Saṃyutta Nikāya
3. Khandha Vagga
22. Khandha Saṃyutta
1. Nakulapita Vagga
Sutta 5
Samādhi Suttaṃ
Serenity
Translated from the Pali by Michael Olds
[1][pts][than][bodh] I Hear Tell:
Once upon a time The Lucky Man,
Sāvatthi-town revisiting,
Anāthapiṇḍika's Jeta Grove Park
There, to the Beggars gathered round, he said:
"Beggars!"
"Bhante!" the Beggars respponded.
So the Lucky Man said to them:
"Develop serenity, beggars!
Serene, beggars,
a beggar knows the nature of things.
And what 'nature of things' does he know?
The arising to self of form
and the settling down of form,
the arising to self of sense experience
and the settling down of sense experience
[14] the arising to self of perception
and the settling down of perception
the arising to self of own-making
and the settling down of own-making
the arising to self of consciousness
and the settling down of consciousness.
§
And what, beggars, is the arising to self of form
what the arising to self of sense-experience
what the arising to self of perception
what the arising to self of own-making
what the arising to self of consciousness?
■
Here, beggars, overjoyed at,
overly thrilled with,
he remains tied down.
But overjoyed at,
overly thrilled with what,
does he remain tied down?
Overjoyed at,
overly thrilled with form
he remains tied down.
Overjoyed at,
overly thrilled with
remaining tied down to form,
delight arises.
Whatever is delight with form,
that is supporting fuel,
the counterpart of supporting fuel is existence,
the counterpart of existence is birth,
the counterpart of birth is aging and death;
and grief and lamentation,
pain and misery,
and despair follow after.
Even suchwise is the arising to self of this whole pile of do-do painful ugly ukky k-kha!
■
And what, beggars, is the arising to self of sense experience?
Overjoyed at,
overly thrilled with sense experience
he remains tied down.
Overjoyed at,
overly thrilled with
remaining tied down to sense experience,
delight arises.
Whatever is delight with sense experience,
that is supporting fuel,
the counterpart of supporting fuel is existence,
the counterpart of existence is birth,
the counterpart of birth is aging and death;
and grief and lamentation,
pain and misery,
and despair follow after.
Even suchwise is the arising to self of this whole pile of do-do painful ugly ukky k-kha!
■
And what, beggars, is the arising to self of perception?
Here, beggars, overjoyed at,
overly thrilled with perception
he remains tied down.
Overjoyed at,
overly thrilled with
remaining tied down to perception,
delight arises.
Whatever is delight with perception,
that is supporting fuel,
the counterpart of supporting fuel is existence,
the counterpart of existence is birth,
the counterpart of birth is aging and death;
and grief and lamentation,
pain and misery,
and despair follow after.
Even suchwise is the arising to self of this whole pile of do-do painful ugly ukky k-kha!
■
And what, beggars, is the arising to self of own-making?
Here, beggars, overjoyed at,
overly thrilled with own-making
he remains tied down.
Overjoyed at,
overly thrilled with
remaining tied down to own-making,
delight arises.
Whatever is delight with own-making,
that is supporting fuel,
the counterpart of supporting fuel is existence,
the counterpart of existence is birth,
the counterpart of birth is aging and death;
and grief and lamentation,
pain and misery,
and despair follow after.
Even suchwise is the arising to self of this whole pile of do-do painful ugly ukky k-kha!
■
And what, beggars, is the arising to self of consciousness?
Here, beggars, overjoyed at,
overly thrilled with consciousness
he remains tied down.
Overjoyed at,
overly thrilled with
remaining tied down to consciousness,
delight arises.
Whatever is delight with consciousness,
that is supporting fuel,
the counterpart of supporting fuel is existence,
the counterpart of existence is birth,
the counterpart of birth is aging and death;
and grief and lamentation,
pain and misery,
and despair follow after.
Even suchwise is the arising to self of this whole pile of du-du painful ugly ukky k-kha!
This, beggars, is the arising to self of form
this the arising to self of sense experience
this the arising to self of perception
this the arising to self of own-making
this the arising to self of consciousness.
§
And what, beggars, is the settling down of form
what the settling down of sense experience
what the settling down of perception
what the settling down of own-making
what the settling down of consciousness?
■
Here, beggars, not overjoyed at,
not overly thrilled with,
he does not remain tied down.
But not overjoyed at,
not overly thrilled with what,
does he not remain tied down?
Not overjoyed at,
not overly thrilled with form
he does not remain tied down.
Not overjoyed at,
not overly thrilled with
not remaining tied down to form,
one's delight in form subsides.
Delight ending, supporting fuel ends,
supporting fuel ending, existence ends,
existence ending, birth ends,
birth ending, aging and death ends,
and thereupon grief and lamentation,
pain and misery,
and despair subside.
Even suchwise is the arising to self of this whole pile of do-do painful ugly ukky k-kha!
■
Not overjoyed at,
not overly thrilled with sense-experience
he does not remain tied down.
Not overjoyed at,
not overly thrilled with
not remaining tied down to sense-experience,
one's delight in sense-experience subsides.
Delight ending, supporting fuel ends,
supporting fuel ending, existence ends,
existence ending, birth ends,
birth ending, aging and death ends,
and thereupon grief and lamentation,
pain and misery,
and despair subside.
Even suchwise is the arising to self of this whole pile of do-do painful ugly ukky k-kha!
■
Not overjoyed at,
not overly thrilled with perception
he does not remain tied down.
Not overjoyed at,
not overly thrilled with
not remaining tied down to perception,
one's delight in perception subsides.
Delight ending, supporting fuel ends,
supporting fuel ending, existence ends,
existence ending, birth ends,
birth ending, aging and death ends,
and thereupon grief and lamentation,
pain and misery,
and despair subside.
Even suchwise is the arising to self of this whole pile of do-do painful ugly ukky k-kha!
■
Not overjoyed at,
not overly thrilled with own-making
he does not remain tied down.
Not overjoyed at,
not overly thrilled with
not remaining tied down to own-making,
one's delight in own-making subsides.
Delight ending, supporting fuel ends,
supporting fuel ending, existence ends,
existence ending, birth ends,
birth ending, aging and death ends,
and thereupon grief and lamentation,
pain and misery,
and despair subside.
Even suchwise is the arising to self of this whole pile of do-do painful ugly ukky k-kha!
■
Not overjoyed at,
not overly thrilled with consciousness
he does not remain tied down.
Not overjoyed at,
not overly thrilled with
not remaining tied down to consciousness,
one's delight in consciousness subsides.
Delight ending, supporting fuel ends,
supporting fuel ending, existence ends,
existence ending, birth ends,
birth ending, aging and death ends,
and thereupon grief and lamentation,
pain and misery,
and despair subside.
Even suchwise is the ending of this whole pile of du-du painful ugly ukky k-kha!
This, beggars, is the settling down of form
this the settling down of sense experience
this the settling down of perception
this the settling down of own-making
this the settling down of consciousness."
