Wake Up · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral
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Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:
This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.
“Jāgaro cassa, bhikkhave, bhikkhu vihareyya sato sampajāno samāhito pamudito vippasanno ca tattha kālavipassī ca kusalesu dhammesu. Jāgarassa, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno viharato satassa sampajānassa samāhitassa pamuditassa vippasannassa tattha kālavipassino kusalesu dhammesu dvinnaṁ phalānaṁ aññataraṁ phalaṁ pāṭikaṅkhaṁ— diṭṭheva dhamme aññā, sati vā upādisese anāgāmitā”ti. Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca. Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:
“A mendicant should meditate wakeful, mendicants, mindful and aware, joyful and clear, and at times discern the skillful qualities in that state. A mendicant who meditates in this way can expect one of two results: enlightenment in this very life, or if there’s residue left behind, non-return.” The Buddha spoke this matter. On this it is said:
“Jāgarantā suṇāthetaṁ, ye suttā te pabujjhatha; Suttā jāgaritaṁ seyyo, natthi jāgarato bhayaṁ.
“Listen up, wakeful ones! And those asleep, wake up! Wakefulness is better than sleep, the wakeful have nothing to fear.
Yo jāgaro ca satimā sampajāno, Samāhito mudito vippasanno ca; Kālena so sammā dhammaṁ parivīmaṁsamāno, Ekodibhūto vihane tamaṁ so.
Those who are wakeful, mindful and aware, immersed in samādhi, joyful and clear, rightly investigating the Dhamma in good time, at one, would banish the darkness.
Tasmā have jāgariyaṁ bhajetha, Ātāpī bhikkhu nipako jhānalābhī; Saṁyojanaṁ jātijarāya chetvā, Idheva sambodhimanuttaraṁ phuse”ti.
That’s why you should apply yourself to wakefulness. A keen and alert mendicant, possessing absorption, having cut the fetter of birth and old age, would experience supreme awakening in this very life.”
Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti. Dasamaṁ.
This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.
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