“It’s not easy to find a sentient being who in all this long time has not previously been your sister. …“na so, bhikkhave, satto sulabharūpo yo nabhaginibhūtapubbo …pe…This is quite enough for you to become disillusioned, dispassionate, and freed regarding all conditions.”alaṁ vimuccitun”ti.
Similar passages elsewhere
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SN 15.16 Brother0.82near 0.1Linked Discourses 15.16 Chapter Two Brother At Sāvatthī. “It’s not easy to find a sentient being who in all this long time has not previously been your brother. … This is quite enough for you to become disillusioned, dis…
SN 15.18 Son0.74near 0.1Linked Discourses 15.18 Chapter Two Son At Sāvatthī. “It’s not easy to find a sentient being who in all this long time has not previously been your son. … This is quite enough for you to become disillusioned, dispassiona…
SN 15.14 Mother0.56near 0.1Linked Discourses 15.14 Chapter Two Mother At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, this transmigration has no known beginning. … It’s not easy to find a sentient being who in all this long time has not previously been your mother. Why…
SN 15.19 Daughter0.53near 0.1Linked Discourses 15.19 2. Chapter Two Daughter At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, this transmigration has no known beginning. No first point is found of sentient beings roaming and transmigrating, shrouded by ignorance and fette…