..續本文上一頁d offer him my loving devotion.

　　"Again, Lord, the Blessed One is virtuous, of virtue that is mature, of virtue that is holy, of virtue that is wholesome; he is endowed with wholesome virtue. It is for this reason...

　　"Again, Lord, the Blessed One has been a forest dweller for a long time, he resorts to remote forest lands, to secluded dwellings. It is for this reason...

　　"Again, Lord, the Blessed One is contented with whatever robes, alms food, dwelling, remedies and medicines he receives as requisites. It is for this reason...

　　"Again, Lord, the Blessed One is worthy of gifts, worthy of hospitality, worthy of offerings, worthy of reverential salutation, being the incomparable field of merit for the world. It is for this reason...

　　"Again, Lord, the Blessed One obtains at will, without difficulty and trouble (the opportunity for) talk that is helpful to an austere life, useful for mental clarity; namely, talk on frugality, contentedness, solitude, seclusion, application of energy, virtue, concentration, wisdom, deliverance, and on the knowledge of wisdom and deliverance. It is for this reason...

　　"Again, Lord, the Blessed One attains at will, without difficulty and trouble, the four jhaanas, which make for loftiness of mind and for a happy abiding in the present. It is for this reason...

　　"Again, Lord, the Blessed One recollects his manifold past lives, that is to say, one birth... (continue as in §17(8))... It is for this reason...

　　"Again, Lord, the Blessed One, with the pine eye, which is purified... (continue as in §17(9))... It is for this reason...

　　"And again, Lord, the Blessed One, after destroying the cankers, has realized for himself here and now with direct knowledge the canker-free liberation of the heart and liberation by wisdom, and he enters upon and dwells in it. It is for this reason, Lord, that I show to the Blessed One such profound humility and offer him my loving devotion.

　　"But now, Lord, we must go. We have much work and many duties."

　　"Do as you think fit, great king."

　　And the Kosala king Pasenadi rose from his seat, saluted the Blessed One respectfully and keeping him to his right, departed.

　　— AN 10.30

　　21. SELF-EXAMINATION

　　"If, monks, a monk is not skilled in (knowing) the ways of others” minds, he should resolve, ”I must become skilled in (knowing) the ways of my own mind.”[50] Thus, monks, should you train yourselves.

　　"And how is a monk skilled in (knowing) the ways of his own mind

　　 It is just as if a man or a woman, young, youthful and fond of adornment, would look at their face in a clean, bright mirror or in a bowl of clear water. If they then see any dust or dirt, they will make all effort to remove it. But if no dust or dirt is seen, they will be glad about it, and their wish satisfied, they will think, ”How good! I am clean!”

　　"Similarly, monks, it is of great importance for a monk that he examines himself as to qualities in him that are wholesome: ”Am I often covetous or often not covetous

　　 Do I often have ill-will in my heart or am I often free of it

　　 Am I often immersed in sloth and torpor or am I often free of it

　　 Am I excited or often free of excitement

　　 Am I often in doubt or often free of doubt

　　 Am I often angry or often free of anger

　　 Is my mind often defiled (by unwholesome thoughts) or often free of defilements

　　 Is my body often restless or often free of restlessness

　　 Am I often lazy or often energetic

　　 Am I often unconcentrated or often concentrated

　　”

　　"When a monk, in such self-examination, finds that he is often covetous, malevolent, slothful, excited, doubtful, angry, mentally defiled, bodily restless, lazy and unconcentrated, that monk should apply his utmost zeal and energy, effort and exertion, as well as unremitting mindfulness and clear comprehension, (directing them) to t…

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