To Sirivaṇṇha Sirivaṇṇha Sutta (SN 47:29)
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('â', Venerable sir, Sirivaṇṇha the householder is diseased, in pain, severely ill. He pays homage with his head to your feet.â Then say: ),
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('â', It would be good if Ven. ṅnanda would visit Sirivaṇṇhaâs home, out of sympathy for him.â" Responding, "As you say, lord," to Sirivaṇṇha the householder, the man went to Ven. ṅnanda and, on arrival, having bowed down to him, sat to one side. As he was sitting there he said, "Venerable sir, Sirivaṇṇha the householder is diseased, in pain, severely ill. He pays homage with his head to your feet." Then he said, "It would be good if Ven. ṅnanda would visit Sirivaṇṇhaâs home, out of sympathy for him." Ven. ṅnanda consented with silence. Then Ven. ṅnanda—having adjusted his under robe and carrying his bowl & outer robe—went to the home of Sirivaṇṇha the householder. On arrival, he sat down on a seat made ready and said to Sirivaṇṇha the householder: "I hope you are getting better, householder. I hope you are comfortable. I hope that your pains are lessening and not increasing. I hope that there are signs of their lessening, and not of their increasing." [Sirivaṇṇha:] "Iâm not getting better, venerable sir. Iâm not comfortable. My extreme pains are increasing, not lessening. There are signs of their increasing, and not of their lessening. [Ven. ṅnanda:] "Then, householder, you should train yourself: ),
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('â', I will remain focused on the body in & of itself—ardent, alert, & mindful—subduing greed & distress with reference to the world. I will remain focused on feelings in & of themselves—ardent, alert, & mindful—subduing greed & distress with reference to the world. I will remain focused on the mind in & of itself—ardent, alert, & mindful—subduing greed & distress with reference to the world. I will remain focused on mental qualities in & of themselves—ardent, alert, & mindful—subduing greed & distress with reference to the world.â Thatâs how you should train yourself."1 "Venerable sir, these four establishings of mindfulness are found in me, and I am in conformity with these qualities. I remain focused on the body in & of itself—ardent, alert, & mindful—subduing greed & distress with reference to the world. I remain focused on feelings in & of themselves⦠the mind in & of itself⦠mental qualities in & of themselves—ardent, alert, & mindful—subduing greed & distress with reference to the world. "And as for the five lower fetters taught by the Blessed One, I donât see any of them unabandoned in me."2 "Itâs a gain for you, householder, a great gain. You have declared the fruit of non-return."3 Notes 1. For an expanded version of these instructions, see DN 22, SN 47:40, and AN 8:70. 2. The five lower fetters are: self-identification views, uncertainty, grasping at habits & practices, sensual desire, and ill will. See MN 64 and AN 10:13. 3. See AN 2:35, AN 3:88, and AN 7:50. See also: MN 143; SN 22:88; SN 35:74; SN 36:7; SN 46:14; SN 52:10; AN 10:60; Thag 5:8 - --> - - - -