in the same way, if anyone were to say, 'Having broken through to the noble truth of stress/suffering as it actually is present, having broken through to the noble truth of the origination of stress/suffering... the cessation of stress/suffering... the path of practice leading to the cessation of stress/suffering, as it actually is present, I will bring about the right ending of stress/suffering,' that would be a possibility.

"Therefore, monks, your duty is the contemplation, 'This is stress/suffering... This is the origination of stress/suffering... This is the cessation of stress/suffering.' Your duty is the contemplation, 'This is the path of practice leading to the cessation of stress/suffering.'"