The Sheaf of Barley Yavakalṅpi Sutta (SN 35:207)

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('â', If, dear sirs, in the battle of the devas arrayed against the asuras, the asuras win and the devas are defeated, bind Sakka, the lord of the devas, neck, hand, & foot and bring him before me in the city of the asuras.â "As for Sakka, lord of the devas, he addressed the Devas of the Thirty-three: ),

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('â', If dear sirs, in the battle of the devas arrayed against the asuras, the devas win and the asuras are defeated, bind Vepacitti, the lord of the asuras, neck, hand, & foot and bring him before me in the righteous assembly of the devas.â "Now, in that battle the devas won. So the Devas of the Thirty-three bound Vepacitti, the lord of the asuras, neck, hand, & foot and brought him before Sakka in the righteous assembly of the devas. "So there was Vepacitti, the lord of the asuras, bound neck, hand, & foot. When the thought occurred to him, ),

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('â', The devas are in the right and the asuras in the wrong. Iâm now going over to the city of the devas,â then he viewed himself as freed from that fivefold bond. He was fully provided with the five strings of heavenly sensuality. But when the thought occurred to him, ),

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('â', The asuras are in the right and the devas in the wrong. I will go over to the city of the asuras,â then he viewed himself as bound with that fivefold bond, deprived of the five strings of heavenly sensuality. Thatâs how subtle the bonds of Vepacitti were. But the bonds of Mṅra are even more subtle. Anyone who supposes is bound by Mṅra. Anyone who doesnât suppose is freed from the Evil One. "),

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('â', I amâ is a supposition. ),

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('â', I am thisâ is a supposition. ),

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('â', I shall beâ is a supposition. ),

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('â', I shall not beââ¦),

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('â', I shall be possessed of formââ¦),

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('â', I shall be percipientââ¦),

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('â', I shall not be percipientâ⦠),

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('â', I shall be neither percipient nor non-percipientâ is a supposition. Supposition is a disease, supposition is a cancer, supposition is an arrow. Therefore, monks, you should train yourselves: ),

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('â', We will dwell with an awareness free of suppositions.â "),

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('â', I amâ is a perturbation. ),

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('â', I am thisâ is a perturbation. ),

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('â', I shall beâ is a perturbation. ),

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('â', I shall not beââ¦),

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('â', I shall be possessed of formââ¦),

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('â', I shall not be possessed of formââ¦),

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('â', I shall be percipientââ¦),

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('â', I shall not be percipientâ⦠),

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('â', I shall be neither percipient nor non-percipientâ is a perturbation. Perturbation is a disease, perturbation is a cancer, perturbation is an arrow. Therefore, monks, you should train yourselves: ),

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('â', We will dwell with an awareness free of perturbations.â "),

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('â', I amâ is a wavering. ),

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('â', I am thisâ is a wavering. ),

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('â', I shall beâ is a wavering. ),

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('â', I shall not beââ¦),

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('â', I shall be possessed of formââ¦),

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('â', I shall not be possessed of formââ¦),

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('â', I shall be percipientââ¦),

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('â', I shall not be percipientâ⦠),

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('â', I shall be neither percipient nor non-percipientâ is a wavering. Wavering is a disease, wavering is a cancer, wavering is an arrow. Therefore, monks, you should train yourselves: ),

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('â', We will dwell with an awareness free of waverings.â "),

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('â', I amâ is an objectification. ),

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('â', I am thisâ is an objectification. ),

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('â', I shall beâ is an objectification. ),

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('â', I shall not beââ¦),

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('â', I shall be possessed of formââ¦),

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('â', I shall not be possessed of formââ¦),

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('â', I shall be percipientââ¦),

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('â', I shall not be percipientâ⦠),

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('â', I shall be neither percipient nor non-percipientâ is an objectification. Objectification is a disease, objectification is a cancer, objectification is an arrow. Therefore, monks, you should train yourselves: ),

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('â', We will dwell with an awareness free of objectifications.â "),

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('â', I amâ is an act of conceit. ),

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('â', I am thisâ is an act of conceit. ),

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('â', I shall beâ is an act of conceit. ),

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('â', I shall not beââ¦),

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('â', I shall be possessed of formââ¦),

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('â', I shall not be possessed of formââ¦),

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('â', I shall be percipientââ¦),

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('â', I shall not be percipientâ⦠),

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('â', I shall be neither percipient nor non-percipientâ is an act of conceit. An act of conceit is a disease, an act of conceit is a cancer, an act of conceit is an arrow. Therefore, monks, you should train yourselves: ),

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('â', We will dwell with an awareness free of acts of conceit.â" See also: MN 18; MN 140; SN 11:5; SN 35:115 - --> - - - -