Aṅguttara Nikāya — Discursos Numerados — 4.104 — Lakes

1“Mendicants, there are these four lakes. What four?

2One is shallow but appears deep,

3one is deep but appears shallow,

4one is shallow and appears shallow, and

5one is deep and appears deep.

6These are the four lakes. In the same way, these four individuals similar to lakes are found in the world. What four?

7One is shallow but appears deep,

8one is deep but appears shallow,

9one is shallow and appears shallow, and

10one is deep and appears deep.

11And how is an individual shallow but appears deep? It’s when an individual is impressive when going out and coming back, when looking ahead and aside, when bending and extending the limbs, and when bearing the outer robe, bowl and robes. But they don’t really understand: ‘This is suffering’ … ‘This is the origin of suffering’ … ‘This is the cessation of suffering’ … ‘This is the practice that leads to the cessation of suffering’. That’s how an individual is shallow but appears deep. That individual is like a lake that’s shallow but appears deep, I say.

12And how is an individual deep but appears shallow? It’s when an individual is not impressive … But they really understand: ‘This is suffering’ …

13And how is an individual shallow and appears shallow? It’s when an individual is not impressive … Nor do they really understand: ‘This is suffering’ …

14And how is an individual deep and appears deep? It’s when an individual is impressive … And they really understand: ‘This is suffering’ …

15These four individuals similar to lakes are found in the world.”