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Majjhima Nikāya 62

Mahārāhulovādasutta

The Longer Advice to Rāhula · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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space·likeĀkāsasamaṁ, Rāhularāhula, meditationbhāvanaṁ meditatebhāvehi.
like spaceĀkāsasamañhi for youte, Rāhularāhula, meditationbhāvanaṁ meditatingbhāvayato arisenuppannā pleasant·unpleasantmanāpāmanāpā contactsphassā mindcittaṁ notna having occupiedpariyādāya will standṭhassanti.
just asSeyyathāpi, Rāhularāhula, spaceākāso notna anywherekatthaci establishedpatiṭṭhito;
in the same wayevameva indeedkho youtvaṁ, Rāhularāhula, like spaceākāsasamaṁ meditationbhāvanaṁ meditatebhāvehi.
like spaceĀkāsasamañhi for youte, Rāhularāhula, meditationbhāvanaṁ meditatingbhāvayato arisenuppannā pleasant·unpleasantmanāpāmanāpā contactsphassā mindcittaṁ notna having occupiedpariyādāya will standṭhassanti.

loving-kindnessMettaṁ, Rāhularāhula, developmentbhāvanaṁ developbhāvehi.
love·forMettañhi for youte, Rāhularāhula, developmentbhāvanaṁ developingbhāvayato whateveryo ill willbyāpādo thatso will be given uppahīyissati.

compassionKaruṇaṁ, Rāhularāhula, meditationbhāvanaṁ meditate onbhāvehi.
compassion + forKaruṇañhi for youte, Rāhularāhula, meditationbhāvanaṁ meditatingbhāvayato whateveryā crueltyvihesā thatsā forth·abandonpahīyissati.

rejoicingMuditaṁ, Rāhularāhula, meditationbhāvanaṁ meditate onbhāvehi.
rejoicing + forMuditañhi youte, Rāhularāhula, meditationbhāvanaṁ cultivatingbhāvayato whichyā discontentarati thatsā will be given uppahīyissati.

equanimityUpekkhaṁ, Rāhularāhula, meditationbhāvanaṁ meditate onbhāvehi.
equanimity + forUpekkhañhi yourte, Rāhularāhula, meditationbhāvanaṁ one meditatingbhāvayato whateveryo aversionpaṭigho thatso will be given uppahīyissati.

not·beautifulAsubhaṁ, Rāhularāhula, meditationbhāvanaṁ meditate onbhāvehi.
not·beautiful·forAsubhañhi youte, Rāhularāhula, meditationbhāvanaṁ meditating onbhāvayato anyyo lustrāgo thatso will be given uppahīyissati.

perception of impermanence,Aniccasaññaṁ, Rāhula,rāhula, meditationbhāvanaṁ develop.bhāvehi.
impermanent·perception + forAniccasaññañhi for you,te, Rāhula,rāhula, meditationbhāvanaṁ while developingbhāvayato whichyo I am·conceitasmimāno thatso will be given up.pahīyissati.

mindfulness of breathing,Ānāpānassatiṁ, Rāhula,rāhula, develop·developmentbhāvanaṁ develop.bhāvehi.
mindfulness of breathingĀnāpānassati indeedhi for you,te, Rāhula,rāhula, develop·developedbhāvitā abundant·madebahulīkatā great·fruitmahapphalā ishoti great·benefitmahānisaṁsā.
howKathaṁ develop·developedbhāvitā and,ca, Rāhula,rāhula, mindfulness of breathing,ānāpānassati, howkathaṁ abundant·madebahulīkatā great·fruitmahapphalā ishoti great·benefitmahānisaṁsā?

hereIdha, Rāhularāhula, a mendicantbhikkhu wilderness·gonearaññagato orvā tree·root·gonerukkhamūlagato orvā gone to an empty hutsuññāgāragato orvā sits downnisīdati cross-leggedpallaṅkaṁ having bentābhujitvā straightujuṁ bodykāyaṁ having directedpaṇidhāya around·faceparimukhaṁ mindfulnesssatiṁ near·standupaṭṭhapetvā.
theySo mindful·justsatova breathe inassasati mindful·justsatova breathe outpassasati.

longDīghaṁ orvā breathing inassasanto long‘dīghaṁ I breathe inassasāmī’ti forth·knowpajānāti, longdīghaṁ orvā breathing outpassasanto long‘dīghaṁ I breathe outpassasāmī’ti forth·knowpajānāti;
shortrassaṁ orvā breathing inassasanto short‘rassaṁ I breathe inassasāmī’ti forth·knowpajānāti, shortrassaṁ orvā breathing outpassasanto short‘rassaṁ I breathe outpassasāmī’ti forth·knowpajānāti.
whole·body·experiencing‘Sabbakāyappaṭisaṁvedī I will breathe inassasissāmī’ti trainssikkhati; whole·body·experiencing‘sabbakāyappaṭisaṁvedī I will breathe outpassasissāmī’ti trainssikkhati;
stilling‘passambhayaṁ body·processkāyasaṅkhāraṁ I will breathe inassasissāmī’ti trainssikkhati; stilling‘passambhayaṁ body·processkāyasaṅkhāraṁ I will breathe outpassasissāmī’ti trainssikkhati.

experiencing rapture‘Pītippaṭisaṁvedī I’ll breathe inassasissāmī’ti they practicesikkhati; rapture·experiencing‘pītippaṭisaṁvedī I’ll breathe outpassasissāmī’ti they practicesikkhati;
bliss·experiencing‘sukhappaṭisaṁvedī I’ll breathe inassasissāmī’ti they practicesikkhati; bliss·experiencing‘sukhappaṭisaṁvedī I’ll breathe outpassasissāmī’ti they practicesikkhati;
mind·process·experiencing‘cittasaṅkhārappaṭisaṁvedī I’ll breathe inassasissāmī’ti they practicesikkhati; mind·process·experiencing‘cittasaṅkhārappaṭisaṁvedī I’ll breathe outpassasissāmī’ti they practicesikkhati;
stilling‘passambhayaṁ mind·processcittasaṅkhāraṁ I’ll breathe inassasissāmī’ti they practicesikkhati; stilling‘passambhayaṁ mind·processcittasaṅkhāraṁ I’ll breathe outpassasissāmī’ti they practicesikkhati.

mind + experiencing‘Cittappaṭisaṁvedī breathe-in·quotation-markerassasissāmī’ti they practicesikkhati; mind + experiencing‘cittappaṭisaṁvedī breathe-out·quotation-markerpassasissāmī’ti they practicesikkhati;
gladdening‘abhippamodayaṁ the mindcittaṁ breathe-in·quotation-markerassasissāmī’ti they practicesikkhati; gladdening‘abhippamodayaṁ the mindcittaṁ breathe-out·quotation-markerpassasissāmī’ti they practicesikkhati;
immersing‘samādahaṁ the mindcittaṁ breathe-in·quotation-markerassasissāmī’ti they practicesikkhati; immersing‘samādahaṁ the mindcittaṁ breathe-out·quotation-markerpassasissāmī’ti they practicesikkhati;
freeing‘vimocayaṁ the mindcittaṁ breathe-in·quotation-markerassasissāmī’ti they practicesikkhati; freeing‘vimocayaṁ the mindcittaṁ breathe-out·quotation-markerpassasissāmī’ti they practicesikkhati.

observing impermanence‘Aniccānupassī I will breathe inassasissāmī’ti they practicesikkhati; observing impermanence‘aniccānupassī I will breathe outpassasissāmī’ti they practicesikkhati;
observing fading away‘virāgānupassī I will breathe inassasissāmī’ti they practicesikkhati; observing fading away‘virāgānupassī I will breathe outpassasissāmī’ti they practicesikkhati;
observing cessation‘nirodhānupassī I will breathe inassasissāmī’ti they practicesikkhati; observing cessation‘nirodhānupassī I will breathe outpassasissāmī’ti they practicesikkhati;
observing letting go‘paṭinissaggānupassī I will breathe inassasissāmī’ti they practicesikkhati; observing letting go‘paṭinissaggānupassī I will breathe outpassasissāmī’ti they practicesikkhati.

thusEvaṁ develop·causativebhāvitā indeedkho, Rāhularāhula, mindfulness of breathingānāpānassati, thusevaṁ cultivatedbahulīkatā very fruitfulmahapphalā ishoti great·benefitmahānisaṁsā.
thusEvaṁ developedbhāvitāya, Rāhularāhula, mindfulness of breathingānāpānassatiyā, thusevaṁ cultivatedbahulīkatāya which·evenyepi thosete finalcarimakā breathsassāsā these·eventepi known·indeedviditāva out·ceasenirujjhanti notno not·known·quotation markeraviditā”ti.
this·saidIdamavoca the Blessed Onebhagavā.
self·mindAttamano venerableāyasmā Rāhularāhulo of the Blessed Onebhagavato speechbhāsitaṁ approvedabhinandīti.
great·Rāhula·advice·suttaMahārāhulovādasuttaṁ finishedniṭṭhitaṁ seconddutiyaṁ.

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