Quicksands Simile?
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Quicksand similes / references
Following are the only 2 Quicksand references as per SC.
Attaining true liberation / is just like this: once rid of afflictions, / the quicksand of desires, no one knows / whither he went.
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“Like as a strong man lends a helping hand To weaker, sunk in mire or in quicksand: So, Queen Pancati, thou hast saved me here, With verses sung so sweetly in mine ear.”
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The sutta you are looking for can be found in the MN 8 - Sallekha Sutta: Effacement.
Here the Buddha gives the following teaching to Ven. Cunda:
(The way of extinguishing)
- “Cunda, that one who is himself sinking in the mud should pull out another who is sinking in the mud is impossible; that one who is not himself sinking in the mud should pull out another who is sinking in the mud is possible. That one who is himself untamed, undisciplined, [with defilements] unextinguished, should tame another, discipline him, and help extinguish [his defilements] is impossible; that one who is himself tamed, disciplined, [with defilements] extinguished, should tame another, discipline him, and help extinguish [his defilements] is possible
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