“Mendicants, these four things are unthinkable. They should not be thought about, and anyone who tries to think about them will go mad or get frustrated. What four?
The scope of the Buddhas …
The scope of one in absorption …
The results of deeds …
Speculation about the world …
These are the four unthinkable things. They should not be thought about, and anyone who tries to think about them will go mad or get frustrated.”
Note: The very brief statement, “The results of deeds…” is understood to mean the exact way specific actions done by an individual will manifest as results. Of course we have seen many ways that types of actions lead to types of results.
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