Saṃyutta Nikāya
5. Mahā-Vagga
45. Magga Saṃyutta
Sutta 153
Kumbha Suttaṃ
A Pot
Translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.
Sourced from the edition at dhammatalks.org
Provenance, terms and conditons
"Monks, just as a pot turned upside down disgorges water and doesn’t swallow it back in; in the same way, a monk developing and cultivating the noble eightfold path disgorges evil, unskillful qualities and doesn’t swallow them back in.
"And how is it that a monk developing and cultivating the noble eightfold path disgorges evil, unskillful qualities and doesn’t swallow them back in?
There is the case where a monk develops right view dependent on seclusion, dependent on dispassion, dependent on cessation, resulting in letting go.
He develops right resolve... right speech... right action... right livelihood... right effort... right mindfulness...
He develops right concentration dependent on seclusion, dependent on dispassion, dependent on cessation, resulting in letting go.
“This is how a monk developing and cultivating the noble eightfold path disgorges evil, unskillful qualities and doesn’t swallow them back in."
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