Hearing a sound with the ear … Smelling an odor with the nose … Tasting a flavor with the tongue … Feeling a touch with the body … What are the teachings grouped by six? Knowing an idea with the mind, one is preoccupied with an idea that’s a basis for happiness. <em>Six preoccupations with sadness:</em> Seeing a sight with the eye, one is preoccupied with a sight that’s a basis for sadness. … Knowing an idea with the mind, one is preoccupied with an idea that’s a basis for sadness. <em>Six preoc

“But good fellow, what is the source of what is liked and disliked?” “But how does a mendicant fittingly practice for the cessation of judgments driven by the proliferation of perceptions?” Well, should you know of a happiness: ‘When I cultivate this kind of happiness, unskillful qualities grow, and skillful qualities decline.’ You should not cultivate that kind of happiness. Whereas, should you know of a happiness: ‘When I cultivate this kind of happiness, unskillful qualities decline, and skil

For a third time, Ānanda said to the Buddha, “Sir, may the Blessed One please remain for the proper lifespan! May the Holy One please remain for the proper lifespan! That would be for the welfare and happiness of the people, out of sympathy for the world, for the benefit, welfare, and happiness of gods and humans.” “Ānanda, do you have faith in the Realized One’s awakening?” “Yes, sir.” “So why then do you keep pressing me up to the third time?” But Ānanda didn’t get it, even though the Buddha d

This pertains to their accomplishment in ethics. … There are some ascetics and brahmins who, while enjoying food given in faith, still earn a living by low lore, by wrong livelihood. … This, Kassapa, is that accomplishment in ethics. … They enter and remain in the first absorption … This pertains to their accomplishment in mind. … They enter and remain in the second absorption … third absorption … fourth absorption. This pertains to their accomplishment in mind. This, Kassapa, is that accomplish

‘When I cultivate this kind of equanimity, unskillful qualities decline, and skillful qualities grow.’ You should cultivate that kind of equanimity. “Lord of gods, there are two kinds of happiness, I say: And that which is free of placing the mind and keeping it connected is better than that which still involves placing the mind and keeping it connected. That’s why I said there are two kinds of equanimity. That’s how a mendicant fittingly practices for the cessation of judgments driven by the pr

There are two kinds of sadness, I say: that which you should cultivate, and that which you should not cultivate. There are two kinds of equanimity, I say: that which you should cultivate, and that which you should not cultivate. Why did I say that there are two kinds of happiness? 2.3. Restraint in the Monastic Code And then Sakka asked another question: Well, should you know of a bodily conduct: ‘When I cultivate this kind of bodily conduct, unskillful qualities grow, and skillful qualities dec

“Sir, may the Blessed One please remain for the proper lifespan! May the Holy One please remain for the proper lifespan! That would be for the welfare and happiness of the people, out of sympathy for the world, for the benefit, welfare, and happiness of gods and humans.” For his mind was as if possessed by Māra. Then the Buddha went to the assembly hall, where he sat on the seat spread out and addressed the mendicants: “So, mendicants, having carefully memorized those things I have taught you fr

“Furthermore, as the placing of the mind and keeping it connected are stilled, a mendicant enters and remains in the second absorption, which has the rapture and bliss born of immersion, with internal clarity and mind at one, without placing the mind and keeping it connected. The subtle and true perception of the rapture and bliss born of seclusion that they had previously ceases. At that time they have a subtle and true perception of the rapture and bliss born of immersion. That’s how, with tra

“But how?” “Once upon a time, sir, a battle was fought between the gods and the titans. In that battle the gods won and the titans lost. It occurred to me as victor, ‘Now the gods shall enjoy both the nectar of the gods and the nectar of the titans.’ But sir, that joy and happiness is in the sphere of the rod and the sword. It doesn’t lead to disillusionment, dispassion, cessation, peace, insight, awakening, and extinguishment. Elsewhere, among other ascetics and brahmins, I wasn’t even given a

“Furthermore, with the giving up of pleasure and pain and the disappearance of former happiness and sadness, a mendicant enters and remains in the fourth absorption, without pleasure or pain, with pure equanimity and mindfulness. The subtle and true perception of bliss with equanimity that they had previously ceases. At that time they have a subtle and true perception of neutral feeling. That’s how, with training, certain perceptions arise and certain perceptions cease. And this is that training

“I do, sir.” “If you wouldn’t mind, lord of gods, tell me how they answered.” “It’s no trouble when someone such as the Blessed One is sitting here.” “Well, speak then, lord of gods.” “But lord of gods, what reason do you see for speaking of such joy and happiness?” I shall consciously go to a new womb, wherever my mind delights. This is the second reason. Living happily under the guidance of the one of unclouded wisdom,

I shall practice systematically, aware and mindful. This is the third reason. And if awakening should arise as I practice systematically, “I see six reasons to speak of such joy and happiness, sir. I shall live as one who understands, and my end shall come right there. This is the fourth reason. When I fall from the human realm,

Seeing these six reasons I speak of such joy and happiness. remaining in the godly form, I have gained an extended life: know this, dear sir. This is the first reason. When I fall from the heavenly host, leaving behind the non-human life, My wishes unfulfilled, How is there failure?’ But they were stumped by such questions

This too is a quality that serves as protector. Furthermore, a mendicant is deft and tireless in a diverse spectrum of duties for their spiritual companions, understanding how to go about things in order to complete and organize the work. This too is a quality that serves as protector. You should all recite these in concert. Furthermore, a mendicant loves the teachings and is a delight to converse with, being full of joy in the teaching and training. This too is a quality that serves as protecto

white-clothed laywomen enjoying sensual pleasures. … There are white-clothed laywomen enjoying sensual pleasures, but the spiritual path is not successful and prosperous, extensive, popular, widespread, and well proclaimed wherever there are gods and humans … the spiritual path is successful and prosperous, extensive, popular, widespread, and well proclaimed wherever there are gods and humans, but it has not reached the peak of material things and fame. Then that spiritual path is incomplete in

chaste laymen, laymen enjoying sensual pleasures, I, Cunda, am a teacher who has arisen in the world today, perfected and fully awakened. The teaching is well explained and well propounded, emancipating, leading to peace, proclaimed by someone who is fully awakened. My disciples have been educated in the meaning of that good teaching. And the spiritual practice that’s entirely full and pure has been disclosed and revealed to them with all its collected sayings, with its demonstrable basis, well

middle monks, junior monks, senior nuns, middle nuns, junior nuns, chaste laymen, laymen enjoying sensual pleasures, Of all the teachers in the world today, Cunda, I don’t see even a single one who has reached the peak of material things and fame like me. But seeing what does one not see? You can see the blade of a well-sharpened razor, but not the edge.

Feeling inspired, joy springs up. Being joyful, rapture springs up. When the mind is full of rapture, the body becomes tranquil. When the body is tranquil, one feels bliss. And when blissful, the mind becomes immersed. This is the first opportunity for freedom. Furthermore, it may be that neither the Teacher nor a respected spiritual companion teaches Dhamma to a mendicant. But the mendicant teaches Dhamma in detail to others as they learned and memorized it. That mendicant feels inspired by the

The shorter section on ethics is finished. ‘He eats in one part of the day, abstaining from eating at night and food at the wrong time.’ ‘He refrains from seeing shows of dancing, singing, and music .’ ‘He refrains from attiring and adorning himself with garlands, fragrance, and makeup.’ ‘He refrains from high and luxurious beds.’ ‘He refrains from receiving gold and currency, raw grains, raw meat, 2.2. The Middle Section on Ethics ‘There are some ascetics and brahmins who, while enjoying food g

These include plants propagated from roots, stems, cuttings, or joints; and those from regular seeds as the fifth. The ascetic Gotama refrains from such injury to plants and seeds.’ Such is an ordinary person’s praise of the Realized One. ‘There are some ascetics and brahmins who, while enjoying food given in faith, still engage in storing up goods for their own use. This includes such things as food, drink, clothes, vehicles, bedding, fragrance, and things of the flesh. The ascetic Gotama refra