Imagery in the Early Buddhist Texts
Yoniso Manasikāra — Wise Attention
This is part 19 of a course going systematically through Bhikkhu Analayo's Excursions series.
Illustration by Ayya Vimalayani aka "Ven Yodha"
The world is full of distractions from the spiritual path.
Suttas
Similes
Hecker similes: 19, 42, 45 and 63.
Reflection
The similes here are among the most dramatic in the course. Why do you think that is?