A person who does wrong by their mother or father, or a Realized One, a Buddha, or one of their disciples, brims with much wickedness.
Because of their unprincipled conduct toward their parents, they’re criticized in this life by the astute, and they depart to be reborn in a place of loss.
A person who does right by their mother and father, or a Realized One, a Buddha, or one of their disciples, brims with much merit.
Because of their principled conduct toward their parents, they’re praised in this life by the astute, and they depart to rejoice in heaven.”
Numbered Discourses 4.5 1. At Wares Village With the Stream
“These four individuals are found in the world. What four? An individual who goes with the stream; an individual who goes against the stream; a steadfast individual; and a brahmin who has crossed over, gone to the far shore, and stands on solid ground. And who is the individual who goes with the stream? It’s an individual who indulges in sensual pleasures and does bad deeds. This is called an individual who goes with the stream.
And who is the individual who goes against the stream? It’s an individual who doesn’t indulge in sensual pleasures or do bad deeds. They live the full and pure spiritual life in pain and sadness, weeping, with tearful faces. This is called an individual who goes against the stream.