"Monks, if anyone were to say, 'Without having broken through to the noble truth of stress as it actually is present, without having broken through to the noble truth of the origination of stress... the cessation of stress... the path of practice leading to the cessation of stress*, as it actually is present, I will bring about the right ending of stress,' that would be an impossibility.
Just as if someone were to say, 'Without having built the lower story of a gabled building, I will put up the upper story,' that would be an impossibility; in the same way, if anyone were to say, 'Without having broken through to the noble truth of stress as it actually is present, without having broken through to the noble truth of the origination of stress... the cessation of stress... the path of practice leading to the cessation of stress, as it actually is present, I will bring about the right ending of stress,' that would be an impossibility.
*The Four Noble Truths (see labels)
-Kuta Sutta: Gabled
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn56/sn56.044.than.html
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