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Cetana Sutta: Intention
Staying
at Savatthi… [the Blessed One said,] “What one intends, what one
arranges, and what one obsesses about:[1]
This is a support for the stationing of consciousness. There being a support,
there is a landing [or: an establishing] of consciousness. When that
consciousness lands and grows, there is the production of renewed becoming in
the future. When there is the production of renewed becoming in the future,
there is future birth, aging & death, sorrow, lamentation, pain, distress,
& despair. Such is the origination of this entire mass of suffering &
stress.
“If
one doesn’t intend and doesn’t arrange, but one still obsesses [about
something], this is a support for the stationing of consciousness. There being
a support, there is a landing of consciousness. When that consciousness lands
and grows, there is the production of renewed becoming in the future. When
there is the production of renewed becoming in the future, there is future birth,
aging & death, sorrow, lamentation, pain, distress, & despair. Such
[too] is the origination of this entire mass of suffering & stress.
“But
when one doesn’t intend, arrange, or obsess [about anything], there is no
support for the stationing of consciousness. There being no support, there is
no landing of consciousness. When that consciousness doesn’t land & grow,
there is no production of renewed becoming in the future. When there is no
production of renewed becoming in the future, there is no future birth, aging
& death, sorrow, lamentation, pain, distress, or despair. Such is the
cessation of this entire mass of suffering & stress.”