Saṃyutta Nikāya
5. Mahā-Vagga
54. Ānāpāna Saṃyutta
1. Eka-Dhamma Vagga

The Aspiration Collection

Book 1: One Thing

Sutta 6

Ariṭṭha Suttaṃ

Ariṭṭha

Translated from the Pāḷi
by
Michael M. Olds

[1][pts][bodh][than] I Hear Tell:

Once upon a time Bhagava,
Sāvatthi-town revisiting,
Anāthapiṇḍika's Jeta-forest park.

Then The Lucky Man addressed the Beggars there: "Bhikkhus!"

"Bhadante!" the beggars responded to Bhagava.

Bhagava said this to them:

"Beggars! Do you develop recollecting aspiration?"

At this the Agéd One^[1] Ariṭṭha said this to Bhagava:

"I, Bhante, am one who develops recollecting aspiration."

"How then, Ariṭṭha, do you develop recollecting aspiration?"

"For that which has past, Bhante, taking pleasure in the wished for has been let go.

For the not yet come, taking pleasure in the wished for is put away.

Reaction to things inwardly and outwardly is well under control.

So remembering I breath in, so remembering I breath out.

This is the way, Bhante, I develop recollecting aspiration."

"Attained thus Ariṭṭha, is recollecting aspiration,
not not attained, I say.

Yet Ariṭṭha, to get the full development of recollecting aspiration
give ear,
pay good mind,
I will speak."

"Even so, Bhante", said the Agéd One Ariṭṭha in response to Bhagava.

Then Bhagava said this:

"And how, Ariṭṭha, does one get fully developed recollecting aspiration?

Here Ariṭṭha, a beggar
having gotten himself off to the forest
or to the root of some tree,
or to some empty hut,
and having taken up his seat there
sitting down,
setting the body upright,
legs bent-across-lapwise,
recollecting he attends to the mouth,
just so he recollects inspiration,
just so he recollects expiration.

If he inspires deeply, he knows:

'I am inspiring deeply.'

If he breaths out deeply, he knows:

'I am expiring deeply.'

If he inspires shallowly, he knows:

'I am inspiring shallowly.'

If he expires shallowly, he knows:

'I am expiring shallowly.'

'Reflecting on the totality of bodily experience,
I will inspire,'
this is the way he trains.

'Reflecting on the totality of bodily experience,
I will expire,'
this is the way he trains.

'Pacifying own-body-making,
I will inspire,'
this is the way he trains.

'Pacifying own-body-making,
I will expire,'
this is the way he trains.

'Reflecting on enthusiasm,
I will inspire,'
this is the way he trains.

'Reflecting on enthusiasm,
I will expire,'
this is the way he trains.

'Observing pleasure,
I will inspire,'
this is the way he trains.

'Observing pleasure,
I will expire,'
this is the way he trains.

'Reflecting on the own-making of the heart,
I will inspire,'
this is the way he trains.

'Reflecting on the own-making of the heart,
I will expire,'
this is the way he trains.

'Pacifying the own-making of the heart,
I will inspire,'
this is the way he trains.

'Pacifying the own-making of the heart,
I will expire,'
this is the way he trains.

'Reflecting on the heart,
I will inspire,'
this is the way he trains.

'Reflecting on the heart,
I will expire,'
this is the way he trains.

'Abundantly content in heart,
I will inspire,'
this is the way he trains.

'Abundantly content in heart,
I will expire,'
this is the way he trains.

'Composing the heart,
I will inspire,'
this is the way he trains.

'Composing the heart,
I will expire,'
this is the way he trains.

'Liberating the heart,
I will inspire,'
this is the way he trains.

'Liberating the heart,
I will expire,'
this is the way he trains.

'On the look-out for inconsistency,
I will inspire,'
this is the way he trains.

'On the look-out for inconsistency,
I will expire,'
this is the way he trains.

'On the look-out for the end of lust,
I will inspire,'
this is the way he trains.

'On the look-out for the end of lust,
I will expire,'
this is the way he trains.

'On the look-out for ending,
I will inspire,'
this is the way he trains.

'On the look-out for ending,
I will expire,'
this is the way he trains.

'On the look-out for opportunities to let go,
I will inspire,'
this is the way he trains.

'On the look-out for opportunities to let go,
I will expire,'
this is the way he trains.

Suchwise 'developed', Ariṭṭha,
suchwise 'made much of'
recollecting aspiration
makes for great fruit,
great benefit.

This is how, Ariṭṭha,
one gets fully developed
recollecting aspiration."