We have cried more tears and suckled more milk than can be surfed upon; in all this transmigration without a discernible beginning! It’s quite enough to make one disillusioned, dispassionate, and freed regarding all conditions. A surfer doesn’t defy this wave of mutilation by diving into it. A surfer defies the wave by keeping their balance and stillness despite it. It can be done, but it takes a practice.

(Inspired by Assusutta SN 15.3 and Khīrasutta SN 15.4)

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