“It’s not easy to find a sentient being who in all this long time has not previously been your son. …“na so, bhikkhave, satto sulabharūpo yo naputtabhūtapubbo …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 15.17 Sister0.74near 0.1Linked Discourses 15.17 Chapter Two Sister At Sāvatthī. “It’s not easy to find a sentient being who in all this long time has not previously been your sister. … This is quite enough for you to become disillusioned, dispa…
SN 15.15 Father0.61near 0.1Linked Discourses 15.15 Chapter Two Father 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 father. … T…
SN 15.14 Mother0.55near 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…