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AN
3.AN 3.
48-Sukumāl
aSut
ta
4.ff
KN
 Sukhamal aSut t
a
AN 3.
48
"Monks,Il i
vedi nr efi
nement,utmostr efi
nement ,
totalrefinement .Myf atherevenhadl otusponds
madei nourpal ace:onewher ered-lot
uses
bloomed,onewher ewhitelotusesbloomed,one
wher ebl uelotusesbl oomed,allformysake.I
usednosandal woodt hatwasnotf rom Var anasi.
Myt ur banwasf rom Varanasi,aswer emyt unic,
myl owergar ment s,& myout ercloak.Awhi t
e
sunshadewashel dovermeday& ni ghttopr otect
mef rom col d,heat ,dust
,dirt
,& dew.

"Ihadt hr eepalaces:onef ort hecol dseason,one

forthehotseason,onef ort her ai
nyseason.
Duri ngt hef ourmont hsofther ainyseasonIwas
enter tainedi nther ainy-
seasonpal aceby
minst relswi thoutasi nglemanamongt hem,andI
didnotoncecomedownf r
om t hepal ace.Whereas
theser vants,wor kers,& retainersi nother
peopl e'shomesar efedmeal soflentilsoup&
brokenr i
ce,inmyf ather'
shomet heser vant
s,
wor ker s,& retainerswer ef edwheat ,ri
ce,and
meat .

"EventhoughIwasendowedwi t
hsuchf ort
une,
suchtotalr
efi
nement
,thethoughtoccur
r edtome:
'Whenanunt aught ,r
un- of-t
he-millperson,himself
subjectt oagi ng,notbeyondagi ng,seesanot her
whoi saged,hei shorrifi
ed,humi liat
ed,&
disgust ed,oblivi
oustohi msel fthathet oois
subjectt oagi ng,notbeyondagi ng.IfI— whoam
subjectt oagi ng,notbeyondagi ng— wer etobe
horr i
fied,humi li
ated,& di sgustedonseei ng
anot herper sonwhoi saged,t hatwoul dnotbe
fi
ttingf orme. 'AsInot icedt hi
s,the[ t
ypical]
youngper son'sintoxicationwi t
hyout hent i
rely
droppedaway.

"Event houghIwasendowedwi thsuchf ortune,

sucht otalref inement ,t
het houghtoccur redt ome:
'Whenanunt aught,run-of-
the-mi l
lper son,himsel f
subjecttoi llness,notbeyondi l
lness,seesanot her
whoi si l
l,hei shor rif
ied,humi li
ated,& di sgusted,
obli
vioust ohi mselfthathet ooi ssubjectt oill
ness,
notbeyondi ll
ness.Andi fI— whoam subj ectto
il
lness,notbeyondi ll
ness— wer et obehor ri
fied,
humi li
ated,& di sgustedonseei nganot herper son
whoi si l
l,thatwoul dnotbef i
tti
ngf orme. 'AsI
noticedt hi
s,t heheal thyper son'sintoxicationwi t
h
healthent i
r elydr oppedaway.

"EventhoughIwasendowedwi t
hsuchf ort
une,
suchtotalr
efi
nement
,thethoughtoccur
r edtome:
'Whenanunt aught,run-of-t
he- millperson,himself
subjectt odeat h,notbeyonddeat h,seesanot her
whoi sdead,hei shor ri
fied,humi liat
ed,&
disgusted,obl i
vioustohi mselft hathet oois
subjectt odeat h,notbeyonddeat h.Andi fI— who
am subj ectt odeat h,notbeyonddeat h— wer eto
behor ri
fied,humi liat
ed,& di sgustedonseei ng
anot herper sonwhoi sdead,t hatwoul dnotbe
fit
tingf orme. 'AsInot i
cedt his,thel i
vingperson's
intoxicati
onwi thlifeentirel
ydr oppedaway.

***

"
Monks,therearethesethr
eef ormsof
i
ntoxi
cat
ion.Whichthree?I
ntoxicati
onwit
hyouth,
i
ntoxi
cat
ionwithhealt
h,int
oxicati
onwithli
fe.

"Drunkwi ththeintoxicationofyout h,an

uninstructed,run-of-
the- millpersonengagesi n
bodilymi sconduct,verbalmi sconduct,& ment al
misconduct .Havingengagedi nbodi l
ymi sconduct,
verbalmi sconduct,& ment almi sconduct
,he— on
thebr eak-upofthebody,af terdeath— r eappears
inthepl aneofdepr ivation,t hebaddest i
nation,
thelowerr eal
ms,i nhell.

"
Drunkwi
tht
hei
ntoxi
cat
ionofheal
th,an
uninstructed,run-of-
the-millpersonengagesi n
bodilymi sconduct,verbalmi sconduct,& ment al
misconduct .Havingengagedi nbodi l
ymi sconduct,
verbalmi sconduct,& ment almi sconduct
,he— on
thebr eak-upofthebody,af terdeath— r eappears
inthepl aneofdepr ivati
on,t hebaddest i
nation,
thelowerr eal
ms,i nhell
.

"Drunkwi ththeintoxicationofl if
e,an
uninstructed,run-of-
the- millpersonengagesi n
bodilymi sconduct,verbalmi sconduct,& ment al
misconduct .Havingengagedi nbodi l
ymi sconduct,
verbalmi sconduct,& ment almi sconduct
,he— on
thebr eak-upofthebody,af terdeath— r eappears
inthepl aneofdepr ivation,t hebaddest i
nation,
thelowerr eal
ms,i nhell.

"Drunkwi t
ht heint oxicati
onofyouth,amonk
l
eavesthet raini
ngandr etur
nstothelowerlif
e.
Drunkwi ththeint oxicati
onofhealt
h,amonk
l
eavesthet raini
ngandr etur
nstothelowerlif
e.
Drunkwi ththeint oxicati
onofli
fe,amonkl eaves
thetrai
ningandr eturnst othel
owerl i
fe.
"

'
Subj
ecttobir
th,subjectt
oagi
ng,
subj
ecttodeath,
run-of-t
he- mil
lpeopl e
arer epelledbyt hosewhosuf fer
from thatt owhi cht heyaresubj
ect.
Andi fIwer etober epel
led
bybei ngssubj ecttot hesethi
ngs,
itwoul dnotbef it
tingforme,
l
ivingast heydo. '

AsImai ntainedt hisatt

itude —
knowingtheDhamma
withoutacquisi
t ions —
Iovercameal lint oxi
cati
on
withhealth,yout h,& li
fe
asonewhosees
renunciationasr est.

Forme,ener gyar ose,

Unbi ndingwascl ear lyseen.
There'snow noway
Icoul dpar takeofsensualpl easures.
Havingf ollowedt hehol ylife,
Iwi l
lnotr etur n.
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Upaj
jhat
thanaSut
ta
 AN 5.57
"Therearethesefi
vefact
st hatoneshoul
drefl
ect
onoften,whetheroneisawomanoraman,l ayor
ordai
ned.Whi chfi
ve?

"'
Iam subjecttoagi
ng,havenotgonebeyond
aging.'Thi
sisthefi
rstf
actthatoneshoul
drefl
ect
onof t
en,whetheroneisawomanoraman,l ayor
ordained.

"'
Iam subj ectt
oil
lness,havenotgonebeyond
i
llness.'.
..
"'
Iam subj ectt
odeath,havenotgonebeyond
death.'..
.

"'
Iwillgr
ow di
fferent
,separ
atef
rom al
lthati
s
dearandappealingtome.'.
..

"'Iam theownerofmyact i
ons,
[1]heirtomy
actions,bornofmyactions,rel
atedthroughmy
actions,andhavemyact ionsasmyar bitr
ator
.
What everIdo,forgoodorf orevi
l,t
ot hatwil
lI
fallheir.
'..
.

"Thesearet hefi
vef
act
sthatoneshoul
dref
lecton
oft
en,whet heronei
sawomanoraman,l ayor
ordained.
"Now,basedonwhatl ineofr easoningshoul done
oft
enr efl
ect..
.that'Iam subj ecttoagi ng,have
notgonebeyondagi ng'?Ther ear ebei ngswhoar e
int
oxicatedwi tha[typical
]yout h'
sintoxication
withyout h.Becauseoft hatint oxi
cationwi t
h
youth,theyconductt hemsel vesi nabadwayi n
body..
.inspeech. .
.andi nmi nd.Butwhent hey
oft
enr efl
ectont hatfact,thatyout h'sintoxicati
on
withyout hwillei
therbeent i relyabandonedor
grow weaker .
..

"Now,basedonwhatl ineofr easoningshoul done

oft
enr efl
ect..
.that'Iam subj ecttoill
ness,have
notgonebeyondi ll
ness' ?Ther ear ebeingswho
areintoxi
catedwi tha[ typical]healt
hyper son's
int
oxicati
onwi thheal th.Becauseoft hat
int
oxicati
onwi thheal th,theyconductt hemsel ves
inabadwayi nbody...inspeech. .
.andi nmi nd.
Butwhent heyoftenr eflectont hatfact,that
healt
hyper son'sintoxicationwi thhealthwi l
l
eit
herbeent i
relyabandonedorgr ow weaker .
..

"Now,basedonwhatl i
neofreasoni
ngshoul done
oft
enrefl
ect
...t
hat'
Iam subjecttodeath,have
notgonebeyonddeath'
?Ther earebeingswhoare
int
oxi
catedwitha[t
ypical
]li
vingperson's
int
oxicati
onwithlif
e.Becauseoft hati
ntoxi
cati
on
withlif
e,theyconductthemsel vesinabadwayi n
body.
..inspeech..
.andinmi nd.Butwhent hey
oft
enr efl
ectonthatfact,t
hatl ivi
ngperson's
int
oxicati
onwithlif
ewi l
leitherbeent i
rely
abandonedorgr ow weaker...

"Now,basedonwhatl i
neofr easoni ngshouldone
oftenrefl
ect .
..that'Iwi l
lgrow di ff
er ent
,separat
e
from al
lthati sdearandappeal ingt ome' ?There
arebeingswhof eeldesireandpassi onf ort
he
thingstheyf inddearandappeal ing.Becauseof
thatpassion,t heyconductt hemsel vesinabad
wayi nbody. ..inspeech. .
.andinmi nd.Butwhen
theyoftenr eflectont hatfact,thatdesi reand
passionfort het hingstheyfinddearand
appealingwi lleitherbeent ir
elyabandonedor
grow weaker ...

"Now,basedonwhatl ineofreasoningshoul done

oftenr efl
ect.
..that'Iam theownerofmyact i
ons,
heirtomyact ions,bornofmyact ions,relat
ed
throughmyact i
ons,andhavemyact ionsasmy
arbit
r ator.What everIdo,forgoodorf orevil,to
thatwi llIfal
lhei r
'?Therear ebeingswhoconduct
themsel vesinabadwayi nbody...inspeech. .
.and
inmi nd.Butwhent heyoftenrefl
ectont hatfact,
thatbadconductinbody,speech,andmindwi l
l
eit
herbeentirel
yabandonedorgr ow weaker
...

"Now,adi scipl
eoft henobleonesconsi dersthis:
'Iam nott heonl yonesubj ectt oaging,whohas
notgonebeyondagi ng.Tot heextentt hatther e
arebei ngs— pastandf ut
ur e,passi
ngawayandr e
-arising— al lbeingsar esubj ecttoaging,havenot
gonebeyondagi ng.'Whenhe/ sheoftenr ef
lectson
this,t he[factorsoft he]patht akebirth.He/ she
sti
ckswi tht hatpath,devel opsit,culti
vatesi t
.As
he/shest i
ckswi ththatpat h,developsi tand
cultivatesi t
,thef ettersareabandoned,t he
obsessi onsdest royed.

"Further,adiscipl
eoft henobl eonesconsiders
thi
s:'Iam nott heonlyonesubj ecttoill
ness,who
hasnotgonebeyondi l
lness.
'.
..'Iam nottheonly
onesubj ecttodeath,whohasnotgonebeyond
death.'
...'
Iam nott heonlyonewhowi llgrow
dif
ferent,separatefrom allt
hati sdearand
appealingtome. '.
..

"Adi
sci
pleofthenobl
eonesconsidersthis:'
Iam
nott
heonlyonewhoisownerofmyact i
ons,heir
tomyacti
ons,bor
nofmyactions,rel
atedt hr
ough
myacti
ons,andhavemyacti
onsasmyar bitrat
or;
who— what everIdo,f orgoodorf orevi l
,t othat
willIfallheir.Tot heext entt hatt her earebei ngs
— pastandf ut ure,passi ngawayandr e-
ar i
sing—
allbeingsar et heowneroft heiract ions,hei rto
theiractions,bor noft hei ract i
ons,r elat
ed
throught heiract ions,andhavet hei ract i
onsas
theirarbitrator .What evert heydo,f orgoodorf or
evil
,tot hatwi lltheyf al lheir .
'Whenhe/ sheof ten
refl
ectsont his,the[ f
act orsoft he]pat ht akebirth.
He/shest ickswi t
ht hatpat h,devel opsi t
,
culti
vatesi t
.Ashe/ shest ickswi tht hatpat h,
developsi tandcul ti
vat esi t,thef ett ersare
abandoned,t heobsessi onsdest royed. "

Subjectt obi r
t h,subj ecttoaging,
subjectt odeat h,
run-of-t
he- millpeopl e
arer epelledbyt hosewhosuf fer
from thatt owhi cht heyar esubj
ect.
Andi fIwer etober epelled
bybei ngssubj ecttot hesethi
ngs,
itwoul dnotbef it
tingf orme,
li
vingast heydo.

AsImaint
ainedt
hisat
tit
ude—
knowi
ngtheDhamma
wit
houtpar aphernalia—
Iover
cameal li
nt oxi
cati
on
wit
hheal th,youth,& li
fe
asonewhosees
renunciati
onasr est.

Forme,ener gyar ose,

Unbi ndingwascl ear lyseen.
There'snow noway
Icoul dpar takeofsensualpl easures.
Havingf ollowedt hehol ylife,
Iwi l
lnotr etur n.
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Anagat
a-bhayaniSut
ta
AN 5.
77
Monks,t hesefivefuturedanger sarejustenough,
whenconsi dered,foramonkl ivinginthewi l
derness
— heedful,ardent,andr esolute— toli
vef orthe
att
aini
ngoft heas- yet-
unattained,thereachingofthe
as-
yet-
unr eached,ther eali
zationoftheas-yet-
unreal
ized.Whi chf i
ve?

"Thereisthecasewhereamonkl i
vinginthe
wilder
nessremindshimselfoft
his:Iam now li
ving
aloneinthewilder
ness.WhileIam livi
ngaloneinthe
wilder
nessasnakemi ghtbiteme,ascor pi
onmi ght
sti
ngme,acent ipedemi ghtbiteme.Thatwoul dbe
how mydeat hwoul dcomeabout .Thatwouldbean
obst r
uctionforme.Sol etmemakeanef fortfort
he
att
ai ningoftheas- yet-
unattai
ned,thereachingofthe
as-yet-unreached,ther eal
izat
ionoftheas-yet-
unr eali
zed.

"Thisi
st hefirstf
uturedangert hatisj
ustenough,
whenconsi dered,foramonkl ivinginthewi l
derness
— heedful,ardent,andr esolute— toli
vef orthe
att
aini
ngoft heas- yet
-unattained,thereachingofthe
as-
yet-
unr eached,ther eali
zationoftheas-yet-
unreal
ized.

"Furt hermor e,themonkl ivi

ngint hewi l
der ness
remi ndshi msel foft hi
s:Iam now l ivingal onei nt he
wilder ness.Whi leIam l ivingalonei nt hewi l
der ness,
stumbl ing,Imi ghtf al
l;myf ood,digest ed,mi ght
troubl eme;mybi lemi ghtbepr ovoked,myphl egm. .
.
piercingwi ndfor ces(inthebody)mi ghtbepr ovoked.
Thatwoul dbehow mydeat hwoul dcomeabout .That
woul dbeanobst ructi
onf orme.Sol etmemakean
effortfort heat tainingoft heas-yet-unattained,t he
reachi ngoft heas- yet
-unreached,ther ealizationoft he
as-yet -
unrealized.

"Thi
sisthesecondf ut
uredangerthatisjustenough,
whenconsidered,foramonkl i
vingi
nt hewi l
derness
— heedf
ul,ardent,andresol
ute— toli
vef orthe
att
aini
ngoft heas-yet
-unattai
ned,thereachingoft
he
as-
yet-
unr eached,t
her eal
izat
ionoftheas-yet-
unreal
ized.

"Fur thermor e,themonkl ivi

ngint hewi l
der ness
remi ndshi msel fofthis:Iam now l ivingal onei nthe
wilder ness.Whi leIam l ivingalonei nt hewi l
der ness,I
mi ghtmeetupwi thviciousbeast s:al ionorat i
gerora
leopar dorabearorahyena.Theymi ghttakemyl if
e.
Thatwoul dbehow mydeat hwoul dcomeabout .That
woul dbeanobst r
uctionf orme.Sol etmemakean
effortfort heat taini
ngoft heas-yet-unattained,t he
reachi ngoft heas- yet-unreached,t her ealizationoft he
as-yet -
unrealized.

"Thisi
st hethirdfuturedangert hati
sj ustenough,
whenconsi dered,foramonkl ivinginthewi l
derness
— heedful,ardent,andr esolute— tolivef orthe
att
aini
ngoft heas- yet
-unattained,ther eachingofthe
as-
yet-
unr eached,ther eali
zationoftheas- yet-
unreal
ized.

"Furthermore,themonkl ivi
nginthewi l
der ness
remindshi msel
foft hi
s:Iam now l
ivingal onei nthe
wilderness.WhileIam li
vingaloneint hewi lderness,I
mightmeetupwi t
hyouthsont hei
rwayt ocommi tti
ng
acr i
meoront heirwayback.Theymi ghtt akemyl ife.
Thatwoul dbehow mydeat hwouldcomeabout .That
wouldbeanobst ructi
onforme.Sol etmemakean
eff
or tf
ortheat t
aini
ngoftheas-
yet-
unat
tained,the
reachingoftheas-yet-
unr
eached,t
hereali
zationofthe
as-yet-
unreal
ized.

"Thisi
st hefourthfuturedangert hati
sjustenough,
whenconsi dered,foramonkl ivinginthewi l
derness
— heedful,ardent,andr esolute— toli
vef orthe
att
aini
ngoft heas- yet
-unattained,thereachingofthe
as-
yet-
unr eached,ther eali
zationoftheas-yet-
unreal
ized.

"Furthermor e,themonkl ivinginthewi lder ness

remindshi mselfoft his:Iam now l i
vingal onei nthe
wilderness.Andi nthewi ldernessarevi ciousnon-
humanbei ngs( spir
its).Theymi ghttakemyl i
fe.That
wouldbehow mydeat hwoul dcomeabout .Thatwoul d
beanobst ructi
onf orme.Sol etmemakeanef f
ortfor
theattainingoft heas- yet-
unattai
ned,t her eachingof
theas-yet-unreached,t her eali
zati
onoft heas- yet-
unrealized.

"Thisi
st hefif
thfut ur
edangert hatisj
ustenough,
whenconsi dered,foramonkl ivinginthewi l
derness
— heedful,ardent,andr esolute— toli
vef orthe
att
aini
ngoft heas- yet-
unattained,thereachingofthe
as-
yet-
unr eached,ther eali
zationoftheas-yet-
unreal
ized.

"
Thesear
ethef
ivef
utur
edanger
sthatar
ejustenough,
whenconsi dered,foramonkl ivinginthewi l
derness
— heedful,ardent,andr esolute— toli
vef orthe
att
aini
ngoft heas- yet
-unattained,thereachingofthe
as-
yet-
unr eached,ther eali
zationoftheas-yet-
unreal
ized."
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Anagat
a-bhayaniSut
ta
AN 5.
80
"Monks,thesefi
vefutur
edangers,unarisenatpresent
,
wil
lariseinthefut
ure.Bealer
ttothem and,being
al
ert,worktogetridofthem.Whichfive?

"Therewi llbe,i nt hecourseoft hef ut ure,monks

desi
r ousoff iner obes.They,desi rousoff i
ner obes,wil
l
neglectthepr acticeofwear ingcast -offcloth;wi ll
neglectisolatedf or estandwi l
dernessdwel li
ngs;wi l
l
movet ot owns,ci ties,andr oyalcapi tals,takingup
resi
dencet here.Fort hesakeofar obet heywi l
ldo
manyki ndsofunseeml y,i
nappr opriatet hings.

"This,monks,isthefi
rstf
utur
edanger,unarisenat
present,t
hatwi l
lari
seinthefut
ure.Bealer
tt oitand,
beingalert,worktogetri
dofit.

"Further
more,inthecour seofthefuturetherewi l
lbe
monksdesirousoffinefood.They,desirousoffinefood,
willnegl
ectthepracti
ceofgoingf oralms;willneglect
isol
atedforestandwi ldernessdwel l
ings;wil
lmovet o
towns,ci
ties,andr oyalcapitals,takingupr esidence
thereandsear chingoutthet ip-topt ast
eswi t
ht hetip
ofthetongue.Fort hesakeoff oodt heywi l
ldomany
kindsofunseeml y,inappropriatet hi
ngs.

"This,monks,isthesecondfut
uredanger
,unari
senat
present,t
hatwi l
lari
seinthefutur
e.Bealer
ttoitand,
beingalert,worktogetridofi
t.

"Fur t
hermore,i nt hecour seofthef ut
uret herewi l
lbe
monksdesi rousoff inelodgings.They,desirousoff i
ne
l
odgi ngs,wil
lnegl ectthepr act
iceoflivi
ngi nthewi lds;
willneglectisolatedf orestandwi l
dernessdwel li
ngs;
willmovet ot owns,ci ti
es,andr oyalcapit
als,takingup
residencether e.Fort hesakeofl odgingstheywi lldo
manyki ndsofunseeml y,inappropriat
ethings.

"This,monks,isthethi
rdfut
uredanger,unari
senat
present,t
hatwi l
lari
seinthefut
ure.Bealertt
oitand,
beingalert,worktogetri
dofit.

"Fur t
her more,i nthecour seoft hefut uret her ewil
lbe
monkswhowi llli
vei ncloseassociationwi thnuns,
femal eprobationer s,andf emalenovi ces.Ast hey
interactwi t
hnuns,f emalepr obationer s,andf emal
e
novices,theycanbeexpect edeithert ol eadt heholy
li
fedi ssati
sfi
edort ofallintooneoft hegr osser
offenses,leavingt het r
aining,returningt oal owerway
ofl
ife.

"This,monks,isthefour
thfuturedanger,unari
senat
present,t
hatwi l
lari
seinthefuture.Bealertt
oi tand,
beingalert,worktogetridofit
.

"Furthermore,i nthecour seoft hefutur etherewil

lbe
monkswhowi llli
vei ncloseassociati
onwi th
monast eryattendant sandnovices.Ast heyinter
act
withmonast eryat tendantsandnovi ces,t heycanbe
expectedt oli
vei ntentonst or
ingupal lkindsof
possessionsandt ost akeoutcr opsandf i
elds.

"This,monks,isthefi
fthf
utur
edanger,unarisenat
present,t
hatwi l
lari
seinthefut
ure.Bealer
tt oitand,
beingalert,worktogetri
dofit.

"These,monks,arethefivef
uturedangers,unar
isenat
present,t
hatwillar
iseinthefutur
e.Bealerttothem
and,beingaler
t,wor kt
ogetr i
doft hem.
"
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DasadhammaSut t
a
AN 10. 48
"
Therearetheset enthingst hatapersongone-
f
orthshoul
dr efl
ectonof t
en.Whi chten?
"'
Ihavebecomecast eless':apersongoneforth
shoul
doftenr efl
ectont his.
"
'Myl
ifei
sdependentonot
her
s'.
..

"'
Mybehaviorshoul
dbedi
ffer
ent[
from t
hatof
househol
der
s]'
..
.

"
'CanIf
aul
tmysel
fwi
thr
egar
dtomyvi
rtue?'
..
.

"'
Canmyknowl edgeabl
efell
owsi
ntheholyl
ife,
oncl
oseexaminati
on,faul
tmewithregar
dto
myvirt
ue?'
..
.

"'
Iwil
lgrow dif
fer
ent
,separ
atef
rom al
lthati
s
dear& appeal
ingtome'
..
.

"'
Iam theownerofmyact i
ons(kamma) ,hei
rt o
myact i
ons,bornofmyact i
ons,rel
atedthrough
myact i
ons,andhavemyact ionsasmy
arbi
trator
.What everIdo,f
orgoodorf orevil
,
tothatwillIf
allheir'
..
.

"'
Whatam Ibecomi
ngast
hedays& ni
ght
sfl
y
past
?'.
..

"
'DoIdel
ighti
nanempt
ydwel
li
ng?'
..
.

"'
HaveIatt
ainedasuperiorhumanatt
ainment,
atrul
ynobl
edi st
inct
ionofknowl
edge& visi
on,
 suchthat— whenmyf el
lowsi nthehol
ylif
e
questi
onmei nthelastdaysofmyl i
fe— I
won'tfeelabashed?'
:aper songonefor
th
shoul
dof tenrefl
ectont his.

"Thesearethetenthi
ngsthataper
songone-
for
th
shouldref
lectonof
ten."

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Pabbat
opamaSut
ta

SN 3.
25

Likemassiveboul der s,
mountainspr essi
ngagai nstthesky,
movinginf rom allsides,
crushi
ngt hef ourdirections,
soaginganddeat h
comer ol
li
ngoverl ivi
ngbei ngs:
noblewarr i
ors,brahmans,mer chants,
workers,outcastes,& scavenger s.
Theysparenot
hing.
Theytrampl
eeveryt
hing.

Hereelephanttroopscanholdnogr
ound,
norcanchariotsorinfant
ry,
norcanabat tl
eofwi t
s
orwealthwinout .

Soawi seperson,
seeinghi
sowngood,
steadf
ast
,securesconf
idence
intheBuddha,Dhamma,& Sangha.

Onewhopr act
icestheDhamma
inthought
,wor d,& deed,
recei
vespraisehereonear t
h
andafterdeathrejoi
cesinheaven.