Saṃyutta Nikāya
5. Mahā-Vagga
45. Magga Saṃyutta
2. Vihāra Vagga
Sutta 11
Vihāra Suttaṃ
Residence (1)
Translated from the Pāḷi
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
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 mind
is just sense-experience,
the result of consummate mind
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 turbulent desires,
and having turbulent thoughts,
and having turbulent 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."
