Nāgavagga · The Elephant · Gāthā 325
Yo dhammaṁ adeepaṁ sambuddhaṁ, padesu anupādiyā; Sikkhitvā patipajjāti, bhāraṁ so nissatī dhuranti.
Yo dhammaṁ adeepaṁ sambuddhaṁ, padesu anupādiyā; sikkhitvā patipajjāti, bhāraṁ so nissatī dhuranti.
Whoever understands the profound Dhamma, perfectly awakened, without clinging to fragments, whoever practices after training, that one leaves behind the burden.
Padesu anupādiyā — without clinging to parts. The Dhamma is a whole, but the mind tends to fragment it: “this is important, that is secondary.” That fragmentation is another form of attachment.
The yogi who sees the totality does not get lost in details. Each part contains the whole; each practice is complete in itself.