Upakkilesasutta

Majjhima Nikāya 128

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So kho ahaṁ, anuruddhā, appamatto ātāpī pahitatto viharanto obhāsañhi kho sañjānāmi, na ca rūpāni passāmi;
rūpāni hi kho passāmi, na ca obhāsaṁ sañjānāmi:
‘kevalampi rattiṁ, kevalampi divaṁ, kevalampi rattindivaṁ’.
Tassa mayhaṁ, anuruddhā, etadahosi:
‘ko nu kho hetu ko paccayo yvāhaṁ obhāsañhi kho sañjānāmi na ca rūpāni passāmi;
rūpāni hi kho passāmi na ca obhāsaṁ sañjānāmi—
kevalampi rattiṁ, kevalampi divaṁ, kevalampi rattindivan’ti.
Tassa mayhaṁ, anuruddhā, etadahosi:
‘yasmiñhi kho ahaṁ samaye rūpanimittaṁ amanasikaritvā obhāsanimittaṁ manasi karomi, obhāsañhi kho tasmiṁ samaye sañjānāmi, na ca rūpāni passāmi.

While meditating diligent, keen, and resolute, I perceived light but did not see forms, or I saw forms, but did not see light. And this went on for a whole night, a whole day, even a whole night and day. I thought: ‘What is the cause, what is the reason for this?’ It occurred to me: ‘When I don’t focus on the basis of the forms, but focus on the basis of the light, then I perceive light and do not see forms.

Yasmiṁ panāhaṁ samaye obhāsanimittaṁ amanasikaritvā rūpanimittaṁ manasi karomi, rūpāni hi kho tasmiṁ samaye passāmi na ca obhāsaṁ sañjānāmi—
kevalampi rattiṁ, kevalampi divaṁ, kevalampi rattindivan’ti.

But when I don’t focus on the basis of the light, but focus on the basis of the forms, then I see forms and do not perceive light. And this goes on for a whole night, a whole day, even a whole night and day.’

So kho ahaṁ, anuruddhā, appamatto ātāpī pahitatto viharanto parittañceva obhāsaṁ sañjānāmi, parittāni ca rūpāni passāmi;
appamāṇañceva obhāsaṁ sañjānāmi, appamāṇāni ca rūpāni passāmi:
‘kevalampi rattiṁ, kevalampi divaṁ, kevalampi rattindivaṁ’.
Tassa mayhaṁ, anuruddhā, etadahosi:
‘ko nu kho hetu ko paccayo yvāhaṁ parittañceva obhāsaṁ sañjānāmi, parittāni ca rūpāni passāmi;
appamāṇañceva obhāsaṁ sañjānāmi, appamāṇāni ca rūpāni passāmi—
kevalampi rattiṁ, kevalampi divaṁ, kevalampi rattindivan’ti.
Tassa mayhaṁ, anuruddhā, etadahosi:
‘yasmiṁ kho me samaye paritto samādhi hoti, parittaṁ me tasmiṁ samaye cakkhu hoti.
Sohaṁ parittena cakkhunā parittañceva obhāsaṁ sañjānāmi, parittāni ca rūpāni passāmi.
Yasmiṁ pana me samaye appamāṇo samādhi hoti, appamāṇaṁ me tasmiṁ samaye cakkhu hoti.

While meditating diligent, keen, and resolute, I perceived limited light and saw limited forms, or I perceived limitless light and saw limitless forms. And this went on for a whole night, a whole day, even a whole night and day. I thought: ‘What is the cause, what is the reason for this?’ It occurred to me: ‘When my immersion is limited, then my vision is limited, and with limited vision I perceive limited light and see limited forms. But when my immersion is limitless, then my vision is limitless,

Sohaṁ appamāṇena cakkhunā appamāṇañceva obhāsaṁ sañjānāmi, appamāṇāni ca rūpāni passāmi—
kevalampi rattiṁ, kevalampi divaṁ, kevalampi rattindivan’ti.

and with limitless vision I perceive limitless light and see limitless forms. And this goes on for a whole night, a whole day, even a whole night and day.’

After understanding that doubt, loss of focus, dullness and drowsiness, terror, excitement, discomfort, excessive energy, overly lax energy, longing, perception of diversity,

‘atinijjhāyitattaṁ rūpānaṁ cittassa upakkileso’ti—iti viditvā atinijjhāyitattaṁ rūpānaṁ cittassa upakkileso pahīno ahosi.

and excessive concentration on forms are corruptions of the mind, I had given them up.

Tassa mayhaṁ, anuruddhā, etadahosi:
‘ye kho me cittassa upakkilesā te me pahīnā.
Handa dānāhaṁ tividhena samādhiṁ bhāvemī’ti.
So kho ahaṁ, anuruddhā, savitakkampi savicāraṁ samādhiṁ bhāvesiṁ, avitakkampi vicāramattaṁ samādhiṁ bhāvesiṁ, avitakkampi avicāraṁ samādhiṁ bhāvesiṁ, sappītikampi samādhiṁ bhāvesiṁ, nippītikampi samādhiṁ bhāvesiṁ, sātasahagatampi samādhiṁ bhāvesiṁ, upekkhāsahagatampi samādhiṁ bhāvesiṁ.

I thought: ‘I’ve given up my mental corruptions. Now let me develop immersion in three ways.’ I developed immersion while placing the mind and keeping it connected; without placing the mind, merely keeping it connected; without placing the mind or keeping it connected; with rapture; without rapture; with pleasure; with equanimity.

Yato kho me, anuruddhā, savitakkopi savicāro samādhi bhāvito ahosi, avitakkopi vicāramatto samādhi bhāvito ahosi, avitakkopi avicāro samādhi bhāvito ahosi, sappītikopi samādhi bhāvito ahosi, nippītikopi samādhi bhāvito ahosi, sātasahagatopi samādhi bhāvito ahosi, upekkhāsahagatopi samādhi bhāvito ahosi.
Ñāṇañca pana me dassanaṁ udapādi,
akuppā me cetovimutti. Ayamantimā jāti, natthi dāni punabbhavo”ti.
Idamavoca bhagavā.
Attamano āyasmā anuruddho bhagavato bhāsitaṁ abhinandīti.
Upakkilesasuttaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ aṭṭhamaṁ.

When I had developed immersion in these ways, the knowledge and vision arose in me: ‘My freedom is unshakable; this is my last rebirth; now there’ll be no more future lives.’” That is what the Buddha said. Satisfied, Venerable Anuruddha approved what the Buddha said.

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