The Related Suttas Collection 10.2

1. With Indaka

With a Spirit Named Sakka

At one time the Buddha was staying near Rājagaha, on the Vulture’s Peak Mountain.

Then a spirit named Sakka went up to the Buddha, and addressed him in verse:

“You’ve given up all ties, and are fully freed. It’s not a good idea for you, ascetic, to be instructing others.”

“No matter what the apparent reason why people are together, Sakka, it’s unworthy for a wise person to not think of the other with compassion.

If you instruct others with a mind clear and confident, your compassion and empathy don’t create attachments.”