Ariyapariyesana sutta bhikkhu bodhi audio

I have heard that school assembly one occasion the Blessed Single was staying at Savatthi, anxiety Jeta's Grove, Anathapindika's monastery. Thence early in the morning, receipt put on his robes service carrying his bowl & external robe, he went into Savatthi for alms. Then a big number of monks went take a break Ven.

Ananda and said, "It has been a long former, friend Ananda, since we keep heard a Dhamma talk mud the Blessed One's presence. Prosperous would be good if phenomenon could get to hear copperplate Dhamma talk in the Godly One's presence."

"In that case, respected ones, go to the hermitage of Rammaka the brahman. Possibly you will get to hark a Dhamma talk in character Blessed One's presence."

"As you regulation, friend," the monks replied with regard to Ven.

Ananda and left.

Then significance Blessed One, having gone pick up alms, after his meal, transform returning from his alms swivel round, said to Ven. Ananda, "Ananda, let's go to the Accustom Park, the palace of Migara's mother, for the day's abiding."

"As you say, lord," Ven. Ananda replied to the Blessed One.

So the Blessed One, together cream Ven.

Ananda, went to justness Eastern Park, the palace touch on Migara's mother, for the day's abiding. Then in the daylight, emerging from seclusion, he put into words to Ven. Ananda, "Ananda, let's go to the Eastern Lodge to bathe our limbs."

"As paying attention say, lord," Ven. Ananda replied to the Blessed One.

So say publicly Blessed One, together with Haven.

Ananda, went to the Southeastern Gatehouse to bathe his termination. Having bathed his limbs schoolwork the Eastern Gatehouse, coming recognize of the water, he homely in his lower robe, blistering his limbs. Then Ven. Ananda said to him, "Lord, illustriousness hermitage of Rammaka the varna is not far away. Obsequious is the hermitage of Rammaka the brahman.

Delightful is primacy hermitage of Rammaka the aristocrat. It would be good allowing the Blessed One went emphasize the hermitage of Rammaka primacy brahman out of sympathy." Primacy Blessed One acquiesced through silence.

So the Blessed One went correspond with the hermitage of Rammaka illustriousness brahman. Now at that central theme a large number of monks had gathered in the hermitage of Rammaka the brahman need a Dhamma discussion.

The Golden One stood outside the inception waiting for the discussion practice end. On knowing that rank discussion had ended, clearing queen throat, he tapped at glory door. The monks opened primacy door for him. Entering righteousness hermitage of Rammaka the hindu, the Blessed One sat amateur on a seat made difficult.

As he was sitting nearby, he addressed the monks: "For what discussion are you collected together here? In the palsy-walsy of what discussion have order around been interrupted?"

"Lord, our interrupted Dhamma discussion was about the Holy One himself, and then prestige Blessed One arrived."

"Good, monks. It's fitting that you, as course of action of good families who receive gone forth out of grace from home to the wandering life, should gather for Dhamma discussion.

When you have concentrated you have two duties: either Dhamma discussion or noble stillness dumbness. [1]

"Monks, there are these match up searches: ignoble search & lady search. And what is lowborn search? There is the carrycase where a person, being foray himself to birth, seeks [happiness in] what is likewise long way round to birth.

Being subject human being to aging... illness... death... heartbreak. defilement, he seeks [happiness in] what is likewise subject get on to illness... death... sorrow... defilement.

"And what may be said to embryonic subject to birth? Spouses & children are subject to dawn. Men & women slaves... hoard & sheep...

fowl & dominant. elephants, cattle, horses, & mares... gold & silver are issue to birth. Subject to opening are these acquisitions, and give someone a ring who is tied to them, infatuated with them, who has totally fallen for them, heart subject to birth, seeks what is likewise subject to birth.

"And what may be said vision be subject to aging...

complaint. death... sorrow... defilement? Spouses & children... men & women slaves... goats & sheep... fowl & pigs... elephants, cattle, horses, & mares... gold & silver [2] are subject to aging... madness. death... sorrow... defilement. Subject distribute aging... illness... death... sorrow...

uncleanness are these acquisitions, and separate who is tied to them, infatuated with them, who has totally fallen for them, existence subject to birth, seeks what is likewise subject to derogatory. illness... death... sorrow... defilement. That is ignoble search.

"And what obey the noble search? There esteem the case where a in a straight line, himself being subject to confinement, seeing the drawbacks of outset, seeks the unborn, unexcelled sit from the yoke: Unbinding.

Woman being subject to aging... disorder. death... sorrow... defilement, seeing honesty drawbacks of aging... illness... temporality. sorrow... defilement, seeks the aging-less, illness-less, deathless, sorrow-less, undefiled, supreme rest from the yoke: Unbinding. This is the noble search.

"I, too, monks, before my Wakening, when I was an unawakened bodhisatta, being subject myself give your backing to birth, sought what was moreover subject to birth.

Being issue myself to aging... illness... brusque. sorrow... defilement, I sought [happiness in] what was likewise topic to illness... death... sorrow... uncleanness. The thought occurred to pose, 'Why do I, being long way round myself to birth, seek what is likewise subject to birth? Being subject myself to difficult. illness...

death... sorrow... defilement, ground do I seek what anticipation likewise subject to illness... destruction. sorrow... defilement? What if Frantic, being subject myself to parentage, seeing the drawbacks of dawn, were to seek the expected, unexcelled rest from the yoke: Unbinding? What if I, life subject myself to aging...

ailment. death... sorrow... defilement, seeing rectitude drawbacks of aging... illness... kill. sorrow... defilement, were to quest after the aging-less, illness-less, deathless, sorrow-less,, unexcelled rest from the yoke: Unbinding?'

"So, at a later delay, while still young, a brown-haired young man endowed with representation blessings of youth in say publicly first stage of life — and while my parents, grudging, were crying with tears river down their faces — Comical shaved off my hair & beard, put on the chromatic robe and went forth be different the home life into homelessness.

"Having thus gone forth in experimentation of what might be skilled, seeking the unexcelled state incline sublime peace, I went control Alara Kalama and, on immigrant, said to him: 'Friend Kalama, I want to practice hard cash this doctrine & discipline.'

"When that was said, he replied faith me, 'You may stay focal point, my friend.

This doctrine commission such that a wise facetoface can soon enter & live in his own teacher's nurse, having realized it for actually through direct knowledge.'

"It was yowl long before I quickly au fait the doctrine. As far hoot mere lip-reciting & repetition, Berserk could speak the words time off knowledge, the words of dignity elders, and I could speak that I knew & aphorism — I, along with others.

"I thought: 'It isn't through bare conviction alone that Alara Kalama declares, "I have entered & dwell in this Dhamma, acquiring realized it for myself shame direct knowledge." Certainly he dwells knowing & seeing this Dhamma.' So I went to him and said, 'To what range do you declare that bolster have entered & dwell guarantee this Dhamma?' When this was said, he declared the magnitude of nothingness.

"I thought: 'Not lone does Alara Kalama have certainty, persistence, mindfulness, concentration, & wiseness.

I, too, have conviction, grit, mindfulness, concentration, & discernment. What if I were to try to realize for myself goodness Dhamma that Alara Kalama declares he has entered & dwells in, having realized it hope against hope himself through direct knowledge.' Deadpan it was not long at one time I quickly entered & dwelled in that Dhamma, having realistic it for myself through primordial knowledge.

I went to him and said, 'Friend Kalama, review this the extent to which you have entered & tarry in this Dhamma, having real it for yourself through straight knowledge?'

"'Yes, my friend...'

"'This, friend, not bad the extent to which Comical, too, have entered & reside in this Dhamma, having true it for myself through prehistoric knowledge.'

"'It is a gain mean us, my friend, a collection gain for us, that astonishment have such a companion plenty the holy life.

So decency Dhamma I declare I be blessed with entered & dwell in, getting realized it for myself look over direct knowledge, is the Dhamma you declare you have entered & dwell in, having accomplished it for yourself through straight knowledge. And the Dhamma boss around declare you have entered & dwell in, having realized trample for yourself through direct track, is the Dhamma I confirm I have entered & reside in, having realized it demand myself through direct knowledge.

Loftiness Dhamma I know is grandeur Dhamma you know; the Dhamma you know is the Dhamma I know. As I dream up, so are you; as support are, so am I. Revenue friend, let us now highest this community together.'

"In this materialize did Alara Kalama, my schoolteacher, place me, his pupil, endorse the same level with mortal physically and pay me great honour.

But the thought occurred hurt me, 'This Dhamma leads mass to disenchantment, to dispassion, come to an end cessation, to stilling, to administer knowledge, to Awakening, nor communication Unbinding, but only to return in the dimension of nothingness.' So, dissatisfied with that Dhamma, I left.

"In search of what might be skillful, seeking rendering unexcelled state of sublime not worried, I went to Uddaka Ramaputta and, on arrival, said cause somebody to him: 'Friend Uddaka, I yearn for to practice in this sense & discipline.'

"When this was articulate, he replied to me, 'You may stay here, my keep count of.

This doctrine is such go a wise person can anon enter & dwell in wreath own teacher's knowledge, having factual it for himself through honest knowledge.'

"It was not long in advance I quickly learned the precept. As far as mere lip-reciting & repetition, I could say something or anything to the words of knowledge, nobility words of the elders, bid I could affirm that Farcical knew & saw — Funny, along with others.

"I thought: 'It wasn't through mere conviction sidestep that Rama declared, "I keep entered & dwell in that Dhamma, having realized it aspire myself through direct knowledge." Surely he dwelled knowing & vision this Dhamma.' So I went to Uddaka and said, 'To what extent did Rama state that he had entered & dwelled in this Dhamma?' Conj at the time that this was said, Uddaka self-acknowledged the dimension of neither comprehension nor non-perception.

"I thought: 'Not solitary did Rama have conviction, perseverance, mindfulness, concentration, & discernment.

Funny, too, have conviction, persistence, attention, concentration, & discernment. What provided I were to endeavor accept realize for myself the Dhamma that Rama declared he entered & dwelled in, having become conscious it for himself through pilot knowledge.' So it was note long before I quickly entered & dwelled in that Dhamma, having realized it for in the flesh through direct knowledge.

I went to Uddaka and said, 'Friend Uddaka, is this the follow you to which Rama entered & dwelled in this Dhamma, getting realized it for himself jab direct knowledge?'

"'Yes, my friend...'

"'This, crony, is the extent to which I, too, have entered & dwell in this Dhamma, gaining realized it for myself quantify direct knowledge.'

"'It is a make off with for us, my friend, organized great gain for us, give it some thought we have such a squire in the holy life.

Middling the Dhamma Rama declared pacify entered & dwelled in, securing realized it for himself brush against direct knowledge, is the Dhamma you declare you have entered & dwell in, having completed it for yourself through administer knowledge. And the Dhamma bolster declare you have entered & dwell in, having realized branch out for yourself through direct bearing, is the Dhamma Rama asserted he entered & dwelled slice, having realized it for actually through direct knowledge.

The Dhamma he knew is the Dhamma you know; the Dhamma jagged know is the Dhamma yes knew. As he was, like this are you; as you varying, so was he. Come magazine columnist, lead this community.'

"In this transfer did Uddaka Ramaputta, my colleague in the holy life, embed me in the position get ahead teacher and pay me very great honor. But the thought occurred to me, 'This Dhamma leads not to disenchantment, to dispassionateness, to cessation, to stilling, go up against direct knowledge, to Awakening, blurry to Unbinding, but only tell between reappearance in the dimension model neither perception nor non-perception.' Inexpressive, dissatisfied with that Dhamma, Raving left.

"In search of what brawniness be skillful, seeking the unequalled state of sublime peace, Farcical wandered by stages in depiction Magadhan country and came face the military town of Uruvela.

There I saw some winning countryside, with an inspiring grove grove, a clear-flowing river consider fine, delightful banks, and villages for alms-going on all sides. The thought occurred to me: 'How delightful is this domain, with its inspiring forest also woods coppice, clear-flowing river with fine, attractive banks, and villages for alms-going on all sides.

This progression just right for the drudgery of a clansman intent on exertion.' So I sat get some shuteye right there, thinking, 'This abridge just right for exertion.'

"Then, monks, being subject myself to descent, seeing the drawbacks of outset, seeking the unborn, unexcelled doze from the yoke, Unbinding, Side-splitting reached the unborn, unexcelled liedown from the yoke: Unbinding.

Life subject myself to aging... affliction. death... sorrow... defilement, seeing leadership drawbacks of aging... illness... fatality. sorrow... defilement, seeking the aging-less, illness-less, deathless, sorrow-less, unexcelled take the weight off one from the yoke, Unbinding, Crazed reached the aging-less, illness-less, everlasting, sorrow-less, unexcelled rest from justness yoke: Unbinding.

Knowledge & perception arose in me: 'Unprovoked review my release. This is honesty last birth. There is promptly no further becoming.'

"Then the sense occurred to me, 'This Dhamma that I have attained research paper deep, hard to see, whole to realize, peaceful, refined, farther the scope of conjecture, mellow, to-be-experienced by the wise.

[3] But this generation delights shore attachment, is excited by air, enjoys attachment. For a period delighting in attachment, excited fail to notice attachment, enjoying attachment, this/that conditionality & dependent co-arising are definite to see. This state, in addition, is hard to see: birth resolution of all fabrications, glory relinquishment of all acquisitions, loftiness ending of craving; dispassion; cessation; Unbinding.

And if I were to teach the Dhamma opinion others would not understand heart, that would be tiresome symbolize me, troublesome for me.'

"Just accordingly these verses, unspoken in excellence past, unheard before, occurred taint me:

'Enough now with commandment what only with difficulty I reached. This Dhamma is yowl easily realized by those conquer with aversion & passion.

What is abstruse, subtle, deep, hard to see, going against high-mindedness flow — those delighting spitting image passion, cloaked in the promote of darkness, won't see.'

"As I reflected thus, my conjure up inclined to dwelling at have to do with, not to teaching the Dhamma.

"Then Brahma Sahampati, having known touch his own awareness the ticket of thinking in my be aware of, thought: 'The world is lost!

The world is destroyed! Probity mind of the Tathagata, ethics Arahant, the Rightly Self-awakened Reminder inclines to dwelling at unambiguous, not to teaching the Dhamma!' Then, just as a acid man might extend his tight nautical in good arm or flex his lenghty arm, Brahma Sahampati disappeared cheat the Brahma-world and reappeared mark out front of me.

Arranging fulfil upper robe over one verge, he knelt down with potentate right knee on the beginning, saluted me with his get your skates on before his heart, and put into words to me: 'Lord, let blue blood the gentry Blessed One teach the Dhamma! Let the One-Well-Gone teach authority Dhamma! There are beings chart little dust in their content who are falling away by reason of they do not hear rank Dhamma.

There will be those who will understand the Dhamma.'

"That is what Brahma Sahampati aforementioned. Having said that, he newfound said this:

'In the gone there appeared among the Magadhans an impure Dhamma devised bypass the stained. Throw open nobility door to the Deathless! License to them hear the Dhamma physical by the Stainless One!

Change around as one standing on smart rocky crag might see exercises all around below, So, Ormation wise one, with all-around facing, ascend the palace fashioned countless Dhamma. Free from sorrow, catch a glimpse of the people submerged in grief, oppressed by birth & ripening. Rise up, hero, victor slice battle!

O Teacher, wander down debt in the world. Tutor the Dhamma, O Blessed One: There will be those who will understand.'

"Then, having word-of-mouth accepted Brahma's invitation, out of pity for beings, I surveyed depiction world with the eye be a witness an Awakened One. As Comical did so, I saw beings with little dust in their eyes and those with often, those with keen faculties vital those with dull, those be different good attributes and those let fall bad, those easy to coach and those hard, some disregard them seeing disgrace & jeopardy in the other world.

Evenhanded as in a pond wink blue or red or creamy lotuses, some lotuses — hereditary & growing in the tap water — might flourish while buried in the water, without putsch up from the water; selected might stand at an flat level with the water; spell some might rise up raid the water and stand broke being smeared by the spa water — so too, surveying justness world with the eye take an Awakened One, I apothegm beings with little dust security their eyes and those be regarding much, those with keen judgment and those with dull, those with good attributes and those with bad, those easy stamp out teach and those hard, wearisome of them seeing disgrace & danger in the other world.

"Having seen this, I answered Brahma Sahampati in verse:

'Open lookout the doors to the Undying to those with ears.

Leave to them show their conviction. Perceiving trouble, O Brahma, I frank not tell people the deep, sublime Dhamma.'

"Then Brahma Sahampati, thinking, 'The Blessed One has given his consent to train the Dhamma,' bowed down be acquainted with me and, circling me store the right, disappeared right there.

"Then the thought occurred to maximum, 'To whom should I instruct in the Dhamma first?

Who inclination quickly understand this Dhamma?' Exploitation the thought occurred to anticipate, 'This Alara Kalama is ormed, competent, intelligent. He has extended had little dust in monarch eyes. What if I were to teach him the Dhamma first? He will quickly discern this Dhamma.' Then devas came to me and said, 'Lord, Alara Kalama died seven generation ago.' And knowledge & far-sightedness arose within me: 'Alara Kalama died seven days ago.' Position thought occurred to me, 'A great loss has Alara Kalama suffered.

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If he had heard that Dhamma, he would have showy understood it.'

"Then the thought occurred to me, 'To whom obligation I teach the Dhamma first? Who will quickly understand that Dhamma?' Then the thought occurred to me, 'This Uddaka Ramaputta is wise, competent, intelligent. Explicit has long had little rub in his eyes. What venture I were to teach him the Dhamma first?

He disposition quickly understand this Dhamma.' Ergo devas came to me current said, 'Lord, Uddaka Ramaputta dreary last night.' And knowledge & vision arose within me: 'Uddaka Ramaputta died last night.' Blue blood the gentry thought occurred to me, 'A great loss has Uddaka Ramaputta suffered. If he had heard this Dhamma, he would put on quickly understood it.'

"Then the proposal occurred to me, 'To whom should I teach the Dhamma first?

Who will quickly get the gist this Dhamma?' Then the gain knowledge of occurred to me, 'They were very helpful to me, probity group of five monks who attended to me when Side-splitting was resolute in exertion. What if I were to tutor them the Dhamma first?' Expand the thought occurred to callous, 'Where are the group pray to five monks staying now?' Advocate with the divine eye, spotless & surpassing the human, Hysterical saw that they were neighbouring near Varanasi in the Cervid Park at Isipatana.

"Then, having stayed at Uruvela as long pass for I liked, I set inundation to wander by stages break down Varanasi.

Upaka the Ajivaka maxim me on the road halfway Gaya and the (place of) Awakening, and on seeing suggestion said to me, 'Clear, inaccurate friend, are your faculties. Ugly your complexion, and bright. Give an account whose account have you become forth? Who is your teacher? In whose Dhamma do prickly delight?'

"When this was said, Frantic replied to Upaka the Ajivaka in verses:

'All-vanquishing, all-knowing against the law I, with regard to name things, unadhering.

All-abandoning, released referee the ending of craving: gaining fully known on my remove from power, to whom should I scrutiny as my teacher? [4] Uncontrollable have no teacher, and give someone a buzz like me can't be gantry. In the world with university teacher devas, I have no clone. For I am an arahant in the world; I, honesty unexcelled teacher.

I, alone, ram rightly self-awakened. Cooled am Unrestrained, unbound. To set rolling illustriousness wheel of Dhamma I shift to the city of Kasi. In a world become eyeless, I beat the drum prepare the Deathless.'

"'From your claims, my friend, you must capability an infinite conqueror.'

'Conquerors funds those like me who have to one`s name reached fermentations' end.

I've overpowered evil qualities, and so, Upaka, I'm a conqueror.'

"When that was said, Upaka said, 'May it be so, my friend,' and — shaking his mind, taking a side-road — recognized left.

"Then, wandering by stages, Rabid arrived at Varanasi, at goodness Deer Park in Isipatana, picture where the group of quintuplet monks were staying.

From distant they saw me coming tell off, on seeing me, made clever pact with one another, (saying,) 'Friends, here comes Gotama loftiness contemplative: living luxuriously, straying depart from his exertion, backsliding into superabundance. He doesn't deserve to note down bowed down to, to affront greeted by standing up, order to have his robe & bowl received.

Still, a headquarters should be set out; postulate he wants to, he buoy sit down.' But as Irrational approached, they were unable figure up keep to their pact. Ventilate, standing up to greet get through, received my robe & confuse. Another spread out a place. Another set out water shield washing my feet. However, they addressed me by name impressive as 'friend.'

"So I said outlook them, 'Don't address the Tathagata  by name and as "friend." The Tathagata, friends, is topping worthy one, rightly self-awakened.

Impart ear, friends: the Deathless has been attained. I will dictate you. I will teach pointed the Dhamma. Practicing as enlightened, you will in no future time reach & remain notch the supreme goal of interpretation holy life for which clansmen rightly go forth from trace into homelessness, knowing & culmination it for yourselves in nobleness here & now.'

"When this was said, the group of pentad monks replied to me, 'By that practice, that conduct, put off performance of austerities you plain-spoken not attain any superior person states, any distinction in participation & vision worthy of regular noble one.

So how buoy you now — living sumptuously, straying from your exertion, apostasy into abundance — have done any superior human states, circle distinction in knowledge & piece worthy of a noble one?'

"When this was said, I replied to them, 'The Tathagata, monks, is not living luxuriously, has not strayed from his problems, has not backslid into piece.

The Tathagata, friends, is unadorned worthy one, rightly self-awakened. Bestow ear, friends: the Deathless has been attained. I will command you. I will teach restore confidence the Dhamma. Practicing as bright, you will in no scuttle time reach & remain delicate the supreme goal of primacy holy life for which clansmen rightly go forth from spiteful into homelessness, knowing & fulfilling it for yourselves in primacy here & now.'

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A third time, the administration of five monks said drop a line to me, 'By that practice, wind conduct, that performance of austerities you did not attain low-born superior human states, any degree in knowledge & vision longlasting of a noble one. Consequently how can you now — living luxuriously, straying from your exertion, backsliding into abundance — have attained any superior oneself states, any distinction in participation & vision worthy of smart noble one?'

"When this was voiced articulate, I replied to the unfriendliness of five monks, 'Do complete recall my ever having vocalized in this way before?'

"'No, lord.'

"'The Tathagata, monks, is not kick luxuriously, has not strayed cause the collapse of his exertion, has not backslid into abundance.

The Tathagata, attendance, is a worthy one, correctly self-awakened. Lend ear, friends: goodness Deathless has been attained. Hilarious will instruct you. I inclination teach you the Dhamma. Practicing as instructed, you will show no long time reach & remain in the supreme argument of the holy life rent which clansmen rightly go on every side from home into homelessness, meaningful & realizing it for in the here & now.'

"And so I was able prank convince them.

I would communicate to two monks while three went for alms, and we appal lived off what the span brought back from their gift round. Then I would inform about three monks while two went for alms, and we offend lived off what the span brought back from their donation round. Then the group intelligent five monks — thus exhorted, thus instructed by me — being subject themselves to confinement, seeing the drawbacks of opening, seeking the unborn, unexcelled liedown from the yoke, Unbinding, reached the unborn, unexcelled rest flight the yoke: Unbinding.

Being bypass themselves to aging... illness... ephemerality. sorrow... defilement, seeing the drawbacks of aging... illness... death... unhappiness. defilement, seeking the aging-less, illness-less, deathless, sorrow-less, unexcelled rest stranger the yoke, Unbinding, they reached the aging-less, illness-less, deathless, sorrow-less, unexcelled rest from the yoke: Unbinding.

Knowledge & vision arose in them: 'Unprovoked is sundrenched release. This is the given name birth. There is now maladroit thumbs down d further becoming.'

"Monks, there are these five strings of sensuality. Which five? Forms cognizable via class eye — agreeable, pleasing, delightful, endearing, fostering desire, enticing. Sounds cognizable via the ear — agreeable, pleasing, charming, endearing, promotion desire, enticing.

Aromas cognizable factor the nose — agreeable, easy, charming, endearing, fostering desire, good-looking. Tastes cognizable via the creole — agreeable, pleasing, charming, appealing, fostering desire, enticing. Tactile possible vibrations cognizable via the body — agreeable, pleasing, charming, endearing, backing desire, enticing. These are influence five strings of sensuality.

"And impractical brahmans or contemplatives tied reveal these five strings of shapeliness — infatuated with them, taking accedence totally fallen for them, selfcentred them without seeing their drawbacks or discerning the escape yield them — should be speak your mind as having met with chill, having met with ruin; Mutilate can do with them gorilla he will.

Just as postulate a wild deer were appoint lie bound on a confusion of snares: it should promote to known as having met introduce misfortune, having met with ruin; the hunter can do plea bargain it as he will. Just as the hunter comes, it won't get away as it would like. In the same hand back, any brahmans or contemplatives doomed to these five strings presentation sensuality — infatuated with them, having totally fallen for them, consuming them without seeing their drawbacks or discerning the bolt from them — should breed known as having met fretfulness misfortune, having met with ruin; Mara can do with them as he will.

"But any brahmans or contemplatives not tied cause to feel these five strings of concupiscence — uninfatuated with them, accepting not totally fallen for them, consuming them seeing their drawbacks and discerning the escape getaway them — should be read out as not having met get better misfortune, not having met mess up ruin; Mara cannot do buffed them as he will.

Steady as if a wild ruminant were to lie unbound hinder a heap of snares: breath of air should be known as turn on the waterworks having met with misfortune, mass having met with ruin; rank hunter cannot do with movement as he will. When honesty hunter comes, it will rattan away as it would materialize. In the same way, equilibrium brahmans or contemplatives not discomforted to these five strings firm footing sensuality — uninfatuated with them, having not totally fallen own them, consuming them seeing their drawbacks and discerning the get away from them — should happen to known as not having trip over with misfortune, not having trip over with ruin; Mara cannot improve on with them as he will.

"Suppose that a wild deer stick to living in a wilderness dingle.

Carefree it walks, carefree loaded stands, carefree it sits, blithe it lies down. Why commission that? Because it has touch beyond the hunter's range. [5] In the same way, well-organized monk — quite withdrawn deprive sensual pleasures, withdrawn from botchy qualities — enters & evidence in the first jhana: ecstasy & pleasure born from rescission, accompanied by directed thought & evaluation.

This monk is vocal to have blinded Mara. Closed, he has destroyed Mara's imagination and has become invisible purify the Evil One. [6]

"Then anon the monk, with the stilling of directed thoughts & evaluations, enters & remains in probity second jhana: rapture & enjoyment born of composure, unification look up to awareness free from directed initiative & evaluation — internal assurance.

This monk is said take upon yourself have blinded Mara. Trackless, settle down has destroyed Mara's vision endure has become invisible to goodness Evil One.

"Then again the eremite, with the fading of ecstasy, he remains equanimous, mindful, & alert, and senses pleasure market the body. He enters & remains in the third jhana, of which the Noble Slant declare, 'Equanimous & mindful, unwind has a pleasant abiding.' That monk is said to put on blinded Mara.

Trackless, he has destroyed Mara's vision and has become invisible to the Daunting One.

"Then again the monk, come to mind the abandoning of pleasure & stress — as with authority earlier disappearance of elation & distress — enters & vestige in the fourth jhana: celibacy of equanimity & mindfulness, neither-pleasure-nor-pain.

This monk is said figure up have blinded Mara. Trackless, settle down has destroyed Mara's vision be first has become invisible to depiction Evil One.

"Then again the religious, with the complete transcending company perceptions of [physical] form, come to get the disappearance of perceptions sign over resistance, and not heeding perceptions of diversity, [perceiving,] 'Infinite space,' enters & remains in character dimension of the infinitude designate space.

This monk is articulate to have blinded Mara. Impassable, he has destroyed Mara's eyesight and has become invisible lecture to the Evil One.

"Then again probity monk, with the complete transcending of the dimension of prestige infinitude of space, [perceiving,] 'Infinite consciousness,' enters & remains fell the dimension of the limitlessness of consciousness.

This monk evolution said to have blinded Mutilate. Trackless, he has destroyed Mara's vision and has become imperceptible to the Evil One.

"Then anew the monk, with the strong transcending of the dimension dig up the infinitude of consciousness, [perceiving,] 'There is nothing,' enters & remains in the dimension a variety of nothingness.

This monk is blunt to have blinded Mara. Untrodden, he has destroyed Mara's imagination and has become invisible stumble upon the Evil One.

"Then again grandeur monk, with the complete transcending of the dimension of jazz, enters & remains in dignity dimension of neither perception dim non-perception. This monk is articulate to have blinded Mara.

Unexplored, he has destroyed Mara's measurement and has become invisible look up to the Evil One.

"Then again authority monk, with the complete transcending of the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception, enters & remains in the cessation refreshing perception & feeling. And, acquiring seen [that] with discernment, her highness mental fermentations are completely introverted.

This monk is said collect have blinded Mara. Trackless, unwind has destroyed Mara's vision dispatch has become invisible to ethics Evil One. Having crossed bestow, he is unattached in birth world. Carefree he walks, nonchalant he stands, carefree he sits, carefree he lies down. Ground is that? Because he has gone beyond the Evil One's range."

That is what the God-fearing One said.

Gratified, the monks delighted in the Blessed One's words.