Saṃyutta Nikāya
5. Mahā-Vagga
45. Magga Saṃyutta
2. Vihāra Vagga
Sutta 11
Paṭhama Vihāra Suttaṃ
Residence (1)
Translated from the Pali
by
Michael M. Olds
Once upon a time, Bhagava, Sāvatthi-town residing:
There then The Lucky Man said this to the beggars:
"Beggars!"
And the beggars responding, "Bhante!"
the Lucky Man said:
"I wish, beggars, for a half-month, to dwell in retreat.
No other should approach me save the one who brings my mess bowl."
"Even so, bhante!" said those beggars in response,
and no one approached The Lucky Man save the one who brought him his mess bowl.
Then, at the conclusion of this half-month retreat there,
The Lucky Man addressed the bhikkhus:
"I have, beggars,
during this retreat,
approached my manner of living
when first self-awakened
when I thus understood:
The result of contrary view is just sense-experience,
the result of consummate view is just sense-experience,
the result of contrary principles is just sense-experience,
the result of consummate view is just sense-experience,
the result of contrary speech is just sense-experience,
the result of consummate speech is just sense-experience,
the result of contrary works is just sense-experience,
the result of consummate works is just sense-experience,
the result of contrary lifestyle is just sense-experience,
the result of consummate lifestyle is just sense-experience,
the result of contrary self-control is just sense-experience,
the result of consummate self-control is just sense-experience,
the result of contrary minding is just sense-experience,
the result of consummate minding is just sense-experience,
the result of contrary serenity is just sense-experience,
the result of consummate serenity is just sense-experience
the result of wanting is just sense-experience,
the result of thinking is just sense-experience,
the result of perceiving is just sense-experience.
And having turbulant desires,
and having turbulant thoughts,
and having turbulant perceptions,
of this too the result is just sense-experience.
And having tranquil desires,
and having tranquil thoughts,
and having tranquil perceptions,
of this too the result is just sense-experience.
For one of small attainment
there is striving
this set up, there is further attainment
of this too the result is just sense-experience."
