368 LESSON 08 09 2011 Akkhama Sutta Not
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PTS: A iii 157
Akkhama Sutta: Not
Resilient
translated from the Pali
by
Thanissaro Bhikkhu
“Endowed with five qualities, monks, a king’s elephant is
not worthy of a king, is not a king’s asset, does not count as a very limb of
his king. Which five? There is the case where a king’s elephant is not
resilient to sights, not resilient to sounds, not resilient to aromas, not
resilient to flavors, not resilient to tactile sensations.
“And how is a king’s elephant not resilient to sights?
There is the case where a king’s elephant, having gone into battle, sees a
troop of elephants, a troop of cavalry, a troop of chariots, a troop of foot
soldiers, and so he falters, faints, doesn’t steel himself, can’t engage in the
battle. This is how a king’s elephant is not resilient to sights.
“And how is a king’s elephant not resilient to sounds?
There is the case where a king’s elephant, having gone into battle, hears the
sound of elephants, the sound of cavalry, the sound of chariots, the sound of
foot soldiers, the resounding din of drums, cymbals, conchs, & tom-toms,
and so he falters, faints, doesn’t steel himself, can’t engage in the battle.
This is how a king’s elephant is not resilient to sounds.
“And how is a king’s elephant not resilient to aromas?
There is the case where a king’s elephant, having gone into battle, smells the
stench of the urine & feces of those pedigreed royal elephants who are at
home in the battlefield, and so he falters, faints, doesn’t steel himself,
can’t engage in the battle. This is how a king’s elephant is not resilient to
aromas.
“And how is a king’s elephant not resilient to flavors?
There is the case where a king’s elephant, having gone into battle, goes
without his ration of grass & water for one day, two days, three days, four
days, five, and so he falters, faints, doesn’t steel himself, can’t engage in
the battle. This is how a king’s elephant is not resilient to flavors.
“And how is a king’s elephant not resilient to tactile
sensations? There is the case where a king’s elephant, having gone into battle,
is pierced by a flight of arrows, two flights, three flights, four flights,
five flights of arrows, and so he falters, faints, doesn’t steel himself, can’t
engage in the battle. This is how a king’s elephant is not resilient to tactile
sensations.
“Endowed with these five qualities, monks, a king’s
elephant is not worthy of a king, is not a king’s asset, does not count as a
very limb of his king.
“In the same way, a monk endowed with five qualities is not
deserving of gifts, deserving of hospitality, deserving of offerings, deserving
of respect, nor is he an unexcelled field of merit for the world. Which five?
There is the case where a monk is not resilient to sights, not resilient to
sounds, not resilient to aromas, not resilient to flavors, not resilient to
tactile sensations.
“And how is a monk not resilient to sights? There is the
case where a monk, on seeing a sight with the eye, feels passion for a sight
that incites passion and cannot center his mind. This is how a monk is not
resilient to sights.
“And how is a monk not resilient to sounds? There is the
case where a monk, on hearing a sound with the ear, feels passion for a sound
that incites passion and cannot center his mind. This is how a monk is not
resilient to sounds.
“And how is a monk not resilient to aromas? There is the
case where a monk, on smelling an aroma with the nose, feels passion for an
aroma that incites passion and cannot center his mind. This is how a monk is
not resilient to aromas.
“And how is a monk not resilient to flavors? There is the
case where a monk, on tasting a flavor with the tongue, feels passion for a
flavor that incites passion and cannot center his mind. This is how a monk is
not resilient to flavors.
“And how is a monk not resilient to tactile sensations?
There is the case where a monk, on touching a tactile sensation with the body,
feels passion for a tactile sensation that incites passion and cannot center
his mind. This is how a monk is not resilient to tactile sensations.
“Endowed with these five qualities, a monk is not deserving
of gifts, deserving of hospitality, deserving of offerings, deserving of
respect, nor is he an unexcelled field of merit for the world.
“Now, a king’s elephant endowed with five qualities is
worthy of a king, is a king’s asset, counts as a very limb of his king. Which
five? There is the case where a king’s elephant is resilient to sights,
resilient to sounds, resilient to aromas, resilient to flavors, resilient to
tactile sensations.
“And how is a king’s elephant resilient to sights? There is
the case where a king’s elephant, having gone into battle, sees a troop of
elephants, a troop of cavalry, a troop of chariots, a troop of foot soldiers,
but he doesn’t falter or faint, he steels himself and engages in the battle.
This is how a king’s elephant is resilient to sights.
“And how is a king’s elephant resilient to sounds? There is
the case where a king’s elephant, having gone into battle, hears the sound of
elephants, the sound of cavalry, the sound of chariots, the sound of foot
soldiers, the resounding din of drums, cymbals, conchs, & tom-toms, but he
doesn’t falter or faint, he steels himself and engages in the battle. This is
how a king’s elephant is resilient to sounds.
“And how is a king’s elephant resilient to aromas? There is
the case where a king’s elephant, having gone into battle, smells the stench of
the urine & feces of those pedigreed royal elephants who are at home in the
battlefield, but he doesn’t falter or faint, he steels himself and engages in
the battle. This is how a king’s elephant is not resilient to aromas.
“And how is a king’s elephant resilient to flavors? There
is the case where a king’s elephant, having gone into battle, goes without his
ration of grass & water for one day, two days, three days, four days, five,
but he doesn’t falter or faint, he steels himself and engages in the battle.
This is how a king’s elephant is resilient to flavors.
“And how is a king’s elephant resilient to tactile
sensations? There is the case where a king’s elephant, having gone into battle,
is pierced by a flight of arrows, two flights, three flights, four flights,
five flights of arrows, but he doesn’t falter or faint, he steels himself and
engages in the battle. This is how a king’s elephant is resilient to tactile
sensations.
“Endowed with these five qualities, monks, a king’s
elephant is worthy of a king, is a king’s asset, counts as a very limb of his
king.
“In the same way, a monk endowed with five qualities is
deserving of gifts, deserving of hospitality, deserving of offerings, deserving
of respect, an unexcelled field of merit for the world. Which five? There is
the case where a monk is resilient to sights, resilient to sounds, resilient to
aromas, resilient to flavors, resilient to tactile sensations.
“And how is a monk resilient to sights? There is the case
where a monk, on seeing a sight with the eye, feels no passion for a sight that
incites passion and can center his mind. This is how a monk is resilient to
sights.
“And how is a monk resilient to sounds? There is the case
where a monk, on hearing a sound with the ear, feels no passion for a sound
that incites passion and can center his mind. This is how a monk is resilient
to sounds.
“And how is a monk resilient to aromas? There is the case
where a monk, on smelling an aroma with the nose, feels no passion for an aroma
that incites passion and can center his mind. This is how a monk is resilient
to aromas.
“And how is a monk resilient to flavors? There is the case
where a monk, on tasting a flavor with the tongue, feels no passion for a
flavor that incites passion and can center his mind. This is how a monk is
resilient to flavors.
“And how is a monk resilient to tactile sensations? There
is the case where a monk, on touching a tactile sensation with the body, feels
no passion for a tactile sensation that incites passion and can center his
mind. This is how a monk is resilient to tactile sensations.
“Endowed with these five qualities, a monk is deserving of
gifts, deserving of hospitality, deserving of offerings, deserving of respect,
an unexcelled field of merit for the world.”
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Hon’ble Chief Minister ji strongly criticises
Delhi bomb blast incident
Lucknow : 07 September 2011
The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Hon’ble Ms.
Mayawati ji has strongly criticised bomb blast that took place in front of the
gate of Hon’ble High Court, Delhi.
The Hon’ble Chief Minister ji expressed the hope
that the central government would provide proper financial aid to the
dependents of the deceased and also to the people
suffering from injuries. She said that the central government should also
ensure other necessary arrangements. Besides, she has conveyed deep sympathies
and heartfelt condolences to the family members of the deceased and wished
speedy recovery for those suffering from injuries.
Ms. Mayawati ji suggested that the central
government should investigate the incident thoroughly and take necessary
steps to ensure that such incidents were not
repeated again.