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AN 4.62
PTS: A ii 69
Anana Sutta: Debtless
translated from the Pali
by
Thanissaro Bhikkhu
Then Anathapindika the householder went to
the Blessed One and, on arrival, having bowed down to him, sat to one side. As
he was sitting there the Blessed One said to him: “There are these four
kinds of bliss that can be attained in the proper season, on the proper
occasions, by a householder partaking of sensuality. Which four? The bliss of
having, the bliss of [making use of] wealth, the bliss of debtlessness, the bliss
of blamelessness.
“And what is the bliss of having? There is the case where
the son of a good family has wealth earned through his efforts &
enterprise, amassed through the strength of his arm, and piled up through the
sweat of his brow, righteous wealth righteously gained. When he thinks, ‘I have
wealth earned through my efforts & enterprise, amassed through the strength
of my arm, and piled up through the sweat of my brow, righteous wealth
righteously gained,’ he experiences bliss, he experiences joy. This is called
the bliss of having.
“And what is the bliss of [making use of] wealth? There is
the case where the son of a good family, using the wealth earned through his
efforts & enterprise, amassed through the strength of his arm, and piled up
through the sweat of his brow, righteous wealth righteously gained, partakes of
his wealth and makes merit. When he thinks, ‘Using the wealth earned through my
efforts & enterprise, amassed through the strength of my arm, and piled up
through the sweat of my brow, righteous wealth righteously gained, I partake of
wealth and make merit,’ he experiences bliss, he experiences joy. This is
called the bliss of [making use of] wealth.
“And what is the bliss of debtlessness? There is the case
where the son of a good family owes no debt, great or small, to anyone at all.
When he thinks, ‘I owe no debt, great or small, to anyone at all,’ he
experiences bliss, he experiences joy. This is called the bliss of
debtlessness.
“And what is the bliss of blamelessness? There is the case
where a disciple of the noble ones is endowed with blameless bodily kamma,
blameless verbal kamma, blameless mental kamma. When he thinks, ‘I am endowed
with blameless bodily kamma, blameless verbal kamma, blameless mental kamma,’
he experiences bliss, he experiences joy. This is called the bliss of
blamelessness.
“These are the four kinds of bliss that can be attained in
the proper season, on the proper occasions, by a householder partaking of
sensuality.”
Knowing the bliss of
debtlessness, & recollecting the bliss of having, enjoying the bliss of
wealth, the mortal then sees clearly with discernment. Seeing clearly — the
wise one — he knows both sides: that these are not worth one
sixteenth-sixteenth of the bliss of blamelessness.
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1.1 Foundation Curriculum
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Department of awakened Ones’ Studies
1.1
Foundation Curriculum:
AOS 500 Analytical
Meditation I
1.1.1
Foundation Curriculum: The Core
AOS 501 Mind and its World
I: Valid Cognition - 2 credits
AOS 502 Clear Thinking - 1
credit
AOS 510 Mind and its World
II: Mental Events & Causality - 2 credits
AOS 520 Mind and its World
III: Modes of Engagement - 2 credits
AOS 530 Mind and its World
IV: Vaibhāshika and Sautrāntika Philosophical Traditions - 2
credits
1.1.2
Foundation Curriculum: Logic
AOS 550 Unraveling Logic
in Buddhist Texts I - 1 credit
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in Buddhist Texts II - 1 credit
AOS 552 Classifications of
Reasons - 2 credits
1.1.3
Foundation Curriculum: Debate
AOS 553 Foundational
Debate I - 1 credit
AOS 554 Foundational
Debate II - 1 credit
AOS 555 Foundational
Debate III - 1 credit
AOS 556 Online Debate - 1
credit
1.1.5
Self-paced Online Review Courses
AOS 591 Clear Thinking
Review - non-credit
AOS 592 Valid Cognition
Review - non-credit
AOS 593 Causes and Results
Review - non-credit
AOS 594 Modes of
Engagement of Mind Review - non-credit
AOS 595 Mental Events
Review - non-credit
AOS 596 Introduction to
Classification of Reasons Review - non-credit
1.2
Intermediate Curriculum
AOS 600 Analytical
Meditation II
1.2.1
Intermediate Curriculum: The Core
AOS 601 Chittamātra
Philosophical Tradition: Appearances are Mere Mind - 2 credits
AOS 610 Madhyamaka
Philosophical Tradition: Not Even a Middle - 2 credits
AOS 620 Paths and Bhūmis:
The Path to Enlightenment - 2 credits
AOS 630 Buddha Nature:
Luminous Heart of the Tathāgata - 2 credits
1.3
Advanced Curriculum
BUD 680 Analytical
Meditation III
1.3.1
Advanced Curriculum: First Turning
AOS 681Abhidharmakosha:
Bestowing the Fulfillment of Accomplishment and Happiness
I - 2 credits
AOS 682 Abhidharmakosha:
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Happiness II - 2 credits
AOS 690 Pramānavārttika: The
Ocean of the Texts on Reasoning I - 2 credits
AOS 691 Pramānavārttika: The
Ocean of the Texts on Reasoning II - 2 credits
1.3.2
Advanced Curriculum: Second Turning
AOS 700 Madhyamakāvatāra: The
Chariot of the Takpo Kagyü Siddhas I - 2 credits
AOS 701 Madhyamakāvatāra: The
Chariot of the Takpo Kagyü Siddhas II - 2 credits
AOS 702 Madhyamakāvatāra: The
Chariot of the Takpo Kagyü Siddhas III - 2 credits
AOS 703 Madhyamakāvatāra: The
Chariot of the Takpo Kagyü Siddhas IV - 2 credits
AOS 710 Abhisamayālamkāra: The
Noble One Resting at Ease I - 2 credits
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Noble One Resting at Ease II - 2 credits
AOS 712 Abhisamayālamkāra: The
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AOS 713 Abhisamayālamkāra: The
Noble One Resting at Ease IV - 2 credits
1.3.3
Advanced Curriculum: The Third Turning
AOS 760 Madhyāntavibhāga: The
Distinction between the Middle and Extremes - 2
credits
AOS 770 Dharmadharmatāvibhāga: The
Distinction between Phenomena and the Nature
of Phenomena - 2 credits
AOS 780 Sūtras of the
Third Turning & the Uttaratantra: The
Lion’s Roar of Irreversibility -
4 credits