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| + | translated from the [[Pali]] by<br/> | ||
| + | [[Thanissaro Bhikkhu]]}}<br/><br/> | ||
| − | + | "There is, [[monks]], an inter-cosmic[1] [[void]], an unrestrained {{Wiki|darkness}}, a pitch-black {{Wiki|darkness}}, where even the [[light]] of the {{Wiki|sun}} & [[moon]] — so mighty, so powerful — doesn't reach." | |
| − | + | When this was said, one of the [[monks]] said to the [[Blessed One]], "Wow, what a great {{Wiki|darkness}}! What a really great {{Wiki|darkness}}! Is there any {{Wiki|darkness}} greater & more frightening than that?" | |
| − | "There is, | + | "There is, [[monk]], a {{Wiki|darkness}} greater & more frightening than that." |
| − | + | "And which {{Wiki|darkness}}, [[lord]], is greater & more frightening than that?" | |
| − | " | + | "Any {{Wiki|priests}} or contemplatives who do not know, as it actually is {{Wiki|present}}, that 'This is [[stress]]'; who do not know, as it actually is {{Wiki|present}}, that 'This is the origination of [[stress]]'... 'This is the [[cessation]] of [[stress]]'... 'This is the [[path]] of [[practice]] leading to the [[cessation]] of [[stress]]': They revel in ([[thought]]-) [[fabrications]] leading to [[birth]]; they revel in [[fabrications]] leading to [[aging]]; they revel in [[fabrications]] leading to [[death]]; they revel in [[fabrications]] leading to [[sorrow]], [[lamentation]], [[pain]], {{Wiki|distress}}, & {{Wiki|despair}}. Reveling in [[fabrications]] leading to [[birth]]... [[aging]]... [[death]]... [[sorrow]], [[lamentation]], [[pain]], {{Wiki|distress}}, & {{Wiki|despair}}, they fabricate [[fabrications]] leading to [[birth]]... [[aging]]... [[death]]... [[sorrow]], [[lamentation]], [[pain]], {{Wiki|distress}}, & {{Wiki|despair}}. [[Fabricating]] [[fabrications]] leading to [[birth]]... [[aging]]... [[death]]... [[sorrow]], [[lamentation]], [[pain]], {{Wiki|distress}}, & {{Wiki|despair}}, they drop into the {{Wiki|darkness}} of [[birth]]. They drop into the {{Wiki|darkness}} of [[aging]]... the {{Wiki|darkness}} of [[death]]... {{Wiki|darkness}} of [[sorrow]], [[lamentation]], [[pain]], {{Wiki|distress}}, & {{Wiki|despair}}. They are not totally released from [[birth]], [[aging]], [[death]], sorrows, [[lamentations]], [[pains]], distresses, & despairs. They are not totally released, I tell you, from [[suffering]] & [[stress]]. |
| − | " | + | "But as for any {{Wiki|priests}} or contemplatives who do know, as it actually is {{Wiki|present}}, that 'This is [[stress]]'; who know, as it actually is {{Wiki|present}}, that 'This is the origination of [[stress]]'... 'This is the [[cessation]] of [[stress]]'... 'This is the [[path]] of [[practice]] leading to the [[cessation]] of [[stress]]': They don't revel in ([[thought]]-) [[fabrications]] leading to [[birth]]; don't revel in [[fabrications]] leading to [[aging]]; don't revel in [[fabrications]] leading to [[death]]; don't revel in [[fabrications]] leading to [[sorrow]], [[lamentation]], [[pain]], {{Wiki|distress}}, & {{Wiki|despair}}. Not reveling in [[fabrications]] leading to [[birth]]... [[aging]]... [[death]]... [[sorrow]], [[lamentation]], [[pain]], {{Wiki|distress}}, & {{Wiki|despair}}, they don't fabricate [[fabrications]] leading to [[birth]]... [[aging]]... [[death]]... [[sorrow]], [[lamentation]], [[pain]], {{Wiki|distress}}, & {{Wiki|despair}}. Not [[fabricating]] [[fabrications]] leading to [[birth]]... [[aging]]... [[death]]... [[sorrow]], [[lamentation]], [[pain]], {{Wiki|distress}}, & {{Wiki|despair}}, they don't drop into the {{Wiki|darkness}} of [[birth]]. They don't drop into the {{Wiki|darkness}} of [[aging]], don't drop into the {{Wiki|darkness}} of [[death]], don't drop into the {{Wiki|darkness}} of [[sorrow]], [[lamentation]], [[pain]], {{Wiki|distress}}, & {{Wiki|despair}}. They are totally released from [[birth]], [[aging]], [[death]], sorrows, [[lamentations]], [[pains]], distresses, & despairs. They are totally released, I tell you, from [[suffering]] & [[stress]]. |
| − | + | "Therefore, [[monks]], your [[duty]] is the contemplation, 'This is [[stress]]... This is the origination of [[stress]]... This is the [[cessation]] of [[stress]].' Your [[duty]] is the contemplation, 'This is the [[path]] of [[practice]] leading to the [[cessation]] of [[stress]].'" | |
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| − | "Therefore, monks, your duty is the contemplation, 'This is stress... This is the origination of stress... This is the cessation of stress.' Your duty is the contemplation, 'This is the path of practice leading to the cessation of stress.'" | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Latest revision as of 07:04, 9 March 2015
Darkness
translated from the Pali by
Thanissaro Bhikkhu
"There is, monks, an inter-cosmic[1] void, an unrestrained darkness, a pitch-black darkness, where even the light of the sun & moon — so mighty, so powerful — doesn't reach."
When this was said, one of the monks said to the Blessed One, "Wow, what a great darkness! What a really great darkness! Is there any darkness greater & more frightening than that?"
"There is, monk, a darkness greater & more frightening than that."
"And which darkness, lord, is greater & more frightening than that?"
"Any priests or contemplatives who do not know, as it actually is present, that 'This is stress'; who do not know, as it actually is present, that 'This is the origination of stress'... 'This is the cessation of stress'... 'This is the path of practice leading to the cessation of stress': They revel in (thought-) fabrications leading to birth; they revel in fabrications leading to aging; they revel in fabrications leading to death; they revel in fabrications leading to sorrow, lamentation, pain, distress, & despair. Reveling in fabrications leading to birth... aging... death... sorrow, lamentation, pain, distress, & despair, they fabricate fabrications leading to birth... aging... death... sorrow, lamentation, pain, distress, & despair. Fabricating fabrications leading to birth... aging... death... sorrow, lamentation, pain, distress, & despair, they drop into the darkness of birth. They drop into the darkness of aging... the darkness of death... darkness of sorrow, lamentation, pain, distress, & despair. They are not totally released from birth, aging, death, sorrows, lamentations, pains, distresses, & despairs. They are not totally released, I tell you, from suffering & stress.
"But as for any priests or contemplatives who do know, as it actually is present, that 'This is stress'; who know, as it actually is present, that 'This is the origination of stress'... 'This is the cessation of stress'... 'This is the path of practice leading to the cessation of stress': They don't revel in (thought-) fabrications leading to birth; don't revel in fabrications leading to aging; don't revel in fabrications leading to death; don't revel in fabrications leading to sorrow, lamentation, pain, distress, & despair. Not reveling in fabrications leading to birth... aging... death... sorrow, lamentation, pain, distress, & despair, they don't fabricate fabrications leading to birth... aging... death... sorrow, lamentation, pain, distress, & despair. Not fabricating fabrications leading to birth... aging... death... sorrow, lamentation, pain, distress, & despair, they don't drop into the darkness of birth. They don't drop into the darkness of aging, don't drop into the darkness of death, don't drop into the darkness of sorrow, lamentation, pain, distress, & despair. They are totally released from birth, aging, death, sorrows, lamentations, pains, distresses, & despairs. They are totally released, I tell you, from suffering & stress.
"Therefore, monks, your duty is the contemplation, 'This is stress... This is the origination of stress... This is the cessation of stress.' Your duty is the contemplation, 'This is the path of practice leading to the cessation of stress.'"
Notes
1. Or: intergalactic?
