“These two things play a part in realization. What two? Serenity and discernment. What is the benefit of developing serenity? The mind is developed. What is the benefit of developing the mind? Greed is given up. What is the benefit of developing discernment? Wisdom is developed. What is the benefit of developing wisdom? Ignorance is given up. The mind corrupted by greed is not free; and wisdom corrupted by ignorance does not grow. In this way, freedom of heart comes from the fading away of greed, while freedom by wisdom comes from the fading away of ignorance.”

Numbered Discourses 2.32–41 The Chapter on the Peaceful Mind

32 “Mendicants, I will teach you the level of the untrue person and the level of the true person. Listen and apply your mind well, I will speak.” “Yes, sir,” they replied. The Buddha said this:

“What is the level of the untrue person? The untrue person is ungrateful and thankless, for the wicked only know how to be ungrateful and thankless. It is totally the level of an untrue person to be ungrateful and thankless. The true person is grateful and thankful, for the virtuous only know how to be grateful and thankful. It is totally the level of a true person to be grateful and thankful.”

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