SN 2:2 · Kassapa the Deva’s Son (Kassapa Sutta)
Near Sāvatthi in the monastery… Standing to one side, Kassapa the deva’s son recited this verse in the Blessed One’s presence:
“A monk should have jhāna,
be released in mind,
if he wants the heart’s attainment:
knowing the arising & passing away of the world,
good in his awareness, independent,
aimed at that reward.”
See also: SN 12:15
Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu. © 2014 / rev. 2017 Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu — released under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 licence, for free distribution only. Source: dhammatalks.org (Metta Forest Monastery).
