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The Chapter on Naked Ascetics
157-163. "There are these three practices, monks. Which three? The rough practice, the scorched practice, the middle practice. And what, monks, is the rough practice? Here, monks, someone holds such a doctrine and view: 'There is no fault in sensual pleasures.' He commits to gulping down sensual pleasures. This is called, monks, the rough practice.
"And what, monks, is the scorched practice? Here, monks, someone is a naked ascetic, of loose habits, licking his hands, not one who comes when asked 'Come, venerable sir,' not one who stops when asked 'Stop, venerable sir,' he does not accept food brought to him, nor food specifically prepared for him, nor an invitation. He does not accept food from the mouth of a pot, nor from the mouth of a bowl, nor across a threshold, nor across a stick, nor across a pestle, nor from two eating together, nor from a pregnant woman, nor from a nursing woman, nor from a woman who has gone among men, nor from where food has been collected, nor where a dog is standing by, nor where flies are swarming, nor fish, nor meat, nor liquor, nor fermented drink, nor rice-water does he drink. He is a one-house man taking one morsel, or a two-house man taking two morsels, etc. or a seven-house man taking seven morsels; he sustains himself with one small dish of food, he sustains himself with two small dishes of food, he sustains himself with seven small dishes of food; he takes food once a day, he takes food once every two days, etc. he takes food once every seven days - thus he dwells devoted to the practice of eating food in rotation even up to half a month.
He is one who feeds on vegetables, or one who feeds on millet, or one who feeds on wild rice, or one who feeds on leather scraps, or one who feeds on moss, or one who feeds on rice bran, or one who feeds on rice scum, or one who feeds on sesame flour, or one who feeds on grass, or one who feeds on cow dung, or he sustains himself on forest roots and fruits, feeding on fallen fruits.
He wears hempen garments, he wears mixed garments, he wears shroud-cloth, he wears rag-robes, he wears bark-cloth, he wears cheetah hide, he wears a cloak of cheetah hide, he wears kusa-grass garments, he wears bark garments, he wears wood-shaving garments, he wears a blanket of human hair, he wears a blanket of horse-tail hair, he wears owl-feather garments, he is one who plucks out hair and beard being devoted to the practice of plucking out hair and beard, he is one who stands upright having rejected seats, he is one who squats being devoted to the striving of squatting, he is one who lies on thorns making his sleeping place on a bed of thorns, he dwells devoted to the practice of going down into the water three times including the evening - thus he dwells devoted to the practice of mortifying and tormenting the body in manifold ways. This is called, monks, the scorched practice.
"And what, monks, is the middle practice? Here, monks, a monk dwells observing the body in the body, ardent, fully aware, mindful, having removed covetousness and displeasure regarding the world; in feelings... etc. In mind... etc. He dwells observing mental phenomena in mental phenomena, ardent, fully aware, mindful, having removed covetousness and displeasure regarding the world. This is called, monks, the middle practice. These, monks, are the three practices."
"There are these three practices, monks. Which three? The rough practice, the scorched practice, the middle practice. And what, monks, is the rough practice? Etc. This is called, monks, the rough practice.
And what, monks, is the scorched practice? Etc. This is called, monks, the scorched practice.
"And what, monks, is the middle practice? Here, monks, a monk generates desire for the non-arising of unarisen evil unwholesome mental states, he strives, arouses energy, exerts the mind, and strives; he generates desire for the abandoning of arisen evil unwholesome mental states, he strives, arouses energy, exerts the mind, and strives; he generates desire for the arising of unarisen wholesome mental states, he strives, arouses energy, exerts the mind, and strives; he generates desire for the presence, non-decay, increase, expansion, development, and fulfilment of arisen wholesome mental states, he strives, arouses energy, exerts the mind, and strives.
He develops the basis for spiritual power that possesses concentration due to desire and volitional activities of striving, concentration due to energy, etc. concentration due to mind, etc. he develops the basis for spiritual power that possesses concentration due to investigation and volitional activities of striving, etc.
He develops the faith faculty... he develops the energy faculty... he develops the mindfulness faculty... he develops the concentration faculty... he develops the wisdom faculty...
He develops the power of faith... he develops the power of energy... he develops the power of mindfulness... he develops the power of concentration... he develops the power of wisdom...
He develops the enlightenment factor of mindfulness... He develops the enlightenment factor of investigation of phenomena... He develops the enlightenment factor of energy... He develops the enlightenment factor of rapture... He develops the enlightenment factor of tranquillity... He develops the enlightenment factor of concentration... He develops the enlightenment factor of equanimity...
"He develops right view... he develops right thought... he develops right speech... he develops right action... he develops right livelihood... he develops right effort... he develops right mindfulness... he develops right concentration... This is called, monks, the middle practice. These, monks, are the three practices."
The Chapter on Naked Ascetics is sixth.
Its summary:
Power, factor of enlightenment, and path, are joined with practice.