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The Second Chapter
1.
The Discourse on the Seven Elements
95. He was dwelling at Sāvatthī, etc. "There are, monks, these seven elements. Which are the seven? The element of radiance, the element of beauty, the element of the plane of infinite space, the element of the plane of infinite consciousness, the element of the plane of nothingness, the element of the plane of neither-perception-nor-non-perception, the element of the cessation of perception and feeling - these, monks, are the seven elements."
When this was said, a certain monk said this to the Blessed One - "This element of radiance, venerable sir, and the element of beauty, and the element of the plane of infinite space, and the element of the plane of infinite consciousness, and the element of the plane of nothingness, and the element of the plane of neither-perception-nor-non-perception, and the element of the cessation of perception and feeling - dependent on what, venerable sir, are these elements discerned?"
"This element of radiance, monk - this element is discerned dependent on darkness. This element of beauty, monk - this element is discerned dependent on foulness. This element of the plane of infinite space, monk - this element is discerned dependent on materiality. This element of the plane of infinite consciousness, monk - this element is discerned dependent on the plane of infinite space. This element of the plane of nothingness, monk - this element is discerned dependent on the plane of infinite consciousness. This element of the plane of neither-perception-nor-non-perception, monk - this element is discerned dependent on the plane of nothingness. This element of the cessation of perception and feeling, monk - this element is discerned dependent on cessation."
"This element of radiance, venerable sir, and the element of beauty, and the element of the plane of infinite space, and the element of the plane of infinite consciousness, and the element of the plane of nothingness, and the element of the plane of neither-perception-nor-non-perception, and the element of the cessation of perception and feeling - how, venerable sir, are these elements to be attained as attainments?"
"This element of radiance, monk, and the element of beauty, and the element of the plane of infinite space, and the element of the plane of infinite consciousness, and the element of the plane of nothingness - these elements are to be attained as attainments with perception. This element of the plane of neither-perception-nor-non-perception, monk - this element is to be attained as an attainment with a residue of activities. This element of the cessation of perception and feeling, monk - this element is to be attained as the attainment of cessation." The first.
2.
The Discourse with Source
96. He was dwelling at Sāvatthī, etc. "With a source, monks, sensual thought arises, not without a source; with a source thought of anger arises, not without a source; with a source thought of violence arises, not without a source."
"And how, monks, does sensual thought arise with a source, not without a source; with a source thought of anger arises, not without a source; how does thought of violence arise with a source, not without a source? Dependent on the sensual element, monks, perception of sensuality arises; dependent on perception of sensuality, thought of sensuality arises; dependent on thought of sensuality, sensual desire arises; dependent on sensual desire, the fever of sensual passion arises; dependent on the fever of sensual passion, the quest for sensuality arises. Monks, an ignorant worldling seeking the quest for sensuality proceeds wrongly in three ways - by body, by speech, by mind.
"Dependent on the element of anger, monks, perception of anger arises; dependent on perception of anger, thought of anger arises... etc. desire for anger... fever of anger... quest for anger... Monks, an ignorant worldling seeking the quest for anger proceeds wrongly in three ways - by body, by speech, by mind.
"Dependent on the violence element, monks, perception of violence arises; dependent on perception of violence, thought of violence arises... etc. desire for violence... fever of violence... quest for violence... Monks, an ignorant worldling seeking the quest for violence proceeds wrongly in three ways - by body, by speech, by mind.
"Just as, monks, a man might drop a blazing grass torch in a dry grass thicket; if he did not quickly extinguish it with his hands and feet. Thus indeed, monks, whatever creatures dependent on grass and wood, they would come to calamity and disaster. Just so, monks, whatever ascetic or brahmin does not quickly abandon, dispel, put an end to, and bring to obliteration an arisen perception gone to unrighteousness, he dwells in suffering in this very life, with vexation, with anguish, with fever; and upon the body's collapse at death, an unfortunate realm is to be expected.
"With a source, monks, thought of renunciation arises, not without a source; with a source thought of non-anger arises, not without a source; with a source thought of non-violence arises, not without a source.
"And how, monks, does a thought of renunciation arise with a source, not without a source; with a source thought of non-anger arises, not without a source; a thought of non-violence arises with a source, not without a source? Dependent on the renunciation element, monks, perception of renunciation arises; dependent on perception of renunciation, thought of renunciation arises; dependent on thought of renunciation, desire for renunciation arises; dependent on desire for renunciation, fever of renunciation arises; dependent on fever of renunciation, quest for renunciation arises; monks, a learned noble disciple searching for the quest for renunciation proceeds rightly in three ways - by body, by speech, by mind.
"Dependent on the non-anger element, monks, perception of non-anger arises; dependent on perception of non-anger, thought of non-anger arises... etc. desire for non-anger... fever of non-anger... quest for non-anger; monks, a learned noble disciple searching for the quest for non-anger proceeds rightly in three ways - by body, by speech, by mind.
"Dependent on the non-violence element, monks, perception of non-violence arises; dependent on perception of non-violence, thought of non-violence arises; dependent on thought of non-violence, desire for non-violence arises; dependent on desire for non-violence, fever of non-violence arises; dependent on fever of non-violence, quest for non-violence arises; monks, a learned noble disciple searching for the quest for non-violence proceeds rightly in three ways - by body, by speech, by mind.
"Just as, monks, a man might drop a blazing grass torch in a dry grass thicket; he would quickly extinguish it with his hands and feet. Thus indeed, monks, those creatures dependent on grass and wood would not come to calamity and disaster. Just so, monks, whatever ascetic or brahmin quickly abandons, dispels, puts an end to, brings to obliteration an arisen perception gone to abnormality, he dwells happily in this very life, without vexation, without anguish, without fever; and upon the body's collapse at death, a fortunate realm is to be expected." The second.
3.
The Discourse on the Brick House
97. On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Ñātika in the brick house. There the Blessed One addressed the monks - "Monks." "Venerable sir," those monks assented to the Blessed One. The Blessed One said this -
"Dependent on an element, monks, perception arises, view arises, applied thought arises." When this was said, the Venerable Kaccāna said this to the Blessed One - "This view, venerable sir - 'They are Fully Enlightened by themselves among those who are not Fully Enlightened by themselves' - dependent on what, venerable sir, is this view discerned?"
"This is indeed a great element, Kaccāna, that is to say, the ignorance element. Dependent on an inferior element, Kaccāna, inferior perception arises, inferior view, inferior applied thought, inferior volition, inferior longing, inferior aspiration, inferior person, inferior speech; he tells what is inferior, teaches, makes known, establishes, reveals, analyses, makes clear; his rebirth is inferior, I say.
"Dependent on a middling element, Kaccāna, middling perception arises, middling view, middling applied thought, middling volition, middling longing, middling aspiration, middling person, middling speech; he tells what is middling, teaches, makes known, establishes, reveals, analyses, makes clear; his rebirth is middling, I say.
"Dependent on a superior element, Kaccāna, superior perception arises, superior view, superior applied thought, superior volition, superior longing, superior aspiration, superior person, superior speech; he tells what is superior, teaches, makes known, establishes, reveals, analyses, makes clear; his rebirth is superior, I say." The third.
4.
The Discourse on Those of Inferior Disposition
98. He was dwelling at Sāvatthī, etc. "Monks, beings flow together and meet according to element. Those of inferior disposition flow together and meet with those of inferior disposition; those of good disposition flow together and meet with those of good disposition."
"In the past too, monks, beings flowed together and met according to element. Those of inferior disposition flowed together and met with those of inferior disposition; those of good disposition flowed together and met with those of good disposition.
"In the future too, monks, beings will flow together and meet according to element. Those of inferior disposition will flow together and meet with those of inferior disposition; those of good disposition will flow together and meet with those of good disposition.
"At present too, monks, in the present period of time, beings flow together and meet according to element. Those of inferior disposition flow together and meet with those of inferior disposition; those of good disposition flow together and meet with those of good disposition." The fourth.
5.
The Discourse on the Walking Path
99. On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Rājagaha on the Vulture's Peak mountain. Now at that time the Venerable Sāriputta together with several monks was walking up and down not far from the Blessed One; the Venerable Mahāmoggallāna also together with several monks was walking up and down not far from the Blessed One; the Venerable Mahākassapa also together with several monks was walking up and down not far from the Blessed One; the Venerable Anuruddha also together with several monks was walking up and down not far from the Blessed One; the Venerable Puṇṇa Mantāniputta also together with several monks was walking up and down not far from the Blessed One; the Venerable Upāli also together with several monks was walking up and down not far from the Blessed One; the Venerable Ānanda also together with several monks was walking up and down not far from the Blessed One; Devadatta also together with several monks was walking up and down not far from the Blessed One.
Then the Blessed One addressed the monks: "Do you see, monks, Sāriputta walking up and down together with several monks?" "Yes, venerable sir." "All those monks are of great wisdom. Do you see, monks, Moggallāna walking up and down together with several monks?" "Yes, venerable sir." "All those monks are of great supernormal power. Do you see, monks, Kassapa walking up and down together with several monks?" "Yes, venerable sir." "All those monks are ones who inculcate the ascetic practices. Do you see, monks, Anuruddha walking up and down together with several monks?" "Yes, venerable sir." "All those monks possess the divine eye. Do you see, monks, Puṇṇa Mantāniputta walking up and down together with several monks?" "Yes, venerable sir." "All those monks are preachers of the Teaching. Do you see, monks, Upāli walking up and down together with several monks?" "Yes, venerable sir." "All those monks are experts in monastic discipline. Do you see, monks, Ānanda walking up and down together with several monks?" "Yes, venerable sir." "All those monks are very learned. Do you see, monks, Devadatta walking up and down together with several monks?" "Yes, venerable sir." "All those monks have evil desires."
"Monks, beings flow together and meet according to element. Those of inferior disposition flow together and meet with those of inferior disposition; those of good disposition flow together and meet with those of good disposition. In the past too, monks, beings flowed together and met according to element. Those of inferior disposition flowed together and met with those of inferior disposition; those of good disposition flowed together and met with those of good disposition.
"In the future too, monks, beings will flow together and meet according to element. Those of inferior disposition will flow together and meet with those of inferior disposition; those of good disposition will flow together and meet with those of good disposition.
"At present too, monks, in the present period of time, beings flow together and meet according to element. Those of inferior disposition flow together and meet with those of inferior disposition; those of good disposition flow together and meet with those of good disposition." The fifth.
6.
The Discourse with Verses
100. He was dwelling at Sāvatthī, etc. "Monks, beings flow together and meet according to element. Those of inferior disposition flow together and meet with those of inferior disposition. In the past too, monks, beings flowed together and met according to element. Those of inferior disposition flowed together and met with those of inferior disposition."
"In the future too, monks, beings will flow together and meet according to element. Those of inferior disposition will flow together and meet with those of inferior disposition.
"At present too, monks, in the present period of time, beings flow together and meet according to element. Those of inferior disposition flow together and meet with those of inferior disposition.
"Just as, monks, excrement flows together and meets with excrement; urine flows together and meets with urine; spittle flows together and meets with spittle; pus flows together and meets with pus; blood flows together and meets with blood; just so, monks, beings flow together and meet according to element. Those of inferior disposition flow together and meet with those of inferior disposition. In the past too, etc. in the future too, etc. at present too, in the present period of time, beings flow together and meet according to element. Those of inferior disposition flow together and meet with those of inferior disposition.
"Monks, beings flow together and meet according to element. Those of good disposition flow together and meet with those of good disposition. In the past too, monks, beings flowed together and met according to element. Those of good disposition flowed together and met with those of good disposition.
"In the future too, monks, etc. at present too, monks, in the present period of time, beings flow together and meet according to element. Those of good disposition flow together and meet with those of good disposition.
"Just as, monks, milk flows together and meets with milk; oil flows together and meets with oil; ghee flows together and meets with ghee; honey flows together and meets with honey; molasses flows together and meets with molasses; just so, monks, beings flow together and meet according to element. Those of good disposition flow together and meet with those of good disposition. In the past too, in the future too, at present too, in the present period of time, beings flow together and meet according to element. Those of good disposition flow together and meet with those of good disposition."
This is what the Blessed One said. Having said this, the Fortunate One, the Teacher, further said this -
Just as one might sink in the great ocean, having climbed onto a small piece of wood.
Therefore one should avoid him, the lazy one of inferior energy.
With those constantly putting forth strenuous energy, with the wise ones, one should live together."
7.
The Discourse on the Comparison of the Faithless
101. He was dwelling at Sāvatthī, etc. "Monks, beings flow together and meet according to element. The faithless flow together and meet with the faithless; the shameless flow together and meet with the shameless; those without moral fear flow together and meet with those without moral fear; those of little learning flow together and meet with those of little learning; the lazy flow together and meet with the lazy; the unmindful flow together and meet with the unmindful; the unwise flow together and meet with the unwise."
"In the past too, monks, beings flowed together and met according to element. The faithless flowed together and met with the faithless; the shameless flowed together and met with the shameless; those without moral fear flowed together and met with those without moral fear; those of little learning flowed together and met with those of little learning; the lazy flowed together and met with the lazy; the unmindful flowed together and met with the unmindful; the unwise flowed together and met with the unwise.
"In the future too, monks, beings will flow together and meet according to element. The faithless will flow together and meet with the faithless; the shameless will flow together and meet with the shameless; those without moral fear together with those without moral fear, etc. those of little learning together with those of little learning, etc. the lazy together with the lazy, etc. the unmindful together with the unmindful, etc. the unwise will flow together and meet with the unwise.
"At present too, monks, in the present period of time, beings flow together and meet according to element. The faithless flow together and meet with the faithless; the shameless together with the shameless, etc. those without moral fear together with those without moral fear, etc. those of little learning together with those of little learning, etc. the lazy together with the lazy, etc. the unmindful flow together and meet with the unmindful; the unwise flow together and meet with the unwise.
"Monks, beings flow together and meet according to element. Those with faith flow together and meet with those with faith; those with shame flow together and meet with those with shame; those with moral fear flow together and meet with those with moral fear; those very learned flow together and meet with those very learned; those putting forth strenuous energy flow together and meet with those putting forth strenuous energy; those mindful flow together and meet with those mindful; those wise flow together and meet with those wise. In the past too, monks, etc. In the future too, monks, etc. at present too, monks, in the present period of time, beings flow together and meet according to element. Those with faith flow together and meet with those with faith; those wise flow together and meet with those wise." The seventh.
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The Discourse on the Faithless as Root
102. He was dwelling at Sāvatthī, etc. "Monks, beings flow together and meet according to element. The faithless flow together and meet with the faithless; the shameless flow together and meet with the shameless; the unwise flow together and meet with the unwise; those with faith flow together and meet with those with faith; those with shame flow together and meet with those with shame; those wise flow together and meet with those wise. In the past too, monks, beings flowed together and met according to element, etc. In the future too, monks, beings will flow together and meet according to element, etc.
"At present too, monks, in the present period of time, beings flow together and meet according to element. The faithless flow together and meet with the faithless; the shameless flow together and meet with the shameless, the unwise flow together and meet with the unwise; those with faith flow together and meet with those with faith; those with shame flow together and meet with those with shame; the wise flow together and meet with the wise."
"Monks, beings flow together and meet according to element. The faithless flow together and meet with the faithless; those without moral fear flow together and meet with those without moral fear; the unwise flow together and meet with the unwise; those with faith flow together and meet with those with faith; those with moral fear flow together and meet with those with moral fear; the wise flow together and meet with the wise, etc. It should be expanded as in the first section.
"Monks, beings flow together and meet according to element, etc. The faithless flow together and meet with the faithless; those of little learning flow together and meet with those of little learning; the unwise flow together and meet with the unwise; those with faith flow together and meet with those with faith; those very learned flow together and meet with those very learned, the wise flow together and meet with the wise, etc.
"Monks, beings flow together and meet according to element, etc. The faithless flow together and meet with the faithless; the lazy flow together and meet with the lazy; the unwise flow together and meet with the unwise; those with faith flow together and meet with those with faith; those putting forth strenuous energy flow together and meet with those putting forth strenuous energy; the wise flow together and meet with the wise, etc.
"Monks, beings flow together and meet according to element, etc. The faithless flow together and meet with the faithless; the unmindful flow together and meet with the unmindful; the unwise flow together and meet with the unwise; those with faith flow together and meet with those with faith; those mindful flow together and meet with those mindful; the wise flow together and meet with the wise... etc. The eighth.
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The Discourse on Shamelessness as Root
103. He was dwelling at Sāvatthī, etc. "According to element, etc. the shameless flow together and meet with the shameless, those without moral fear flow together and meet with those without moral fear, the unwise flow together and meet with the unwise; those with shame flow together and meet with those with shame, those with moral fear flow together and meet with those with moral fear, the wise flow together and meet with the wise, etc.
"The shameless flow together and meet with the shameless, those of little learning flow together and meet with those of little learning, the unwise flow together and meet with the unwise; those with shame flow together and meet with those with shame, those very learned flow together and meet with those very learned, the wise flow together and meet with the wise, etc.
"The shameless flow together and meet with the shameless, the lazy flow together and meet with the lazy, the unwise flow together and meet with the unwise; those with shame flow together and meet with those with shame, those putting forth strenuous energy flow together and meet with those putting forth strenuous energy, the wise flow together and meet with the wise, etc.
"The shameless flow together and meet with the shameless, the unmindful flow together and meet with the unmindful, the unwise flow together and meet with the unwise; those with shame flow together and meet with those with shame, those mindful flow together and meet with those mindful, the wise flow together and meet with the wise... etc. The ninth.
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The Discourse on Moral Fearlessness as Root
104. He was dwelling at Sāvatthī, etc. "Monks, beings flow together and meet according to element. Those without moral fear flow together and meet with those without moral fear; those of little learning flow together and meet with those of little learning; the unwise flow together and meet with the unwise; those with moral fear flow together and meet with those with moral fear; those very learned flow together and meet with those very learned; the wise flow together and meet with the wise, etc.
"Those without moral fear flow together and meet with those without moral fear; the lazy flow together and meet with the lazy; the unwise flow together and meet with the unwise; those with moral fear flow together and meet with those with moral fear; those putting forth strenuous energy flow together and meet with those putting forth strenuous energy; the wise flow together and meet with the wise, etc.
"Those without moral fear flow together and meet with those without moral fear; the unmindful flow together and meet with the unmindful; the unwise flow together and meet with the unwise; those with moral fear flow together and meet with those with moral fear; those mindful flow together and meet with those mindful; the wise flow together and meet with the wise... etc. The tenth.
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The Discourse on Little Learning as Root
105. He was dwelling at Sāvatthī, etc. "Monks, beings flow together and meet according to element. Those of little learning flow together and meet with those of little learning; the lazy flow together and meet with the lazy; the unwise flow together and meet with the unwise; those very learned flow together and meet with those very learned; those putting forth strenuous energy flow together and meet with those putting forth strenuous energy; the wise flow together and meet with the wise, etc.
"Those of little learning flow together and meet with those of little learning; the unmindful flow together and meet with the unmindful; the unwise flow together and meet with the unwise; those very learned flow together and meet with those very learned; those mindful flow together and meet with those mindful; the wise flow together and meet with the wise... etc. The eleventh.
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The Discourse on Laziness as Root
106. He was dwelling at Sāvatthī, etc. "Monks, beings flow together and meet according to element. The lazy flow together and meet with the lazy; the unmindful flow together and meet with the unmindful; the unwise flow together and meet with the unwise; those putting forth strenuous energy flow together and meet with those putting forth strenuous energy; those mindful flow together and meet with those mindful; the wise flow together and meet with the wise... etc. The twelfth.
The second chapter.
Its summary:
Inferior Disposition, Walking Path, With Verses, Faithless as seventh.
Three rooted in moral fearlessness, and two with of little learning.
Twenty-two discourses were spoken, the second chapter is called.