..续本文上一页tained the sphere of the infinity of consciousness, the perception of the sphere of the infinity of space has ceased. Having attained the sphere of no-thingness, the perception of the sphere of infinity of consciousness has ceased. Having attained the sphere of neither-perception-nor-non-perception, the perception of the sphere of no-thingness has ceased. Having attained the cessation of perception and feeling, perception and feeling have ceased. In a taint-free monk greed has ceased, hatred has ceased, delusion has ceased.

　　"I have further taught, monk the gradual stilling of conditioned phenomena (sankhara). In him who has attained the first meditative absorption, speech has been stilled. Having attained the second absorption, thought-conception and discursive thinking have been stilled...(To be continued as above, up to:) Having attained the cessation of perception and feeling, perception and feeling have been stilled. In a taint-free monk greed has been stilled, hatred has been stilled, delusion has been stilled.

　　"There are, monk, these six quietenings. In him who has attained the first absorption, speech is quietened. Having attained the second absorption, thought-conception and discursive thinking are quietened. Having attained the third absorption, rapture is quietened. Having attained the fourth absorption, inhalation and exhalation is quietened.[17] Having attained the cessation of perception and feeling, perception and feeling are quietened. In a taint-free monk greed is quietened, hatred is quietened, delusion is quietened."

　　12. IN THE SKY — I

　　"In the sky, O monks, various kinds of winds are blowing: winds from the east, west, north and south, winds carrying dust and winds without dust, winds hot and cold, gentle and fierce. Similarly, monks, there arise in this body various kinds of feelings: pleasant feelings arise, painful feelings arise and neutral feelings arise."

　　Just as in the sky above winds of various kinds are blowing:

　　Coming from the east or west, blowing from the north or south,

　　Some carry dust and others not, cold are some and others hot,

　　Some are fierce and others mild — their blowing is so different.

　　So also in this body here, feelings of different kind arise:

　　The pleasant feelings and the painful and the neutral ones.

　　But if a monk is ardent and does not neglect

　　To practice mindfulness and comprehension clear,

　　The nature of all feelings will he understand,

　　And having penetrated them, he will be taint-free in this very life.

　　Mature in knowledge, firm in Dhamma”s ways,

　　When once his life-span ends, his body breaks,

　　All measure and concept he has transcended.

　　13. IN THE SKY — II

　　(This text repeats the prose section of No. 12, without the verses)

　　14. THE GUEST HOUSE

　　"In a guest house, O monks, people from the east may take lodgings, or people from the west, north or south. People from the warrior caste may come and take lodgings there, and also Brahmans, middle class people and menials.

　　"Similarly, O monks, there arise in this body various kinds of feelings; there arise pleasant feelings, painful feelings and neutral feelings; worldly feelings that are pleasant, painful or neutral, and unworldly (spiritual) feelings that are pleasant, painful and neutral."

　　15. ANANDA — I

　　Once the Venerable Ananda went to see the Blessed One. Having saluted him respectfully, he sat down at one side. Thus seated, he said:

　　"What are the feelings, O Lord

　　 What is the origin of feelings, what is their cessation and the way leading to their cessation

　　 What is the gratification in feelings

　　 What is the danger in feelings

　　 And what is the escape from them

　　"

　　"There are, Ananda, three kinds of feelings: pleasant, painful and neutral. Through the origin of sense-impression there is origin of feelings; through the cessatio…

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