Whatever Subhadda may ask of me, he will ask from a desire for knowledge, and not to annoy me.

Excerpt

Now the Blessed One overheard this conversation of the venerable Ananda with the mendicant Subhadda. And the Blessed One called the venerable Ananda, and said: ‘It is enough, Ananda! Do not keep out Subhadda. Subhadda, Ananda, may be allowed to see the Tathāgata. Whatever Subhadda may ask of me, he will ask from a desire for knowledge, and not to annoy me. And whatever I may say in answer to his questions, that he will quickly understand.’

Source Mahâparinibbâna Sutta 5.56-58 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to the Mahâparinibbâna Sutta, the account of the Buddha’s last days, though dying and exhausted, the Buddha asks his disciple Ananda to let in Subhadda, an ascetic who has come to question him, for he knows that his question comes from a sincere desire to understand. Today, even if you are tired or in a hurry, patiently welcome someone’s sincere question and take the time to answer it.

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