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Majjhima Nikāya 134

Lomasakaṅgiyabhaddekarattasutta

Lomasakaṅgiya and One Fine Night · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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do you know“Jānāsi butpana youtvaṁ, mendicantbhikkhu, thattaṁ goddevaputtan”ti?
not“Na indeedkho Iahaṁ, sirbhante, I knowjānāmi thattaṁ goddevaputtan”ti.
Candana“Candano namednāma heso, mendicantbhikkhu, godlingdevaputto.
CandanaCandano, mendicantbhikkhu, godlingdevaputto attentionaṭṭhiṁ having madekatvā mind·makemanasikatvā all·mindsabbacetasā whole·takesamannāharitvā applied·earohitasoto to the teachingdhammaṁ listenssuṇāti.
thereforeTena thenhi, mendicantbhikkhu, listensuṇāhi, wellsādhukaṁ apply your mindmanasi dokarohi; I will speakbhāsissāmī”ti.
yes“Evaṁ, sirbhante”ti indeedkho venerableāyasmā Lomasakaṅgiyalomasakaṅgiyo to the Buddhabhagavato repliedpaccassosi.
the BuddhaBhagavā this·saidetadavoca:

“But mendicant, do you know that god?” “I do not, sir.” “That godling was named Candana. Candana pays attention, applies the mind, concentrates wholeheartedly, and actively listens to the teaching. Well then, mendicant, listen and apply your mind well, I will speak.” “Yes, sir,” Lomasakaṅgiya replied. The Buddha said this:

the past“Atītaṁ one should not run back tonānvāgameyya,
one should not anticipatenappaṭikaṅkhe the futureanāgataṁ;
what is pastYadatītaṁ left behindpahīnaṁ thattaṁ,
and not arrivedappattañca the futureanāgataṁ.
and any presentPaccuppannañca whichyo phenomenondhammaṁ,
theretattha theretattha clearly discernsvipassati;
unfalteringAsaṁhīraṁ unshakableasaṅkuppaṁ,
thattaṁ having knownvidvā one should fostermanubrūhaye.
today indeedAjjeva the work, the keen effortkiccamātappaṁ,
whoko may knowjaññā deathmaraṇaṁ tomorrowsuve;
notNa indeedhi for usno a bargainsaṅgaraṁ with thattena,
with the mighty-hordedmahāsenena with deathmaccunā.
one who dwells thusEvaṁvihāriṁ keenly meditatingātāpiṁ,
tireless all night and dayahorattamatanditaṁ;
that oneTaṁ indeedve is one who has one fine nightbhaddekarattoti,
peacefulsanto declaresācikkhate sagemuni.

“Don’t run back to the past, don’t anticipate the future. What’s past is left behind, the future has not arrived; and any present phenomenon you clearly discern in every case. The unfaltering, the unshakable: having known that, foster it. Today’s the day to keenly work— who knows, tomorrow may bring death! For there is no bargain to be struck with Death and his mighty horde. One who keenly meditates like this, tireless all night and day: that’s who has one fine night— so declares the peaceful sage.

how·andKathañca, monkbhikkhu, the pastatītaṁ back·goanvāgameti and so on…pe…
thusevaṁ indeedkho, monkbhikkhu, the pastatītaṁ back·goanvāgameti.
how·andKathañca, monkbhikkhu, the pastatītaṁ does not run back tonānvāgameti and so on…pe…
thusevaṁ indeedkho, monkbhikkhu, the pastatītaṁ does not run back tonānvāgameti.
how·andKathañca, monkbhikkhu, the futureanāgataṁ towards·desirepaṭikaṅkhati and so on…pe…
thusevaṁ indeedkho, monkbhikkhu, the futureanāgataṁ towards·desirepaṭikaṅkhati.
how·andKathañca, monkbhikkhu, the futureanāgataṁ not·towards·desirenappaṭikaṅkhati and so on…pe…
thusevaṁ indeedkho, monkbhikkhu, the futureanāgataṁ not·towards·desirenappaṭikaṅkhati.
how·andKathañca, monkbhikkhu, presentpaccuppannesu dhammadhammesu together·drawsaṁhīrati and so on…pe…
thusevaṁ indeedkho, monkbhikkhu, presentpaccuppannesu dhammadhammesu together·drawsaṁhīrati.
how·andKathañca, monkbhikkhu, presentpaccuppannesu dhammadhammesu notna together·drawsaṁhīrati and so on…pe…
thusevaṁ indeedkho, monkbhikkhu, presentpaccuppannesu dhammadhammesu notna together·drawsaṁhīrati.

And how do you run back to the past? …”

the pastAtītaṁ one should not return tonānvāgameyya,
one should not long fornappaṭikaṅkhe the futureanāgataṁ;
what·pastYadatītaṁ abandonedpahīnaṁ thattaṁ,
unattained·andappattañca futureanāgataṁ.
present·andPaccuppannañca whoeveryo dhammadhammaṁ,
theretattha theretattha clearly·seevipassati;
not·shakableAsaṁhīraṁ not·waveringasaṅkuppaṁ,
thattaṁ the wise onevidvā mind·cultivatemanubrūhaye.
today indeedAjjeva duty·ardorkiccamātappaṁ,
whoko knowsjaññā deathmaraṇaṁ tomorrowsuve;
notNa indeedhi for usno trucesaṅgaraṁ with himtena,
with the great armymahāsenena of deathmaccunā.
thus·dwellingEvaṁvihāriṁ ardentātāpiṁ,
day·night·tirelessahorattamatanditaṁ;
himTaṁ indeedve one fine nightbhaddekarattoti,
the peaceful onesanto declaresācikkhate sage·quotation markermunī”ti.
this·saidIdamavoca the Blessed Onebhagavā.
self·mindAttamano Venerableāyasmā Lomasakaṅgiyalomasakaṅgiyo of the Blessed Onebhagavato speechbhāsitaṁ toward·rejoice·quotation markerabhinandīti.
Lomasakaṅgiya·fine·night·discourseLomasakaṅgiyabhaddekarattasuttaṁ finishedniṭṭhitaṁ fourthcatutthaṁ.

That is what the Buddha said. Satisfied, Venerable Lomasakaṅgiya approved what the Buddha said.

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