Saṃyutta Nikāya
5. Mahā-Vagga
48. Indriya Saṃyutta
4. Sukh'Indriya (or Uppaṭi) Vagga
The Book of the Kindred Sayings
5. The Great Chapter
48. Kindred Sayings on the Faculties
4. The Faculty of Ease
Sutta 39
Araṇi or Kaṭṭh'Opama Suttaṃ
The Fire-Stick[1]
Translated by F. L. Woodward
Edited by Mrs. Rhys Davids
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Once the Exalted One was staying near Sāvatthī.
Then the Exalted One addressed the monks,
saying:
"Monks."
"Yes, lord," replied those monks to the Exalted One.
The Exalted One said:
"Monks, there are these five controlling faculties.
What five?
The controlling faculty of ease,
the controlling faculty of discomfort,
the controlling faculty of happiness,
the controlling faculty of unhappiness,
the controlling faculty of indifference.
These are the five controlling faculties.
§
Now, owing to the contact
that is to be experienced as agreeable, monks,
arises the controlling faculty of ease.
He (who experiences it),
being at ease,
is fully aware of being so.
Also, on the ceasing of that contact
to be experienced as agreeable,
as to that controlling faculty of ease, -
which had arisen owing to that appropriate[2] contact
to be experienced as agreeable, -
he is aware that it ceases,
that it is quieted down.
■
Again, monks, owing to contact
which is to be experienced as disagreeable
arises the controlling faculty of discomfort.
He (who experiences it),
being uncomfortable,
is fully aware of being so.
Also, on the ceasing of that contact
to be experienced as disagreeable,
as to that controlling faculty of discomfort, -
which had arisen owing to that appropriate contact
to be experienced as disagreeable, -
he is aware that it ceases,
that it is quieted down.
■
Again, monks, owing to contact
which is to be experienced as producing happiness,
arises the controlling faculty of happiness.
He (who experiences it),
being made happy,
is fully aware of being so.
Also, on the ceasing of that contact
to be experienced as producing happiness,
as to that controlling faculty of happiness, -
which had arisen owing to that appropriate contact
to be experienced as producing happiness, -
he is aware that it ceases,
that it is quieted down.
■
Again, monks, owing to contact
which is to be experienced as producing unhappiness,
arises the controlling faculty of [187] unhappiness.
He (who experiences it),
being unhappy,
is fully aware of being so.
Also, on the ceasing of that contact
to be experienced as producing unhappiness, -
which had arisen owing to that appropriate contact
to be experienced as producing unhappiness, -
he is aware that it ceases,
that it is quieted down.|| ||
■
(Lastly) monks, owing to the contact
which is to be experienced as indifferent
arises the controlling faculty of indifference.
He (who experiences it),
being indifferent,
is fully aware of being indifferent.
Also, on the ceasing of that contact
to be experienced as indifferent,
as to that controlling faculty of indifference, -
which had arisen owing to that appropriate contact
to be experienced as indifferent, -
he is. aware that it ceases,
that it is quieted down.
§
Just as, monks, from the putting together
and rubbing together
of two sticks
warmth is born,
heat is produced;
as from the separation and parting
of those two sticks
the warmth so born ceases
and is quenched,
just so, monks,
owing to the contact
that is to be experienced as agreeable,
arises the controlling faculty of ease.
§
He (who experiences it),
being at ease,
is fully aware of being so.
Also, on the ceasing of that contact
to be experienced as agreeable,
as to that controlling faculty of ease, -
which had arisen owing to that appropriate contact
to be experienced as agreeable, -
he is aware that it ceases,
that it is quieted down.
■
Again, monks, owing to contact
which is to be experienced as disagreeable
arises the controlling faculty of discomfort.
He (who experiences it),
being uncomfortable,
is fully aware of being so.
Also, on the ceasing of that contact
to be experienced as disagreeable,
as to that controlling faculty of discomfort, -
which had arisen owing to that appropriate contact
to be experienced as disagreeable, -
he is aware that it ceases,
that it is quieted down.
■
Again, monks, owing to contact
which is to be experienced as producing happiness,
arises the controlling faculty of happiness.
He (who experiences it),
being made happy,
is fully aware of being so.
Also, on the ceasing of that contact
to be experienced as producing happiness,
as to that controlling faculty of happiness, -
which had arisen owing to that appropriate contact
to be experienced as producing happiness, -
he is aware that it ceases,
that it is quieted down.
■
Again, monks, owing to contact
which is to be experienced as producing unhappiness,
arises the controlling faculty of unhappiness.
He (who experiences it),
being unhappy,
is fully aware of being so.
Also, on the ceasing of that contact
to be experienced as producing unhappiness, -
which had arisen owing to that appropriate contact
to be experienced as producing unhappiness, -
he is aware that it ceases,
that it is quieted down.|| ||
■
(Lastly) monks, owing to the contact
which is to be experienced as indifferent
arises the controlling faculty of indifference.
He (who experiences it),
being indifferent,
is fully aware of being indifferent.
Also, on the ceasing of that contact
to be experienced as indifferent,
as to that controlling faculty of indifference, -
which had arisen owing to that appropriate contact
to be experienced as indifferent, -
he is. aware that it ceases,
that it is quieted down.
[1] Araṇi. Cf. K.S. ii, 67; iv, 145; Buddh. Psych. 45; MP. 6.
[2] Tajjaṇ = sarūpaṇ Cf. Buddh. Psych. Eth. 6 n.
