Necessity
Together with co-measurement, necessity must be understood. The final test will be that of necessity. In other words, each one being tested must say what it is that he considers most urgent. According to the quality of the immediate reply will his consciousness be measured. (LMG II, p 164)
I will tell you of the origin of the controversy between Buddha and Devadatta.
Devadatta asked; “Wherefrom is each action begun?” The Blessed One answered: “From the most necessary; because each moment contains its necessity and this is called the justice of action.” Devadatta persisted: “How is the evidence of necessity ascertained?” The Blessed One answered: “The thread of necessity crosses all worlds, but whoever has failed to realize this remains within a dangerous chasm, unsheltered from the stones.”
Thus Devadatta could not distinguish the line of necessity, and this obscurity impeded his way.
A spirited steed even with the end of his hoof feels on which stone to step next. So is felt the order of mobility, co-measurement and necessity.
(LMG II, p 165)
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