SN 12.63 Buddhist cartoon strip 2 of 4: even one stab a day would be hard to take

SN 12.63 pāḷi + english

RDA = recommended daily allowance

The Buddha compares the constant flow of viññāna (consciousness) arising at the 6 sense faculties,

like getting stabbed by 300 spears every day.

But if one can see how consciousness acts like a nutriment that feeds our suffering,

one sees the relationship between viññāna and nāma rūpa ("name" of mental activity and material form).

And when one clearly understands that, then one becomes an arahant.