sn56.53:1.1 “Mendicants, there are places where the great rivers—the Ganges, Yamunā, Aciravatī, Sarabhū, and Mahī—join together and converge.
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sn56.53:1.2 Suppose a person was to draw two or three drops of water from such a place.
sn56.53:1.3 What do you think, mendicants?
sn56.53:1.4 Which is more: the two or three drops drawn out or the water in the confluence?”
sn56.53:1.5 “Sir, the water in the confluence is certainly more. The two or three drops drawn out are tiny.
sn56.53:1.6 Compared to the water in the confluence, it doesn’t count, there’s no comparison, it’s not worth a fraction.”
sn56.53:1.7 “In the same way, for a noble disciple …
sn56.53:1.8 That’s why you should practice meditation …”