sn55.25:10.1 Suppose there was a barren field, a barren ground, with uncleared stumps. And you had seeds that were broken, spoiled, weather-damaged, infertile, and ill kept. And the heavens didn’t provide enough rain.
sn55.25:10.2 Would those seeds grow, increase, and mature?”
sn55.25:10.3 “No, sir.”
sn55.25:10.4 “In the same way, take a teaching that’s badly explained and badly propounded, not emancipating, not leading to peace, proclaimed by someone who is not a fully awakened Buddha.
sn55.25:10.5 This is what I call a barren field.
sn55.25:10.6 A disciple remains in such a teaching, practicing in line with that teaching, practicing it properly, living in line with that teaching.
sn55.25:10.7 This is what I call a bad seed.