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So it is, Ānanda, that feeling gives rise to craving. Craving gives rise to searching. Searching gives rise to gaining material things. Gaining material things gives rise to evaluation. Evaluation gives rise to desire and lust. Desire and lust gives rise to attachment. Attachment gives rise to ownership. Ownership gives rise to stinginess. Stinginess gives rise to safeguarding. Owing to safeguarding, many bad, unskillful things come to be: taking up the rod and the sword, quarrels, arguments, an

<em>Four noble traditions:</em> A mendicant is content with any kind of robe, and praises such contentment. They don’t employ improper solicitation for the sake of a robe. They don’t worry if they don’t get a robe. And if they do get a robe, they use it untied, uninfatuated, unattached, seeing the drawback, and understanding the escape. And on account of that they don’t glorify themselves or put others down. A mendicant who is deft, tireless, aware, and mindful in this is said to stand in the an

Seeing a sight with the eye, one is preoccupied with a sight that’s a basis for equanimity. … Knowing an idea with the mind, one is preoccupied with an idea that’s a basis for equanimity. <em>Six warm-hearted qualities:</em> Firstly, a mendicant consistently treats their spiritual companions with bodily kindness, both in public and in private. This warm-hearted quality makes for fondness and respect, conducing to inclusion, harmony, and unity, without quarreling. <em>Six interior sense fields:</

They should be told, ‘Not so, venerable! Don’t say that. Don’t misrepresent the Buddha, for misrepresentation of the Buddha is not good. And the Buddha would not say that. It’s impossible, reverend, it cannot happen that the heart’s release by love has been developed and properly implemented, yet somehow ill will still occupies the mind. For it is the heart’s release by love that is the escape from ill will.’ Take another mendicant who says: ‘I’ve developed the heart’s release by compassion. I’v

This is how the escape from ill will is explained. Take another case where a mendicant focuses on harming, but their mind does not leap forth … But when they focus on compassion, their mind leaps forth … Their mind is in a good state … well detached from harming. They’re freed from the distressing and feverish defilements that arise because of harming, so they don’t experience that kind of feeling. This is how the escape from harming is explained. Take another case where a mendicant focuses on f

yet somehow ill will still occupies the mind. For it is the heart’s release by love that is the escape from ill will.’ Take another mendicant who says: ‘I’ve developed the heart’s release by compassion. I’ve cultivated it, made it my vehicle and my basis, kept it up, consolidated it, and properly implemented it. Yet somehow the thought of harming still occupies my mind.’ They should be told, ‘Not so, venerable! … For it is the heart’s release by compassion that is the escape from thoughts of har

Yet somehow my consciousness still follows after signs.’ Furthermore, a mendicant consistently treats their spiritual companions with verbal kindness. They should be told, ‘Not so, venerable! … For it is the signless release of the heart that is the escape from all signs.’ Take another mendicant who says: ‘I’m rid of the conceit “I am”. And I don’t regard anything as “I am this”. Yet somehow the dart of doubt and indecision still occupies my mind.’ They should be told, ‘Not so, venerable! Don’t

For it is the uprooting of the conceit “I am” that is the escape from the dart of doubt and indecision.’ Furthermore, a mendicant consistently treats their spiritual companions with mental kindness. <em>What six things should be produced?</em> Six consistent responses. A mendicant, seeing a sight with their eyes, is neither happy nor sad. They remain equanimous, mindful and aware. Hearing a sound with their ears … Smelling an odor with their nose … Tasting a flavor with their tongue … Feeling a

Then King Mahāsudassana left the Chamber of the Grand Tower and entered the golden chamber, where he sat on the golden couch. He meditated spreading a heart full of love to one direction, and to the second, and to the third, and to the fourth. In the same way he spread a heart full of love above, below, across, everywhere, all around, to everyone in the world—abundant, expansive, limitless, free of enmity and ill will. He meditated spreading a heart full of compassion … He meditated spreading a

Then it occurred to me, “If I were to teach this principle, others might not understand me, which would be wearying and troublesome for me.” For a second time, and a third time that Great Divinity begged the Buddha to teach. Then, understanding the Divinity’s invitation, the Buddha Vipassī surveyed the world with the eye of a Buddha, out of his compassion for sentient beings. And he saw sentient beings with little dust in their eyes, and some with much dust in their eyes; with keen faculties and

The Great Steward thought, “I have the reputation of seeing the Divinity in person, and discussing with him in person. But I don’t. I have heard that brahmins of the past who were elderly and senior, the tutors of tutors, said: ‘Whoever goes on retreat for the four months of the rainy season and practices the absorption on compassion sees the Divinity and discusses with him.’ Why don’t I do that?” So the Great Steward went to King Reṇu and told him of the situation, saying, “Sir, I wish to go on

If this is so, is the fervent mortification in disgust of sin purified or not?” “Clearly, sir, it is purified. It has reached the peak and the pith.” “No, Nigrodha, at this point the fervent mortification in disgust of sin has not yet reached the peak and the pith. 2.4. On Reaching the Softwood “But at what point, sir, does the fervent mortification in disgust of sin reach the peak and the pith? compassion … rejoicing … equanimity. They recollect many kinds of past lives, that is, one, two, thre

And they too said, Then the Great Steward went to his forty equal wives to put the same proposal to them, and received the same reply. Then the Great Steward had a new ceremonial hall built to the east of his citadel, where he went on retreat for the four months of the rainy season and practiced the absorption on compassion. And no one approached him except the one who served his meals. But then, when the four months had passed, the Great Steward became dissatisfied and anxious, “I have heard th

Then the Great Steward thought, Standing on what, training in what may a mortal reach the deathless realm of divinity?” “He among mankind, O brahmin, has given up possessiveness, at one, compassionate, free of putrefaction, and refraining from sex. Standing on that, training in that a mortal may reach the deathless realm of divinity.” “the divinity Sanaṅkumāra has granted me an opportunity. Should I ask him about what is beneficial for this life or lives to come?”

I shall go forth from the lay life to homelessness!” “Please do so, Steward, at your convenience.” That’s how I understand ‘giving up possessiveness’. Sir, I understand what ‘at one’ means. It’s when someone frequents a secluded lodging—a wilderness, the root of a tree, a hill, a ravine, a mountain cave, a charnel ground, a forest, the open air, a heap of straw. That’s how I understand ‘at one’. Sir, I understand what ‘compassionate’ means. It’s when someone meditates spreading a heart full of c

And whenever people sneezed or tripped over they’d say: “Homage to the Great Steward! Homage to the high priest for the seven!” And the Great Steward meditated spreading a heart full of love to one direction, and to the second, and to the third, and to the fourth. In the same way above, below, across, everywhere, all around, he spread a heart full of love to the whole world—abundant, expansive, limitless, free of enmity and ill will. He meditated spreading a heart full of compassion … rejoicing

As long as the mendicants develop the perceptions of impermanence … not-self … ugliness … drawbacks … giving up … I will teach you six principles that prevent decline. … As long as these six principles that prevent decline last among the mendicants, and as long as the mendicants are seen following them, they can expect growth, not decline.” As long as the mendicants consistently treat their spiritual companions with bodily kindness … verbal kindness … and mental kindness both in public and in pr

so beautiful and glorious. Rejoicing, they’ve come forth to the meeting of mendicants in the wood. and fire and wind came there. The gods of Varuṇa and Varuṇa’s offsping, and Soma together with Yasa. A host of the gods of love and compassion came, so glorious. These ten hosts of gods shone in all different colors.

Knowledge and freedom. Knowledge of ending and knowledge of non-arising. These are the teachings grouped by two that have been rightly explained by the Buddha. You should all recite these in concert. Name and form. Ignorance and craving for continued existence. Views favoring existence and views favoring nonexistence. Lack of conscience and prudence. Conscience and prudence. Being hard to admonish and having bad friends.

Furthermore, a mendicant has doubts about the teaching … <em>Five kinds of sensual stimulation:</em> the Saṅgha … the training … A mendicant is angry and upset with their spiritual companions, resentful and closed off. This being so, their mind doesn’t incline toward keenness, commitment, persistence, and striving. This is the fifth kind of hard-heartedness. <em>Five shackles of the heart:</em> Firstly, a mendicant isn’t free of greed, desire, fondness, thirst, passion, and craving for sensual p