sn22.36:1.1 At Sāvatthī.
sn22.36:1.2 Then a mendicant went up to the Buddha … and asked him,
sn22.36:1.3 “Sir, may the Buddha please teach me Dhamma in brief. When I’ve heard it, I’ll live alone, withdrawn, diligent, keen, and resolute.”
sn22.36:1.4 “Mendicant, you’re measured against what you have an underlying tendency for,
sn22.36:1.5 and you’re reckoned by what you’re measured against.
sn22.36:1.6 You’re not measured against what you have no underlying tendency for,
sn22.36:1.7 and you’re not reckoned by what you’re not measured against.”
sn22.36:1.8 “Understood, Blessed One! Understood, Holy One!”