..续本文上一页able to go where he likes. As time passes, he eventually is released from that slavery, subject to himself, not subject to others, freed, able to go where he likes. The thought would occur to him, ”Before, I was a slave... Now I am released from that slavery, subject to myself, not subject to others, freed, able to go where I like.” Because of that he would experience joy & happiness.
"Now suppose that a man, carrying money & goods, is traveling by a road through desolate country. As time passes, he eventually emerges from that desolate country, safe & sound, with no loss of property. The thought would occur to him, ”Before, carrying money & goods, I was traveling by a road through desolate country. Now I have emerged from that desolate country, safe & sound, with no loss of my property.” Because of that he would experience joy & happiness.
"In the same way, when these five hindrances are not abandoned in himself, the monk regards it as a debt, a sickness, a prison, slavery, a road through desolate country. But when these five hindrances are abandoned in himself, he regards it as unindebtedness, good health, release from prison, freedom, a place of security."
— MN 39
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§ 2.7.
[Punnika:]
I”m a water-carrier, cold,
always going down to the water
from fear of my mistresses” beatings,
harassed by their anger & words.
But you, Brahman,
what do you fear
that you”re always going down to the water
with shivering limbs, feeling great cold
[The Brahman:]
Punnika, surely you know.
You”re asking one doing skillful kamma
& warding off evil.
Whoever, young or old, does evil kamma
is, through water ablution,
from evil kamma set free.
[Punnika:]
Who taught you this
— the ignorant to the ignorant —
”One, through water ablution,
is from evil kamma set free
”
In that case, they”d all go to heaven:
all the frogs, turtles,
serpents, crocodiles,
& anything else that lives in the water.
Sheep-butchers, pork-butchers,
fishermen, trappers,
thieves, executioners,
& any other evil doers,
would, through water ablution,
be from evil kamma set free.
If these rivers could carry off
the evil kamma you”ve done in the past,
they”d carry off your merit as well,
and then you”d be
completely left out.
Whatever it is that you fear,
that you”re always going down to the water,
don”t do it.
Don”t let the cold hurt your skin."
[The Brahman:]
I”ve been following the miserable path, good lady,
and now you”ve brought me
back to the noble.
I give you this robe for water-ablution.
[Punnika:]
Let the robe be yours. I don”t need it.
If you”re afraid of pain,
if you dislike pain,
then don”t do any evil kamma,
in open, in secret.
But if you do or will do
any evil kamma,
you”ll gain no freedom from pain,
even if you fly up & hurry away.
If you”re afraid of pain,
if you dislike pain,
go to the Awakened One for refuge,
go to the Dhamma & Sangha.
Take on the precepts:
That will lead to your liberation.
— Thig 12
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