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I have heard that on one occasion the Blessed One was staying near Savatthi
in Jeta’s Grove, Anathapindika’s monastery. There he addressed the
monks, “Monks, an uninstructed run-of-the-mill person might grow
disenchanted with this body composed of the four great elements, might
grow dispassionate toward it, might gain release from it. Why is that?
Because the growth & decline, the taking up & putting down of
this body composed of the four great elements are apparent. Thus the
uninstructed run-of-the-mill person might grow disenchanted, might grow
dispassionate, might gain release there.
“But
as for what’s called ‘mind,’ ‘intellect,’ or ‘consciousness,’ the
uninstructed run-of-the-mill person is unable to grow disenchanted with
it, unable to grow dispassionate toward it, unable to gain release from
it. Why is that? For a long time this has been relished, appropriated,
and grasped by the uninstructed run-of-the-mill person as, ‘This is me,
this is my self, this is what I am.’ Thus the uninstructed
run-of-the-mill person is unable to grow disenchanted with it, unable to
grow dispassionate toward it, unable to gain release from it.
“It
would be better for the uninstructed run-of-the-mill person to hold to
the body composed of the four great elements, rather than the mind, as
the self. Why is that? Because this body composed of the four great
elements is seen standing for a year, two years, three, four, five, ten,
twenty, thirty, forty, fifty, a hundred years or more. But what’s
called ‘mind,’ ‘intellect,’ or ‘consciousness’ by day and by night
arises as one thing and ceases as another. Just as a monkey, swinging
through a forest wilderness, grabs a branch. Letting go of it, it grabs
another branch. Letting go of that, it grabs another one. Letting go of
that, it grabs another one. In the same way, what’s called ‘mind,’
‘intellect,’ or ‘consciousness’ by day and by night arises as one thing
and ceases as another.
“The
instructed disciple of the noble ones, [however,] attends carefully
& appropriately right there at the dependent co-arising:
“‘When this is, that is.
“‘From the arising of this comes the arising of that.
“‘When this isn’t, that isn’t.
“‘From the cessation of this comes the cessation of that.
“‘In other words:
“‘From ignorance as a requisite condition come fabrications.
“‘From fabrications as a requisite condition comes consciousness.
“‘From consciousness as a requisite condition comes name-&-form.
“‘From name-&-form as a requisite condition come the six sense media.
“‘From the six sense media as a requisite condition comes contact.
“‘From contact as a requisite condition comes feeling.
“‘From feeling as a requisite condition comes craving.
“‘From craving as a requisite condition comes clinging/sustenance.
“‘From clinging/sustenance as a requisite condition comes becoming.
“‘From becoming as a requisite condition comes birth.
“‘From
birth as a requisite condition, then aging & death, sorrow,
lamentation, pain, distress, & despair come into play. Such is the
origination of this entire mass of stress & suffering.
“‘Now
from the remainderless fading & cessation of that very ignorance
comes the cessation of fabrications. From the cessation of fabrications
comes the cessation of consciousness. From the cessation of
consciousness comes the cessation of name-&-form. From the cessation
of name-&-form comes the cessation of the six sense media. From the
cessation of the six sense media comes the cessation of contact. From
the cessation of contact comes the cessation of feeling. From the
cessation of feeling comes the cessation of craving. From the cessation
of craving comes the cessation of clinging/sustenance. From the
cessation of clinging/sustenance comes the cessation of becoming. From
the cessation of becoming comes the cessation of birth. From the
cessation of birth, then aging & death, sorrow, lamentation, pain,
distress, & despair all cease. Such is the cessation of this entire
mass of stress & suffering.’
“Seeing
thus, the instructed disciple of the noble ones grows disenchanted with
form, disenchanted with feeling, disenchanted with perception,
disenchanted with fabrications, disenchanted with consciousness.1
Disenchanted, he becomes dispassionate. Through dispassion, he is fully
released. With full release, there is the knowledge, ‘Fully released.’
He discerns that ‘Birth is ended, the holy life fulfilled, the task
done. There is nothing further for this world.’”
Note
1.
The discussion here shifts from the framework of dependent co-arising
to that of the five aggregates. It’s a useful exercise to relate the two
teachings, and a good place to start this exercise is with SN 12.2.
Ek het gehoor dat aan die een geleentheid die Geseënde Een gebly naby Savatthi in Jeta se Grove, Anathapindika se klooster. Daar
“” Wanneer hierdie is, dit wil sê. “Uit die ontstaan van hierdie kom die ontstaan van daardie. “” Wanneer hierdie is nie, dit wil sê nie. “Uit die beëindiging van hierdie kom die beëindiging van daardie. “‘Met ander woorde: “Uit onkunde as ‘n vereiste toestand kom fabrications. “Uit fabrications as ‘n vereiste toestand kom bewussyn. “Uit die bewussyn as ‘n vereiste toestand kom naam - & - vorm. “Uit naam - & - vorm as ‘n vereiste toestand kom die ses sin media. “Uit die ses sin media as ‘n vereiste toestand kom kontak. “Uit kontak as ‘n vereiste toestand kom voel. “Uit voel as ‘n vereiste toestand kom drang. “Uit drang as ‘n vereiste toestand kom klou / lewensmiddele. “Uit vasklou / lewensmiddele as ‘n vereiste toestand kom raak. “Uit besig om as ‘n vereiste toestand kom geboorte. ” ‘Van geboorte as ‘n vereiste toestand, dan veroudering en dood,