@ReadingFaithfully_org What a wonderful #simile ! I especially like that #refinement or #purification is a clearly implied possibility without direct mention that that relies on the hearers' (or now more likely, readers') knowledge about gold so that they have to do the rest of the work themselves (and are thereby more likely to remember).

#fiveHindrances #5hindrances #hindrances #hindrance #sensualDesire #illWill #slothAndTorpor #restlessnessAndRemorse #doubt