sn15.7:2.1 “But sir, is it possible to give a simile?”
sn15.7:2.2 “It’s possible,” said the Buddha.
sn15.7:2.3 “Suppose there were four disciples with a lifespan of a hundred years.
sn15.7:2.4 And each day they would each recollect a hundred thousand eons.
sn15.7:2.5 Those four disciples would pass away after a hundred years and there would still be eons that they haven’t recollected.
sn15.7:2.6 That’s how many eons have passed.
sn15.7:2.7 It’s not easy to calculate
sn15.7:2.8 how many eons have passed, how many hundreds or thousands or hundreds of thousands of eons.
sn15.7:2.9 Why is that?
sn15.7:2.10 This transmigration has no known beginning. …
sn15.7:2.11 This is quite enough for you to become disillusioned, dispassionate, and freed regarding all conditions.”