Skillful Kusala Sutta (AN 6:17) · 莲华归心开放中文佛学资料库

- suttas - - evening talks - short morning talks - lectures - guided meditations - talk collections - other themes - chants - - - - à¹à¸à¸¢ - Franā§ais - Espaā±ol - - Portuguāªs - Ð ÑÑÑÐºÐ¸Ð¹ - - - Ð£ÐºÑÐ°ÑÐ½ÑÑÐºÐ° Submit Search - Home - Suttas - AN - AN 6:17 Skillful ## Browse Suttas Go to Aṃguttara Nikṅya index AN index ## Skillful Kusala SuttaÂ Â (ANÂ 6:17) On one occasion the Blessed One was staying near Sṅvatthī in Jeta's Grove, Anṅthapiṃṇikaâs monastery. Then, in the evening, having risen from seclusion, he went to the meeting hall and, on arrival, sat down on a seat made ready. Then Ven. Sṅriputta, in the evening, having risen from seclusion, also went to the meeting hall and, on arrival, after bowing down to the Blessed One, sat to one side. Then Ven. Mahṅ Moggallṅnaâ¦ Ven. Mahṅ Kassapaâ¦ Ven. Mahṅ Kaccṅnaâ¦ Ven. Mahṅ Koṭṭhitaâ¦ Ven. Mahṅ Cundaâ¦ Ven. Mahṅ Kappinaâ¦ Ven. Anuruddhaâ¦ Ven. Revataâ¦ Ven. ṅnanda, in the evening, having risen from seclusion, also went to the meeting hall and, on arrival, after bowing down to the Blessed One, sat to one side. Then the Blessed One, having spent most of the night sitting, got up from his seat and entered his dwelling. Not long after he had left, those venerable ones also got up from their seats and went to their own dwellings. But those monks who were new—not long gone forth, recently come to this Dhamma & Vinaya—slept until sunrise, snoring. The Blessed One, with his divine eye, purified & surpassing the human—saw those monks sleeping until sunrise, snoring. Seeing them, he went to the meeting hall and sat down on a seat made ready. Seated, he said to the monks, "Monks, where is Sṅriputta? Where is Mahṅ Moggallṅna? Where is Mahṅ Kassapa? Where is Mahṅ Kaccṅna? Where is Mahṅ Koṭṭhita? Where is Mahṅ Cunda? Where is Mahṅ Kappina? Where is Anuruddha? Where is Revata? Where is ṅnanda? Where have those elder disciples gone?" "Lord, not long after the Blessed One left, those venerable ones left and went to their own dwellings." "But why, when those elder monks were gone, did you sleep until sunrise, snoring? "What do you think, monks: Have you ever seen or heard of a head-anointed noble warrior king who—spending as much time as he likes committed to the pleasure of lying down, the pleasure of reclining, the pleasure of torpor—maintains his rule all his life or is pleasing & agreeable to the country?" "No, lord." "Good, monks. I, too, have never seen or heard of a head-anointed noble warrior king who—spending as much time as he likes committed to the pleasure of lying down, the pleasure of reclining, the pleasure of torpor—maintains his rule all his life or is pleasing & agreeable to the country. "What do you think, monks: Have you ever seen or heard of a royal ministerâ¦ a royal heirâ¦ a generalâ¦ a village headmanâ¦ a guild master who— spending as much time as he likes committed to the pleasure of lying down, the pleasure of reclining, the pleasure of torpor—maintains leadership over his guild all his life or is pleasing & agreeable to the guild?" "No, lord." "Good, monks. I, too, have never seen or heard of a guild master who— spending as much time as he likes committed to the pleasure of lying down, the pleasure of reclining, the pleasure of torpor—maintains leadership over his guild all his life or is pleasing & agreeable to the guild. "What do you think, monks: Have you ever seen or heard of a contemplative or brahman who—spending as much time as he likes committed to the pleasure of lying down, the pleasure of reclining, the pleasure of torpor, with his senses unguarded, knowing no moderation in food, not committed to wakefulness, with no insight into skillful qualities, not committed to the development of the wings to awakening1 in the early & late hours of the night—through the ending of the effluents, has entered & is remaining in the effluent-free awareness-release & discernment-release, directly knowing & realizing them for himself right in the here-&-now?" "No, lord." "Good, monks. I, too, have never seen or heard of a contemplative or brahman who—spending as much time as he likes committed to the pleasure of lying down, the pleasure of reclining, the pleasure of torpor, with his senses unguarded, knowing no moderation in food, not committed to wakefulness, with no insight into skillful qualities, not committed to the development of the wings to awakening in the early & late hours of the night—through the ending of the effluents, has entered & is remaining in the effluent-free awareness-release & discernment-release, directly knowing & realizing them for himself right in the here-&-now. "Therefore, monks, you should train yourselves: ), # Right single quote ('â', We will have our senses guarded, know moderation in food, commit to wakefulness, gain insight into skillful qualities, and dwell committed to the development of the wings to awakening in the early & late hours of the night.â Thatâs how you should train yourselves." Note 1. The four establishi