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Majjhima Nikāya 62

Mahārāhulovādasutta

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

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like spaceĀkāsasamaṁ, Rāhularāhula, meditationbhāvanaṁ meditatebhāvehi.
like spaceĀkāsasamañhi for youte, Rāhularāhula, meditationbhāvanaṁ meditatingbhāvayato arisenuppannā pleasant and 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 and unpleasantmanāpāmanāpā contactsphassā mindcittaṁ notna having occupiedpariyādāya will standṭhassanti.

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

compassionKaruṇaṁ, Rāhularāhula, meditationbhāvanaṁ meditate onbhāvehi.
for compassionKaruṇañhi for youte, Rāhularāhula, meditationbhāvanaṁ meditatingbhāvayato whateveryā crueltyvihesā thatsā will be given uppahīyissati.

rejoicingMuditaṁ, Rāhularāhula, meditationbhāvanaṁ meditate onbhāvehi.
for rejoicingMuditañhi youte, Rāhularāhula, meditationbhāvanaṁ cultivatingbhāvayato whichyā discontentarati thatsā will be given uppahīyissati.

equanimityUpekkhaṁ, Rāhularāhula, meditationbhāvanaṁ meditate onbhāvehi.
for equanimityUpekkhañhi yourte, Rāhularāhula, meditationbhāvanaṁ one meditatingbhāvayato whateveryo aversionpaṭigho thatso will be given uppahīyissati.

uglinessAsubhaṁ, Rāhularāhula, meditationbhāvanaṁ meditate onbhāvehi.
for uglinessAsubhañhi youte, Rāhularāhula, meditationbhāvanaṁ meditating onbhāvayato anyyo lustrāgo thatso will be given uppahīyissati.

perception of impermanence,Aniccasaññaṁ, Rāhula,rāhula, meditationbhāvanaṁ develop.bhāvehi.
for the perception of impermanenceAniccasaññañhi for you,te, Rāhula,rāhula, meditationbhāvanaṁ while developingbhāvayato whichyo conceit ‘I am’asmimāno thatso will be given up.pahīyissati.

mindfulness of breathing,Ānāpānassatiṁ, Rāhula,rāhula, developmentbhāvanaṁ develop.bhāvehi.
mindfulness of breathingĀnāpānassati indeedhi for you,te, Rāhula,rāhula, developedbhāvitā cultivatedbahulīkatā very fruitfulmahapphalā ishoti very beneficial.mahānisaṁsā.
howKathaṁ developedbhāvitā and,ca, Rāhula,rāhula, mindfulness of breathing,ānāpānassati, howkathaṁ cultivatedbahulīkatā very fruitfulmahapphalā ishoti very beneficial?mahānisaṁsā?

hereIdha, Rāhularāhula, a mendicantbhikkhu gone to a wildernessaraññagato orvā gone to the root of a treerukkhamūlagato orvā gone to an empty hutsuññāgāragato orvā sits downnisīdati cross-leggedpallaṅkaṁ having bentābhujitvā straightujuṁ bodykāyaṁ having directedpaṇidhāya to the presentparimukhaṁ mindfulnesssatiṁ having establishedupaṭṭhapetvā.
theySo just mindfulsatova breathe inassasati just mindfulsatova breathe outpassasati.

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

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

experiencing the mind‘Cittappaṭisaṁvedī I will breathe inassasissāmī’ti they practicesikkhati; experiencing the mind‘cittappaṭisaṁvedī I will breathe outpassasissāmī’ti they practicesikkhati;
gladdening‘abhippamodayaṁ the mindcittaṁ I will breathe inassasissāmī’ti they practicesikkhati; gladdening‘abhippamodayaṁ the mindcittaṁ I will breathe outpassasissāmī’ti they practicesikkhati;
immersing‘samādahaṁ the mindcittaṁ I will breathe inassasissāmī’ti they practicesikkhati; immersing‘samādahaṁ the mindcittaṁ I will breathe outpassasissāmī’ti they practicesikkhati;
freeing‘vimocayaṁ the mindcittaṁ I will breathe inassasissāmī’ti they practicesikkhati; freeing‘vimocayaṁ the mindcittaṁ I will breathe outpassasissāmī’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 developedbhāvitā indeedkho, Rāhularāhula, mindfulness of breathingānāpānassati, thusevaṁ cultivatedbahulīkatā very fruitfulmahapphalā ishoti very beneficialmahānisaṁsā.
thusEvaṁ developedbhāvitāya, Rāhularāhula, mindfulness of breathingānāpānassatiyā, thusevaṁ cultivatedbahulīkatāya even thoseyepi thosete finalcarimakā breathsassāsā even thesetepi knownviditāva ceasenirujjhanti notno unknownaviditā”ti.
this saidIdamavoca the Blessed Onebhagavā.
satisfiedAttamano venerableāyasmā Rāhularāhulo of the Blessed Onebhagavato speechbhāsitaṁ approvedabhinandīti.
The Longer Advice to Rāhula SuttaMahārāhulovādasuttaṁ finishedniṭṭhitaṁ seconddutiyaṁ.

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