“The rocky ground represents the ones who hear and receive the teaching with glad hearts, but because they have no roots, their faith is shallow and does not last. As soon as the teaching brings them trouble or opposition, they stumble and fall away.
The Sacred Teachings tell us, “Today, when you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as your ancestors did when they turned away from me and put me to the test.”
“A seed planter went to plant some seeds and began to scatter them about on the ground. “Some seeds fell on the village pathway, but people walked on them, and the winged ones pecked at the seeds and ate them all.