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****************************************TOREADTHISFILESAVEITTODISKFIRST;ANDREADITUSINGNOTEPADORANYOTHERTEXTEDITOR.****************************************.AdvancedstudytheMiddleWayintheSuttaPittaka.PART2.[seetheotherfileforPart1].[ShowingthatthosesutrasareallaboutTheMiddleWaybetweenexistence&non-existence;thenon-affirmingTetralemma;theunionofdependentco-origination&emptinessofinherentexistence;theinseparabilityofworld&mind;theirnon-duality:nottwo,notone,ornotdifferent/separatebutstillnotthesame;theneedforaccumulatingbothmerit&wisdom.].OriginalsutrastakenfromTheSuttaPitakaasfoundatAccesstoInsight

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L1:[CONTENTS]:L1.L1:[CONTENTS]:L1L1:[ShortTableofContents]:L1L1:[Introduction]Teachingoutofcompassionforbeings]:L1[seePart1fileforthissection]L1:[FromtheMajjhimaNikayaTheMiddleLengthDiscourses]:L1[seePart1fileforthissection]L1:[FromtheSamyuttaNikayaTheGroupedDiscourses]:L1[seePartIinanotherfileforthefirstonesofthissection]L2:[SN20.2:NakhasikhaSutraTheTipoftheFingernail--Unionofmethod&wisdom;usingthisprecioushumanlife,thisopportunity]:L2

L2:[SN20.4:OkkhaSutraServingDishes--Unionofmethod&wisdom;good-will]:L2L2:[SN20.5:SattiSutraTheSpear--Unionofmethod&wisdom;good-will]:L2L2:[SN20.7:AniSutraThePeg--Unionofmethod&wisdom;butonlytheteachingsaboutemptinessaredefinitive]:L2L2:[SN21.2:UpatissaSutraAboutUpatissa(Sariputta)--Realizingsuchness,oneisneverdistressbyanychange]:L2L2:[SN22.22:BharaSutraTheBurden--Realizingsuchnessoftheburden,ofthefiveclinging-aggregates,ofcravingforbeingandnon-being]:L2L2:[SN22.23:PariaSutraComprehension--Realizingsuchness,theneedto"compre


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hend"therealnatureofthefiveaggregatesinordertoabandonthethreepoisons]:L2L2:[SN22.55:UdanaSutraExclamation]:L2L4:[Howtoabandonthefivelowerfetters]:L4L4:[HowtoabandonthefivelowerfetterstheMiddleWay]:L4L5:[Oneshouldnotfeartohavethefiveaggregates]:L5L5:[TheMiddleWay:notaccepting,notrejecting]:L5L6:[Accepting/graspingatthefiveaggregatesistheproblem]:L6L6:[Butrejectingthefiveaggregatesisimpossible]:L6L6:[Transcendingthemisdoneby//directlyrealizing//theirrealnature:inconstant,stressful,not-self,fabricated,thenthethreepoisonsautomaticallydropbythemselves]:L6L2:[SN22.56:ParivattaSutraThe(Fourfold)Round--Realizingsuchness,theneedto"have//directknowledge//of"therealnatureofthefiveaggregates]:L2L4:["Thefourfoldroundinwhatway?]:L4L4:["Andwhatisform?]:L4L4:["Andwhatisfeeling?]:L4L4:["Andwhatisperception?]:L4L4:["Andwhatarefabrications?]:L4L4:["Andwhatisconsciousness?]:L4L2:[SN22.79:KhajjaniyaSutraChewedup--Realizingsuchnessoftheselfandofthefiveaggregates]:L2L4:[AbouttheMiddleWayinmeditation:notcontrollingthemind,notlettingitgowild--justobservingtherealnatureofthethoughtsinaction]:L4

L4:[Aboutrealizingthattheproblemistothingthatthefiveaggregatesreallyexistandtochewonthem:tryingtogetsome,rejectotherandbeindifferenttotherest--thethreepoisons]:L4L4:[Realizingtheemptinessoftheself]:L4L4:[Realizingtheemptinessofthefiveaggregates]:L4L4:[TheMiddleWay:goingbeyondbeing(accepting,accumulating,becoming)andnon-being(rejecting,dropping,non-becoming)]:L4L4:[Tathagata:Gonewellbeyondbeingandnon-being--beyondanydescription]:L4L2:[SN22.81:PalileyyakaSutraAtPalileyyaka--Realizingsuchness,theimportanceofrealizingdependentoriginationandemptiness]:L2L2:[SN22.85:YamakaSutraToYamaka--Realizingsuchness,theinterdependenceoftheself/mindandthefiveaggregates/world:notthesame,notseparateord

ifferent-->nothingtodrop]:L2L4:[Thinkingthatthereisannihilationafterdeathofanarhat]:L4L4:[First,letstrytofindwhatwouldbeannihilatedtheself]:L4L5:[Thefiveaggregatesareinconstant,stressful,everchanging,dependentlyarisen,empty,andthuscannotbethesameastheself]:L5L5:[TheTathagataisnotthesame,norseparate/differentthanthefiveaggregatesitcannotbefoundintheaggregatesnoroutside]:L5L4:[IftheTathagataisnotthesameordifferentthanthefiveaggregates,thenwhatcouldbeannihilatedafterdeath?]:L4L5:[Theproperanswer:the12stepsofdependentoriginationbothways,emptiness;theMiddleWay:notexistence,notnon-existence,notboth,notneither]:L5L4:[Ananalogyitisaboutrealizingwhathasalwaysbeenlikethatnotaboutannihilating/droppingsomething]:L4

L4:[Therealproblem:ignorance--self-viewcomesfromthinkingthattheselfandthefiveaggregatesarethesame]:L4L5:[Thinkingthattheselfandthefiveaggregatesarethesameiscausedbynotrealizingtherealnatureofthefiveaggregates,thattheyareinconstant,fabricated,dependentlyco-arisen,emptyofinherentexistence]:L5L5:[Becauseofnotrealizingasitactuallyiswithrightdiscernmenttherealnatureofthefiveaggregates,thenattachmentandself-identificationtothemoccur,andallthesufferingbecauseofthat]:L5L4:[Therealsolution:wisdomself-viewisabandonedbynotthinkingthattheselfandthefiveaggregatesarethesame]:L4


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L5:[Notthinkingthattheselfandthefiveaggregatesarethesameisachievedbyrealizingtherealnatureofthefiveaggregates:inconstant,fabricated,dependentlyco-arisen,emptyofinherentexistence]:L5L5:[Whenrealizingasitactuallyiswithrightdiscernmenttherealnatureofthefiveaggregates,thentheself-identificationtothemautomaticallydrop,andtherealnatureoftheselfisalsorealizedtheyareinseparable]:L5L2:[SN22.86:AnuradhaSutraToAnuradha--Noabsoluteview/dogma;theTetralemmaisanon-affirmativenegationthereisnofifthview]:L2L4:[TheTwoextremesabouttheTetralemma]:L4L4:[PresentingthecasetotheBuddha]:L4L4:[First,letstrytofindwhatwouldbeannihilatedtheself]:L4L5:[Thefiveaggregatesareinconstant,stressful,everchanging,dependentlyarisen,empty,andthuscannotbethesameastheself]:L5L5:[TheTathagataisnotthesame,norseparate/differentthanthefiveaggregatesitcannotbefoundintheaggregatesnoroutside]:L5L4:[IftheTathagataisnotthesameordifferentthanthefiveaggregatesnow,thenwhatcouldbesaidabouthisstatusafterdeath?]:L4L2:[SN22.90:ChannaSutraToChanna--Realizingsuchness,theMiddleWaybetweenthetwoextremesofexistenceandnon-existence]:L2L4:[BuddhasteachingabouttheMiddleWay]:L4L2:[SN22.95:PhenaSutraFoam*****--Realizingsuchness,thefiveaggregatesareempty,void]:L2L2:[SN22.99:GaddulaSutraTheLeash(1)--Realizingsuchness,aslongasthereisignorancethereissamsara]:L2

L2:[SN22.100:GaddulaSutraTheLeash(2)--Realizingsuchnessofthefiveaggregatesandoftheself]:L2L4:[Thebeginninglesssamsara]:L4L4:[Theignorantislikeadogtiedtoapost]:L4L4:[Alllikeillusionscreatedbythemind;andthemindisthechiefofthemall]:L4L5:[Thefiveaggregates&mindarelikeamovingcontraption]:L5L5:[Thefiveaggregates&mindarelikeacommonanimal]:L5L5:[Thefiveaggregates&mindarelikeapainting]:L5L4:[Thereisnothingpermanent,nothingsatisfying,noselfinthere]:L4L2:[SN22.101:NavaSutraTheShip--Realizingsuchness,onlytruewisdomdevelopedwiththenoblepathwilldothejob;notdroppingallnow]:L2L4:[TheLiberatingWisdomrealizingtherealnatureofeverything]:L4

L5:[Knowingandseeingoriginationandpassingawayofthefiveaggregates?theMiddleWaybeyondexistenceandnon-existence]:L5L5:[Moreaboutknowingandseeingwhat?]:L5L4:[Thecaseoftheignorantfakingtheabandonmentofthethreepoisonsbytryingtoartificiallydropall,ortryingtostopallmentationrejectingthepath]:L4L4:[ThecaseofthewisemonkadoptingtheMiddleWay]:L4L4:[Moresimiles]:L4L4:[Moreonthe37wingsofAwakeningthesevensets]:L4L5:[1.TheFourFramesofReference(satipatthana)]:L5L5:[2.TheFourRightExertions(sammappadhana)]:L5L5:[3.TheFourBasesofPower(iddhipada)]:L5L5:[4.TheFiveFaculties(indriya)]:L5

L5:[5.TheFiveStrengths(bala)]:L5L5:[6.TheSevenFactorsofAwakening(bojjhanga)]:L5L5:[7.TheNobleEightfoldPath(ariya-magga)]:L5L2:[SN22.122:SilavantSutraVirtuousBeing--Realizingsuchness,agradualpathtowardrealizingdependentorigination&emptiness]:L2L2:[SN23.2:SattaSutraABeing--Realizingsuchness,decomposingthefiveaggregates]:L2L2:[SN35.24:PahanayaSutraForAbandoning--Realizingsuchness,abandoningtheillusions,thethreepoisons]:L2[SN35.85:SunnaSutraEmpty--Realizingsuchness;theno-selfofthefiveaggre


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gates]:L2L2:[SN35.99:SamadhiSutraConcentration--Realizingsuchness,throughdevelopingconcentration]:L2L2:[SN35.191:KotthitaSutraToKotthita--Itisnotaboutdroppingobjectsorstoppingmentation]:L2L4:[Questionandanswer:Shouldwedropallandstopmentation?]:L4L4:[Simile:]:L4L4:[Alineofreasoning:ifitwasthecase,thentherewouldbenopossiblepath]:L4L4:[Anotherlineofreasoning:ifitwasthecase,thentheBuddhawouldnothavebeenabletousehisfiveaggregatestoteachtheDharma]:L4L2:[SN35.204:KimsukaSutraTheRiddleTree--Unionofmethod&wisdom]:L2L2:[SN35.206:ChappanaSutraTheSixAnimals--Unionofmethod&wisdom;restraint]:L2L5:["Andwhatislackofrestraint?]:L5L5:["Andwhatisrestraint?]:L5L2:[SN36.1:SamadhiSutraConcentration--RealizingsuchnessoffeelingsleadstoLiberation]:L2L2:[SN36.2:SukkhaSutraHappiness--Realizingsuchnessoffeelings]:L2L2:[SN36.3:PahanaSutraGivingUp--Antidotes]:L2L2:[SN36.5:DatthabaSutraTobeknown--RealizingsuchnessoffeelingsleadstoLiberation]:L2L2:[SN36.7:GelaaSutraTheSickWard--Realizingsuchness;howtodealwithfeelingsastheyarise]:L2

L2:[SN36.9:AniccaSutraImpermanent--Realizingsuchnessoffeelings:impermanent,dependentlyarisen,emptyofinherentexistence]:L2L2:[SN36.10:PhassamulakaSutraRootedinSense-impression--Realizingsuchnessoffeelings:dependentonsense-impression,onaccumulatedkarma]:L2L2:[SN36.12:AkasaSutraInthesky(1)--Realizingsuchnessoffeelings,likewinds]:L2L2:[SN36.21:MoliyasivakaSutraToSivaka--Realizingsuchnessoffeelings,dependentonthemind/karma,butnotfromthemind/karmaonly]:L2L2:[SN38.14:DukkhaSutraStress--Realizingsuchnessofstressfulness]:L2L2:[SN42.11:Gandhabhaka(Bhadraka)SutraToGandhabhaka(Bhadraka)--Realizingsuchnessofstressfulness;howtorealizehowstressariseinthepresent]:L2L2:[SN44.10:AnandaSutraToAnanda(onself,noself,andnot-self)Being--Realizingsuchnessoftheself:notexisting,notnon-existing]:L2

L2:[SN45.1:AvijjaSutraIgnorance--Ignoranceastherootofallunskillfulqualitiesandsuffering]:L2L2:[SN56.11:DhammacakkapavattanaSutraSettingtheWheelofDharmainMotion--Unionofmethod&wisdom:theMiddleWayaboutliving]:L2L1:[FromtheAnguttaraNikayaThe"Further-factored"Discourses]:L1L2:[AN1.49-52:PabhassaraSutrasLuminous--Realizingsuchnessofourmind:withorwithoutdefilementsitisluminous]:L2L2:[AN2.19:KulasaSutraSkillful--Unionofmethod&wisdom:abandoningwhatisunskillfulanddevelopingwhatisskillful]:L2L2:[AN3.22:GilanaSutraSickPeople--teachingforthosewhocouldbenefitsfromit]:L2L2:[AN2.30:Vijja-bhagiyaSutraAShareinClearKnowing--MiddleWayinmeditation:unionofsamatha&vipassanathetworeleases:awareness-release&discer

nment-release]:L2L2:[AN3.61:TitthaSutraSectarians--Realizingsuchnessofkarma:nototaldeterminism,nototalchaostheMiddleWay]:L2L4:[Thethreeextremespositionsaboutkarma]:L4L4:[Thedependentnatureanddangersofthesethreepositions]:L4L4:[TheBuddha-Dharmadoesnthavethesefaults]:L4L5:["`"Therearethesesixproperties"]:L5L5:["`"Therearethesesixmediaofsensorycontact"]:L5L5:["`"Therearetheseeighteenexplorationsfortheintellect"]:L5L5:["`"Therearethesefournobletruths"]:L5


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L6:["Andwhatisthenobletruthofstress?]:L6L6:["Andwhatisthenobletruthoftheoriginationofstress?]:L6L6:["Andwhatisthenobletruthofthecessationofstress?]:L6L6:["Andwhatisthenobletruthofthepathofpracticeleadingtothecessationofstress?]:L6L2:[AN3.65:KalamaSutraTheInstructiontotheKalamas--Realizingsuchness,relyingultimatelyon//personaldirectknowledge//]:L2L4:[(TheKalamasofKesaputtagotoseetheBuddha)]:L4L4:[(TheKalamasofKesaputtaaskforguidancefromtheBuddha)]:L4L4:[(Thecriterionforrejection)]:L4L4:[(Greed,hate,anddelusion)]:L4L4:[(Thecriterionforacceptance)]:L4L4:[(Absenceofgreed,hate,anddelusion)]:L4L4:[(TheFourExaltedDwellings)]:L4L4:[(TheFourSolaces)]:L4L2:[AN3.73:SakkaSutraTotheSakyan--Unionofmethod&wisdom:complementarityofthethreetrainings]:L2L4:[Thethreetrainings]:L4L4:[Thethreeperfections]:L4L2:[AN3.78:SilabbataSutraPrecept&Practice--Unionofmethod&wisdom:therelativityofanyskillfulmeans;theyshouldbejudgedbytheirresults]:L2L2:[AN3.89:SikkhaSutraTrainings--Unionofmethod&wisdom:complementarityofthethreetrainings]:L2L2:[AN3.99:LonaphalaSutraTheSaltCrystal--Realizingsuchnessofkarma,th

erelativityofkarma]:L2L4:[Thesimile]:L4L4:[Anothersimile]:L4L4:[Anothersimile]:L4L2:[AN3.123:Gotamaka-cetiyaSutraAtGotamakaShrine--agoodreasontoteach]:L2L2:[AN4.1:AnubuddhaSutraUnderstanding--Realizingsuchnessoffourthings,ofthetwoaccumulationsconceptualunderstandingand//directknowledge//]:L2L2:[AN4.10:YogaSutraYokes--Realizingsuchness,ignorancevs.comprehending]:L2L2:[AN4.24:KalakaSutraAtKalakasPark*****--Realizingsuchness,//directrealization//oftheemptinessofalldharma]:L2L2:[AN4.41:SamadhiSutraConcentration--Realizingsuchness,throughdevelopi

ngconcentration]:L2L2:[AN4.94:SamadhiSutraConcentration(TranquilityandInsight)--MiddleWayinmeditation:unionofsamatha&vipassana]:L2L2:[AN4.159:BhikkhuniSutraTheNun--Unionofmethod&wisdom:itisbyrelyingonourfiveaggregatesthatultimatelywetranscendthem]:L2L2:[AN4.170:YuganaddhaSutraInTandem--MiddleWayinmeditation:unionofsamatha&vipassana]:L2L2:[AN4.174:KotthitaSutraToKotthita*****--RealizingsuchnessoftheresultofthepathTetralemma]:L2L2:[AN4.183:SutaSutraOnWhatisHeard--Noabsoluteview/dogma;noabsolute,everythingisrelativityso,notaccepting,notrejectingtheMiddleWay]:L2L2:[AN4.200:PemaSutraAffection--Realizingsuchness,//personaldirectknow

ledge//causetheabandonmentofthethreepoisons]:L2L2:[AN5.25:AnugghitaSutraSupported--Unionofmethod&wisdom]:L2L2:[AN5.27:SamadhiSutraImmeasurableConcentration--Unionofmethod&wisdom;thebenefitsofconcentration]:L2L2:[AN5.28:SamadhangaSutraTheFactorsofConcentration--MiddleWayinmeditation:unionofsamatha&vipassana]:L2L4:[Thefive-factorednoblerightconcentration]:L4L4:[Anopeningtothehigherknowledges]:L4L5:[Thefirstknowledge:rememberingcauses&conditions--contingency]:L5L5:[Thesecondknowledge:karma/causality]:L5


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L5:[Thethirdknowledge:stress,fermentationsconditioning]:L5L2:[AN5.57:UpajjhatthanaSutraSubjectsforContemplation--Unionofmethod&wisdom:themesformeditation]:L2L2:[AN5.159:UdayiSutraAboutUdayin--teachingoutofcompassion]:L2L2:[AN5.200:NissaraniyaSutraLeadingtoEscape--Realizingsuchnessofbothselfandforms]:L2L2:[AN6.63:NibbedhikaSutraPenetrative--Realizingsuchness,theseshouldbeknown]:L2L4:[1]"'SENSUALITYshouldbeknown.]:L4L4:[2]"'FEELINGshouldbeknown.]:L4L4:[3]"'PERCEPTIONshouldbeknown.]:L4L4:[4]"'FERMENTATIONSshouldbeknown.]:L4L4:[5]"'KARMAshouldbeknown.]:L4L4:[6]"'STRESSshouldbeknown.]:L4L2:[AN7.48:SaogaSutraBondage--Realizingsuchness,transcendingthedualitymalevs.female]:L2L2:[AN7.64:DhammauSutraOneWithaSenseofDharma--Sevenqualitiesofanhonorable]:L2L2:[AN7.80:SatthusasanaSutraToUpali--teachingtherealdharmathatleadstoTotalUnbinding]:L2L2:[AN8.2:PaaSutraDiscernment--Unionofmethod&wisdom:the8causesofdiscernment]:L2L2:[AN8.53:GotamiSutraTheDiscoursetoGotami--teachingtherealdharmathatleadstoTotalUnbinding]:L2

L2:[AN9.34:NirvanaSutraUnbinding--MiddleWayinmeditation:unionofsamatha&vipassana]:L2L2:[AN9.35:GaviSutraTheCow--MiddleWayinmeditation:unionofsamatha&vipassanathetworeleases:awareness-release&discernment-release]:L2L4:[Uncontrolledconcentration]:L4L4:[Developingconcentration]:L4L4:[Usingthisdevelopedconcentrationtopiercethroughtherealnatureofalldharma]:L4L2:[AN9.43:KayasakkhiSutraBodilyWitness--RealizingsuchnessreleasesfromthetwoextremesofacceptingandrejectingtheMiddleWay]:L2L2:[AN9.44:PaavimuttiSutraReleasedThroughDiscernment--Realizingsuchnessofourownmind;releasethrough//personaldirectexperience//discernment-release]:L2

L2:[AN9.45:UbhatobhagaSutra(Released)BothWays--Realizingsuchness,releasefromthetwoextremesofacceptingandrejectingtheMiddleWay]:L2L2:[AN10.81:BahunaSutraToBahuna--Realizingsuchness,liberatedfromtheillusionsofthefiveaggregates]:L2L2:[AN10.92:VeraSutraAnimosity--Unionofmethod&wisdom:whatdoesittake?]:L2L2:[AN10.93:DitthiSutraViews--Noabsoluteview/dogma;no-selfisanon-affirmativenegation/prasanga]:L2L4:[Thetenusualextremeviews]:L4L4:[Theseextremeviews/dogmaarealldependentlyarisen,empty,unsatisfying,leadingtomoresufferingifgraspedonto,orthoughtofasabsolute,inherentlyexisting]:L4L4:[[Thenon-affirmativenegationofno-selfnotexistent,nonon-existent,not

both,notneither]:L4L4:[AndtheBuddhastatementisjustthat;anditisnotaposition,notaview,notadogmahisskillfulmeansarenon-affirmativenegationsprasanga]:L4L2:[AN10.94:VajjiyaSutraAboutVajjiya--Noabsoluteview/dogma;stillnotnihilism;stillteachingwhatisskillful&unskillfulbasedontheresults]:L2L4:[TheMiddleWaybetweenacceptingandrejectingasceticism]:L4L4:[TheMiddleWaybetweenrealismandnihilism]:L4L4:[BuddhaapprovestheMiddleWaybetweenthetwoextremesineverything:notabsolute,onlyadaptedskillfulmeans]:L4


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L4:[Itisalwaysrelativetotheparticularsituation&person,andshouldbeevaluatedbytheresults:peace,calm,concentration,capacityforinsightsleadingtodiscernment,//directknowledge//,transcendenceandLiberation]:L4L2:[AN10.96:KokanudaSutraToKokanuda(OnViewpoints)--Noabsoluteview/dogma;seeingthroughallviews]:L2L4:[TheBuddhadoesntholdanyofthosetenextremepositions,oranyotherview]:L4L4:[ButthisdoesntmeanthattheBuddhadoesntknoworsee]:L4L4:[TheBuddhaknowsorseestherealnatureofallviews;andthatrealizationiswhathasliberatedhimfromallviewsandtheirconsequentialsuffering]:L4L2:[AN11.1:KimatthaSutraWhatisthePurpose?--Unionofmethod&wisdom;moralityfirst]:L2L1:[FromtheUdanaExclamations]:L1L2:[UD1:Bodhivagga--MiddleWayinmeditation:]:L2L3:[UD1.1:BodhiSutraAwakening(1)]:L3L3:[UD1.2:BodhiSutraAwakening(2)]:L3L3:[UD1.3:BodhiSutraAwakening(3)]:L3L3:[UD1.6:KassapaSutraAboutMahaKassapa]:L3L3:[UD1.10:BahiyaSutraAboutBahiya[MiddleWayinmeditation:]:L3L4:[TheBuddhasteaching]:L4L4:[ThesuddendeathofBahiya]:L4L2:[UD3.2:NandaSutraAboutNanda--The500dove-footednymphs]:L2L2:[UD6.8:GanikaSutraTheCourtesan--Unionofmethod&wisdom:MiddleWayaboutliving]:L2

L1:[FromtheSutraNipataTheSutraCollection]:L1L2:[SNP4.3:DutthatthakaSutraCorrupted--Noabsoluteview/dogma;noreasontogetinvolvedintodispute]:L2L2:[SNP4.5:ParamatthakaSutraOnViews--Noabsoluteview/dogma;againstdogmatism]:L2L2:[SNP4.8:ParusaSutraToParusa--Noabsoluteview/dogma;abstainingfromdebates]:L2L2:[SNP5.6:Upasiva-manava-pucchaUpasiva'sQuestions--Noabsoluteview/dogma;mindfullyfocusedonnothingness,withoutfallingintonihilism]:L2L2:[SNP5.15:Mogharaja-manava-pucchaMogharaja'sQuestion--Noabsoluteview/dogma;viewtheworldasvoidwithouttakingthisasanabsoluteview]:L2L1:[OthervarioustextsontheMiddleWay]:L1L2:[BeyondBeingandNon-Being,BikkhuAmaro]:L2

L2:[AllofUs-Besetbybirth,decay,anddeath(TwelveDharmaTalksOnPractice),SisterAyyaKhema]:L2L3:[VI.Non-duality]:L3L2:["Theneedtolove"DharmaTalkgivenbyThichNhatHanhonJanuary1,1998inPlumVillage,France.]:L2..***********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************.

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--[SNP4.3,SNP4.5,SNP4.8,SNP5.6,SNP5.15].Ihavealsoincludedquotesfrommanymoresutraswherenecessary..Othertexts--BeyondBeingandNon-Being,BikkhuAmaro--AllofUs-Besetbybirth,decay,anddeath(TwelveDharmaTalksOnPractice),SisterAyyaKhema(VI.Non-duality)--"Theneedtolove"DharmaTalkgivenbyThichNhatHanhonJanuary1,1998inPlumVillage,France..(i.e.Note:ThepeopleatAccesstoInsightchangedthenumberofmanysutrasatsomepoint,soitispossiblethatsomenumbersheremaybedifferentthatwhat

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**************************************************************************************************************.L1:[FromtheMajjhimaNikayaTheMiddleLengthDiscourses]:L1.[MN1,MN8,MN11,MN18,MN19,MN24,MN36,MN72,MN95,MN109,MN121,MN138,MN148,MN149,MN152].[seePart1fileforthissection]..***********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************.L1:[FromtheSamyuttaNikayaTheGroupedDiscourses]:L1.Seeotherfilefortheseones:[SN1.1,SN1.20,SN1.38,SN4.19,SN6.1,SN6.15,SN7.6,SN12.15,SN12.20,SN12.25,SN12.31,SN12.38,SN12.44,SN12.46,SN12.48,SN12.63,SN12.65,SN12.67,SN12.68,]

[seePartIinanotherfileforthefirstonesofthissection]..Seenextforthoseones:[SN20.2,SN20.4,SN20.5,SN20.7,SN21.2,SN22.22,SN22.23,SN22.55,SN22.56,SN22.79,SN22.81,SN22.85,SN22.86,SN22.90,SN22.95,SN22.99,SN22.100,SN22.101,SN22.122,SN23.2,SN35.24,SN35.85,SN35.99,SN35.191,SN35.204,SN35.206,SN36.1,SN36.2,SN36.3,SN36.5,SN36.7,SN36.9,SN36.10,SN36.12,SN36.21,SN38.14,SN42.11,SN44.10,SN45.1,SN56.11]..L2:[SN20.2:NakhasikhaSutraTheTipoftheFingernail--Unionofmethod&wisdom;usingthisprecioushumanlife,thisopportunity]:L2.

StayingatSavatthi.ThentheBlessedOne,pickingupalittlebitofdustwiththetipofhisfingernail,saidtothemonks,"Whatdoyouthink,monks?Whichisgreater:thelittlebitofdustIhavepickedupwiththetipofmyfingernail,orthegreatearth?"."Thegreatearthisfargreater,lord.ThelittlebitofdusttheBlessedOnehaspickedupwiththetipofhisfingernailisnexttonothing.Itdoesn'tevencount.It'snocomparison.It'snotevenafraction,thislittlebitofdusttheBlessedOnehaspickedupwiththetipofhisfingernail,whencomparedwiththegreatearth.."Inthesameway,monks,fewarethebeingsrebornamonghumanbeings.Farmorearethoserebornelsewhere.Thusyoushouldtrainyourselves:'Wewillliveheed

fully.'That'showyoushouldtrainyourselves."..*********************************************************************************************************************************************************************.L2:[SN20.4:OkkhaSutraServingDishes--Unionofmethod&wisdom;good-will]:L2


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.(i.e.Aboutbodhicitta:developingloveandcompassion.AbouttheMiddleWay:weneedbothvirtuousmethods,likemorality,giving,love,compassion,concentration,andwisdom;weneedtoaccumulatebothmeritandwisdom.Onealoneisnotenough.).StayingatSavatthi."Monks,ifsomeoneweretogiveagiftofonehundredservingdishes[offood]inthemorning,onehundredatmid-day,andonehundredintheevening;andanotherpersonweretodevelopamindofgood-will--evenforthetimeittakestopullonacow'sudder--inthemorning,againatmid-day,andagainintheevening,this[thesecondaction]wouldbemorefruitfulthanthat[thefirst].."Thusyoushouldtrainyourselves:'OurAWARENESS-RELEASETHROUGHGOOD-WILLwillbecultivated,developed,pursued,givenameansoftransport,givenagrounding,steadied,consolidated,&well-undertaken.That'showyoushouldtrainyourselves.".(AN4.95:"Theindividualwhopracticesforhis/herownbenefitandforthatofothersis,ofthesefour[typesofindividuals],theforemost,thechief,themostoutstanding,thehighest,&supreme."--AN4.96:"Andwhoistheindividualwhopracticesforhis/herownbenefitandforthatofothers?Thereisthecasewhereacertainindividualpracticesforthesubduingofpassionwithinhim/herselfandencouragesothersinthesubduingo

fpassion;practicesforthesubduingofaversionwithinhim/herselfandencouragesothersinthesubduingofaversion;practicesforthesubduingofdelusionwithinhim/herselfandencouragesothersinthesubduingofdelusion."--AN5.20:"Amonkendowedwithfivequalitiespracticesbothforhisownbenefitandforthatofothers."Thereisthecasewhereamonkishimselfconsummateinvirtueandencouragesotherstobeconsummateinvirtue...consummateinconcentration...indiscernment...inrelease...intheknowledge&visionofrelease.")..*********************************************************************************************************************************************************************

.L2:[SN20.5:SattiSutraTheSpear--Unionofmethod&wisdom;good-will]:L2.(i.e.Aboutbodhicitta:developingloveandcompassion.AbouttheMiddleWay:weneedbothvirtuousmethods,likemorality,giving,love,compassion,concentration,andwisdom;weneedtoaccumulatebothmeritandwisdom.Onealoneisnotenough.).StayingatSavatthi."Monks,supposetherewereasharp-bladedspear,andamanweretocomealongsaying,'WithmyhandorfistIwillbendbackthissharp-bladedspear,folditintwo,androllitup.'Whatdoyouthink?Wouldthatmanbeablewithhishandorfisttobendbackthatsharp-bladedspear,folditintwo

,androllitup?"."No,lord.Whyisthat?Becauseasharp-bladedspearisn'teasytobendback,foldintwo,orrollup.Themanwouldsimplyreaphisshareoftrouble&vexation."."Inthesameway,monks,whenamonk'sAWARENESS-RELEASETHROUGHGOOD-WILLiscultivated,developed,pursued,givenameansoftransport,givenagrounding,steadied,consolidated,&well-undertaken,anynon-humanbeingwhowouldthinkofpossessingthatmonk'smindwouldsimplyreaphisshareoftrouble&vexation.


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."Thusyoushouldtrainyourselves:'Ourawareness-releasethroughgood-willwillbecultivated,developed,pursued,givenameansoftransport,givenagrounding,steadied,consolidated,&well-undertaken.That'showyoushouldtrainyourselves."(i.e.Onthetworeleases,seeAN3.89,AN4.200,AN2.30,AN4.178,AN9.44,)(SeealsoAN11.16for11benefitsthatcanbeexpectedforonewhosereleaseofawarenessthroughgoodwilliscultivated,developed,pursued,givenameansoftransport,givenagrounding,steadied,consolidated,andwell-undertaken.)..*********************************************************************************************************************************************************************.L2:[SN20.7:AniSutraThePeg--Unionofmethod&wisdom;butonlytheteachingsaboutemptinessaredefinitive]:L2.(i.e.OnlytheteachingsaboutemptinessaredefinitiveteachingoftheBuddha.Otheronesareatbestrelativeskillfulmeans,butmostofthetimemerelyworksofpoets,elegantinsound,elegantinrhetoric,theworkofoutsiders,wordsofdisciples.--Note:Becareful:therearemanypopularteachingsnowadaysthatmaysoundelegantandpleasingtotheear,butthey'renotnecessarilytheBuddha'steachings

.(ex.Nihilism,quietism,monism,oneness,).StayingatSavatthi."Monks,thereoncewasatimewhentheDasarahashadalargedrumcalled'Summoner.'WheneverSummonerwassplit,theDasarahasinsertedanotherpeginit,untilthetimecamewhenSummoner'soriginalwoodenbodyhaddisappearedandonlyaconglomerationofpegsremained.[1]."Inthesameway,inthecourseofthefuturetherewillbemonkswhowon'tlistenwhendiscoursesthatarewordsoftheTathagata--deep,deepintheirmeaning,transcendent,CONNECTEDWITHEMPTINESS--arebeingrecited.Theywon'tlendear,won'tsettheirheartsonknowingthem,won'tregardtheseteachingsasworthgraspingormastering.Buttheywilllistenwhendiscoursesthatareliteraryworks--theworksofpoets,elegantinsound,elegantinrhetoric,theworkof

outsiders,wordsofdisciples--arerecited.Theywilllendearandsettheirheartsonknowingthem.Theywillregardtheseteachingsasworthgrasping&mastering.."InthiswaythedisappearanceofthediscoursesthatarewordsoftheTathagata--deep,deepintheirmeaning,transcendent,CONNECTEDWITHEMPTINESS--willcomeabout.."Thusyoushouldtrainyourselves:'WewilllistenwhendiscoursesthatarewordsoftheTathagata--deep,deepintheirmeaning,transcendent,CONNECTEDWITHEMPTINESS--arebeingrecited.Wewilllendear,willsetourheartsonknowingthem,willregardtheseteachingsasworthgrasping&mastering.'That'showyoushouldtrainyourselves."

.(Note:1.TheCommentarynotesthatthedrumoriginallycouldbeheardfortwelveleagues,butinitsfinalconditioncouldn'tbeheardevenfrombehindacurtain..*********************************************************************************************************************************************************************.


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L2:[SN21.2:UpatissaSutraAboutUpatissa(Sariputta)--Realizingsuchness,oneisneverdistressbyanychange]:L2.AtSavatthi.ThereVen.Sariputtaaddressedthemonks:"Friends!"."Yes,friend,"themonksresponded..Ven.Sariputtasaid,"Friends,justnowasIwaswithdrawninseclusion,thistrainofthoughtarosetomyawareness:'Isthereanythingintheworldwithwhosechangeoralterationtherewouldarisewithinmesorrow,lamentation,pain,distress,&despair?'Thenthethoughtoccurredtome:'THEREISNOTHINGINTHEWORLDWITHWHOSECHANGEORALTERATIONTHEREWOULDARISEWITHINMESORROW,LAMENTATION,PAIN,DISTRESS,&DESPAIR.'".Whenthiswassaid,Ven.AnandasaidtoVen.Sariputta,"Sariputtamyfriend,eveniftherewerechange&alterationintheTeacherwouldtherearisewithinyounosorrow,lamentation,pain,distress,ordespair?"."Eveniftherewerechange&alterationintheTeacher,myfriend,therewouldarisewithinmenosorrow,lamentation,pain,distress,ordespair.Still,Iwouldhavethisthought:'Whatagreatbeing,ofgreatmight,ofgreatprowess,hasdisappeared!ForiftheBlessedOneweretoremainforalongtime,thatwouldbeforthebenefitofmanypeople,forthehappinessofmanypeople,outofsympa

thyfortheworld;forthewelfare,benefit,&happinessofhuman&divinebeings.'"."Surely,"[saidVen.Ananda,]"it'sbecauseVen.Sariputta'sI-making&mine-makingandobsessionswithconceithavelongbeenwelluprootedthateveniftherewerechange&alterationintheTeacher,therewouldarisewithinhimnosorrow,lamentation,pain,distress,ordespair."..*********************************************************************************************************************************************************************.

L2:[SN22.22:BharaSutraTheBurden--Realizingsuchnessoftheburden,ofthefiveclinging-aggregates,ofcravingforbeingandnon-being]:L2.AtSavatthi.."Monks,Iwillteachyoutheburden,thecarrieroftheburden,thetakingupoftheburden,andthecastingoffoftheburden.[1]Listen&paycloseattention.Iwillspeak."."Asyousay,lord,"themonksresponded..TheBlessedOnesaid,"ANDWHICHISTHEBURDEN?

.'Thefiveclinging-aggregates,'itshouldbesaid.Whichfive?Formasaclinging-aggregate,feelingasaclinging-aggregate,perceptionasaclinging-aggregate,fabricationsasaclinging-aggregate,consciousnessasaclinging-aggregate.This,monks,iscalledtheburden.."ANDWHICHISTHECARRIEROFTHEBURDEN?.'Theperson,'itshouldbesaid.Thisvenerableonewithsuchaname,suchaclan-name.Thisiscalledthecarrieroftheburden.


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."ANDWHICHISTHETAKINGUPOFTHEBURDEN?.ThecravingthatmakesforfurtherBECOMING--accompaniedbypassion&delight,relishingnowhere&nowthere--i.e.,cravingforsensualpleasure,cravingforbecoming,cravingforNON-BECOMING.Thisiscalledthetakingupoftheburden.(i.e.Thosearethetwotypesofwrongviews:1)thewrongviewofbeing,oftryingtogetthis,orbecomethat;2)thewrongviewofnon-being:oftryingtodropeverything,ofnotbecominganybodyatall.Thosearethetwoextremes.TheBuddha-dharmaisabouttheMiddleWay:notaccepting,notrejecting.)."ANDWHICHISTHECASTINGOFFOFTHEBURDEN?.Theremainderlessfading&cessation,renunciation,relinquishment,release,&lettinggoofthatverycraving.Thisiscalledthecastingoffoftheburden."(i.e.Thatistheresultofthepath.Itdoesn'tmeanthatweshoulddropeverythingrightnow.).ThatiswhattheBlessedOnesaid.Havingsaidthat,theOneWell-gone,theTeacher,saidfurther:.\Aburdenindeed\arethefiveaggregates,\andthecarrieroftheburden

\istheperson.\Takinguptheburdenintheworld\isstressful.\Castingofftheburden\isbliss.\Havingcastofftheheavyburden\andnottakingonanother,\pullingupcraving,\alongwithitsroot,\oneisfreefromhunger,\totallyunbound..(AN2.98:Fools:Monks,thesetwoarefools.Whichtwo?Theonewhotakesupabur

denthathasn'tfallentohim,andtheonewhodoesn'ttakeupaburdenthathas.Thesetwoarefools.--AN4.199forthe108typesofcraving-verbalizations.)..*********************************************************************************************************************************************************************.L2:[SN22.23:PariaSutraComprehension--Realizingsuchness,theneedto"comprehend"therealnatureofthefiveaggregatesinordertoabandonthethreepoisons]:L2

.(i.e.Abouttheneedto"comprehend"therealnatureofthefiveaggregates.Notaboutdroppinganyofthemnow.Thissutraexplainsthattheendingofpassion,aversionanddelusionisaccomplishedby"comprehending"therealnatureoftheirobjects,thefiveaggregates.)--Formoreontheneedto"have//directknowledge//of"thefiveaggregatesseeSN22.56)--Formoreon"thebreakthroughofdiscernment"seeSN12.65.)--Formoreontheneedto"haverightdiscernmentasitactuallyispresentandtrulypersonalknowledgeof"thefiveaggregatesseeSN12.68)


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--Formoreon"theneedtoremoveignorance"seeMN11:"withthefadingawayofignoranceandthearisingoftrueknowledgehenolongerclingstosensualpleasures,nolongerclingstoviews,nolongerclingstorulesandobservances,nolongerclingstoadoctrineofself").AtSavatthi."Monks,IwillteachyouTHEPHENOMENATOBE//COMPREHENDED//,ASWELLASCOMPREHENSION.Listen&paycloseattention.Iwillspeak."."Asyousay,lord,"themonksresponded..TheBlessedOnesaid,"ANDWHICHARETHEPHENOMENATOBE//COMPREHENDED//?--Formisaphenomenontobe//comprehended//.--Feeling...--Perception...--Fabrications...--Consciousnessisaphenomenontobe//comprehended//..Thesearecalledphenomenatobe//comprehended//..(i.e.Meaningthatoneshouldtrytounderstandtherealnatureofthefiveaggregates,andthendirectlyrealizethisbyhimself.Thisdoesn'tmeanthatoneshouldtrytodropanyofthoserightnow.Thatwouldbesuicide.Itisnotaboutacceptingorrejecting;itisabout"tocomprehend".Formoreonknowsandseeswhat?seeSN22.101.)

."ANDWHICHISCOMPREHENSION?--Anyendingofpassion,--endingofaversion,--endingofdelusion.[1].Thisiscalledcomprehension.".(i.e.Thatistheresultofthepath.Itdoesn'tmeanthatweshoulddropeverythingrightnow.This"TotalUnbinding"isreachedonlyafter"havingfully//comprehended//"therealnatureofthefiveaggregates.Thethreepoisonsareautomaticallydroppedattheendofthepathwhenonehasfullyrealizedtherealnatureofhisownmindandthusofeverything.Fakingitbydroppingeverythingnow

willnothelpatall.Itwouldbesuicide.)..*********************************************************************************************************************************************************************.L2:[SN22.55:UdanaSutraExclamation]:L2.AtSavatthi.TheretheBlessedOneexclaimedthisexclamation:.~"'Itshouldnotbe,itshouldnotoccurtome(shouldnotbemine);itwi

llnotbe,itwillnotoccurtome(willnotbemine)':amonksetonthiswouldbreakthe[five]lowerfetters.".Whenthiswassaid,acertainmonksaidtotheBlessedOne,"Inwhatwaywouldamonksetonthis--'Itshouldnotbe,itshouldnotoccurtome;itwillnotbe,itwillnotoccurtome'--breakthe[five]lowerfetters?".(AN10.13:SanyojanaSuttaFetters:--"Therearethesetenfetters.Whichten?Fivelowerfetters&fivehigherfetters.


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--Andwhicharethefivelowerfetters?--Self-identityviews,--uncertainty,--graspingatprecepts&practices,--sensualdesire,--&illwill.--Thesearethefivelowerfetters.--Andwhicharethefivehigherfetters?--Passionforform,--passionforwhatisformless,--conceit,--restlessness,--&ignorance.--Thesearethefivehigherfetters.Andthesearethetenfetters.").L4:[Howtoabandonthefivelowerfetters]:L4."Thereisthecase,monk,whereanuninstructed,run-of-the-millperson--whohasnoregardfornobleones,isnotwell-versedordisciplinedintheirDhamma;whohasnoregardformenofintegrity,isnotwell-versedordisciplinedintheirDhamma--assumesformtobetheself,ortheselfaspossessingform,orformasintheself,ortheselfasinform.Heassumesfeelingtobetheself,ortheselfaspossessingfeeling,orfeelingasintheself,ortheselfasinfeeling.Hea

ssumesperceptiontobetheself,ortheselfaspossessingperception,orperceptionasintheself,ortheselfasinperception.Heassumes(mental)fabricationstobetheself,ortheselfaspossessingfabrications,orfabricationsasintheself,ortheselfasinfabrications.Heassumesconsciousnesstobetheself,ortheselfaspossessingconsciousness,orconsciousnessasintheself,ortheselfasinconsciousness.--"Hedoesnotdiscern,asitactuallyis,inconstantformas'inconstantform.'Hedoesnotdiscern,asitactuallyis,inconstantfeelingas'inconstantfeeling'...inconstantperceptionas'inconstantperception'...inconstantfabricationsas'inconstantfabrications'...inconstantconsciousnessas'inconstantconsciousness.'--"Hedoesnotdiscern,asitactuallyis,stressfulformas'stressfulform'...stressfulfeelingas'stressfulfeeling'...stressfulperceptionas'stressf

ulperception'...stressfulfabricationsas'stressfulfabrications'...stressfulconsciousnessas'stressfulconsciousness.'--"Hedoesnotdiscern,asitactuallyis,not-selfformas'not-selfform'...not-selffeelingas'not-selffeeling'...not-selfperceptionas'not-selfperception'...not-selffabricationsas'not-selffabrications'...not-selfconsciousnessas'not-selfconsciousness.'--"Hedoesnotdiscern,asitactuallyis,fabricatedformas'fabricatedform'...fabricatedfeelingas'fabricatedfeeling'...fabricatedperceptionas'fabricatedperception'...fabricatedfabricationsas'fabricatedfabrications'...fabricatedconsciousnessas'fabricatedconsciousness.'--"Hedoesnotdiscern,asitactuallyis,that'formwillstopbeing'...'feelingwillstopbeing'...'perceptionwillstopbeing'...'fabricationswillstopbeing'...'consciousnesswillstopbeing.'

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."Now,awell-instructeddiscipleofthenobleones--whohasregardfornoblesones,iswell-versed&disciplinedintheirDhamma;whohasregardformenofintegrity,iswell-versed&disciplinedintheirDhamma--DOESNOTASSUMEFORMTOBETHESELF,ORTHESELFASPOSSESSINGFORM,ORFORMASINTHESELF,ORTHESELFASINFORM.Hedoesnotassumefeelingtobetheself...doesnotassumeperceptiontobetheself...doesnotassumefabricationstobetheself...Hedoesnotassumeconsciousnesstobetheself,ortheselfaspossessingconsciousness,orconsciousnessasintheself,ortheselfasinc


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onsciousness.--"Hediscerns,asitactuallyis,INCONSTANTformas'inconstantform'...inconstantfeelingas'inconstantfeeling'...inconstantperceptionas'inconstantperception'...inconstantfabricationsas'inconstantfabrications'...inconstantconsciousnessas'inconstantconsciousness.'--"Hediscerns,asitactuallyis,STRESSFULformas'stressfulform'...stressfulfeelingas'stressfulfeeling'...stressfulperceptionas'stressfulperception'...stressfulfabricationsas'stressfulfabrications'...stressfulconsciousnessas'stressfulconsciousness.'--"Hediscerns,asitactuallyis,NOT-SELFformas'not-selfform'...not-selffeelingas'not-selffeeling'...not-selfperceptionas'not-selfperception'...not-selffabricationsas'not-selffabrications'...not-selfconsciousnessas'not-selfconsciousness.'--"Hediscerns,asitactuallyis,FABRICATEDformas'fabricatedform'...fabricatedfeelingas'fabricatedfeeling'...fabricatedperceptionas'fabricatedperception'...fabricatedfabricationsas'fabricatedfabrications'...fabricatedconsciousnessas'fabricatedconsciousness.'--"Hediscerns,asitactuallyis,that'formwillstopbeing'...'feelingwillstopbeing'...'perceptionwillstopbeing'...'fabricationswillstopbeing'...'consciousnesswillstopbeing.'--"Fromthestoppingofform,fromthestoppingoffeeling...ofperception...offabrications...ofconsciousness,amonksetonthis--'Itshouldnotbe,itshouldnotoccurtome;itwillnotbe,itwillnotoccurtome'--wouldbreakthe[five]lowerfetters."

.L4:[HowtoabandonthefivelowerfetterstheMiddleWay]:L4

."Lord,amonksetonthiswouldbreakthe[five]lowerfetters.Butforoneknowinginwhatway,seeinginwhatway,istheretheimmediateendingoffermentations?".L5:[Oneshouldnotfeartohavethefiveaggregates]:L5."Thereisthecasewhereanuninstructedrun-of-the-millperson...fallsintofearoverwhatisnotgroundsforfear.Thereisfearforanuninstructedrun-of-the-millperson[whothinks],.

~'Itshouldnotbe,itshouldnotoccurtome;itwillnotbe,itwillnotoccurtome.'.L5:[TheMiddleWay:notaccepting,notrejecting]:L5.Butaninstructeddiscipleofthenobleonesdoesnotfallintofearoverwhatisnotgroundsforfear.Thereisnofearforaninstructeddiscipleofthenobleones[whothinks],.~'Itshouldnotbe,itshouldnotoccurtome;itwillnotbe,itwillnotoccurtome.'.L6:[Accepting/graspingatthefiveaggregatesistheproblem]:L6

."Shouldconsciousness,whenstanding(still),standattachedto(aphysical)form,supportedbyform(asitsobject),establishedonform,wateredwithdelight,itwouldexhibitgrowth,increase,&proliferation.."Shouldconsciousness,whenstanding(still),standattachedtofeeling,supportedbyfeeling(asitsobject),establishedonfeeling,wateredwithdelight,itwouldexhibitgrowth,increase,&proliferation.."Shouldconsciousness,whenstanding(still),standattachedtoperception,supp


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ortedbyperception(asitsobject),establishedonperception,wateredwithdelight,itwouldexhibitgrowth,increase,&proliferation.."Shouldconsciousness,whenstanding(still),standattachedtofabrications,supportedbyfabrications(asitsobject),establishedonfabrications,wateredwithdelight,itwouldexhibitgrowth,increase,&proliferation..L6:[Butrejectingthefiveaggregatesisimpossible]:L6."Weresomeonetosay,'Iwilldescribeacoming,agoing,apassingaway,anarising,agrowth,anincrease,oraproliferationofconsciousnessapartfromform,fromfeeling,fromperception,fromfabrications,'thatwouldbeimpossible..L6:[Transcendingthemisdoneby//directlyrealizing//theirrealnature:inconstant,stressful,not-self,fabricated,thenthethreepoisonsautomaticallydropbythemselves]:L6."Ifamonkabandonspassionforthepropertyofform...."Ifamonkabandonspassionforthepropertyoffeeling...."Ifamonkabandonspassionforthepropertyofperception...."Ifamonkabandonspassionforthepropertyoffabrications...

."Ifamonkabandonspassionforthepropertyofconsciousness,thenowingtotheabandonmentofpassion,thesupportiscutoff,andthereisnobaseforconsciousness.Consciousness,thusunestablished,notproliferating,notperforminganyfunction,isreleased.Owingtoitsrelease,itstandsstill.Owingtoitsstillness,itiscontented.Owingtoitscontentment,itisnotagitated.Notagitated,he(themonk)istotallyunboundrightwithin.Hediscernsthat'Birthisended,theholylifefulfilled,thetaskdone.Thereisnothingfurtherforthisworld.'."Foroneknowinginthisway,seeinginthisway,monk,thereistheimmediateendingoffermentations.".

.*********************************************************************************************************************************************************************.L2:[SN22.56:ParivattaSutraThe(Fourfold)Round--Realizingsuchness,theneedto"have//directknowledge//of"therealnatureofthefiveaggregates]:L2.(i.e.Abouttheneedto"have//directknowledge//"oftherealnatureofthefiveaggregates.Notaboutdroppinganyofthemnow.THISSUTRAEXPLAINSTHATTHEENDINGOFPASSION,AVERSIONANDDELUSIONISACCOMPLISHEDBY"HAVING//DIRECTKNOWLEDGE//"OFTHEREALNATUREOFTHEIROBJECTS,THEFIVEAGGREGATES--NOTBYFAKI

NGITWHILETRYINGTODROPEVERYTHING.--Formoreontheneedto"comprehend"thefiveaggregatesseeSN22.23--Formoreontheneedto"haverightdiscernmentasitactuallyispresentandtrulypersonalknowledgeof"thefiveaggregatesseeSN12.68--Formoreon"thebreakthroughofdiscernmentleadingtotheAwakeningoftheBuddha"seeSN12.65.--Formoreon"theneedtoremoveignorance"seeMN11:"withthefadingawayofignoranceandthearisingoftrueknowledgehenolongerclingstosensualpleasures,nolongerclingstoviews,nolongerclingstorulesandobservances,nolongerclingstoadoctrineofself"


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--Formoreaboutthe"//directknowledge//"ofthesixsense-mediaseeMN149).AtSavatthi.TheretheBlessedOnesaid,"Monks,therearethesefiveaggregatesofclinging/sustenance.Whichfive?--1.Formasanaggregateofclinging/sustenance,--2.feelingasanaggregateofclinging/sustenance,--3.perceptionasanaggregateofclinging/sustenance,--4.fabricationsasanaggregateofclinging/sustenance,--5.consciousnessasanaggregateofclinging/sustenance.."Now,aslongasIdidnothave//DIRECTKNOWLEDGE//OFTHEFOURFOLDROUNDwithregardtothesefiveaggregatesofclinging/sustenance,Ididnotclaimtohave//directlyawakened//totheunexcelledrightself-awakeninginthiscosmoswithitsdevas,Maras,&Brahmas,inthisgenerationwithitspriests&contemplatives,itsroyalty&commonfolk.ButwhenIdidhave//directknowledge//ofthefourfoldroundwithregardtothesefiveaggregatesofclinging/sustenance,thenIdidclaimtohave//directlyawakened//totheunexcelledrightself-awakeninginthiscosmoswithitsdevas,Maras,&Brahmas,inthisgenerationwithitspriests&contemplatives,itsroyalty&commonfolk..(i.e.About//directknowledge//:"//directknowledge//"meansthatonehasrealizedthishimself,incontrasttolearningthisfromothers,conceptually.Itdoesn'tmeanthattherearerealdharmalikearealorigination,arealcessation,thatisdirectlyperceivedbyrealsenseorgans.Thereisnosuchthingasreal

senseorgansbecausetheyarealldependentlyarisen;sotherecannotbeanyreal"directperception"."Directperception"isjustafigureofspeechmeaning"torealizeitourself".--AsmentionedinSN95,thefiveaggregates(thatmeanseverythingintheworld)islike"alargegloboffoam",like"awaterbubble",like"amirage",like"alargebananatree",like"amagictree";theyare"empty,voidtowhoeverseesthemappropriately"".ThatistheLiberatingfactor.).L4:["Thefourfoldroundinwhatway?]:L4.IHAD//DIRECTKNOWLEDGE//OFFORM.(i.e.Itisabout"comprehending"and"realizingwith//directknowledge//"ther

ealnatureofforms--notaboutacceptingorrejectingthem.Thesameforallaggregates.Theyareemptyofinherentexistencebecausedependentlyarisen,andbecausedependentlyco-arisenwiththeconsciousness(mind),becauseconceptuallyinterdependent...--MN2:"Monks,theendingofthefermentationsisforonewhoknows&sees,Itellyou,notforonewhodoesnotknow&doesnotsee.")....OFTHEORIGINATIONOFFORM.(SN12.15:"Whenoneseestheoriginationoftheworldasitactuallyiswithrightdiscernment,'non-existence'withreferencetotheworlddoesnotoccurtoone"Meaningformsarenotcompletelynon-existingeither.Wecannotdenytheirdependentoriginationandfunctionalityevenifneverabsolute.

--SN12.48:"'Everythingdoesnotexist'isthesecondformofcosmology,Brahmin....Avoidingthesetwoextremes,theTathagatateachestheDharmaviathemiddle"Theextremeofidealismornihilism;ofthinkingthateverythingiscompletelynon-existent--nihilism,orpurecreationofthemind--idealism.Meaningrealityisnotnon-existence.)....OFTHECESSATIONOFFORM.(SN12.15:"Whenoneseesthecessationoftheworldasitactuallyiswithrightdiscernment,'existence'withreferencetotheworlddoesnotoccurtoone."Mea


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ningformsarenotinherentlyexisting,ontheirown....--SN12.48:"'Everythingexists'istheseniorformofcosmology,Brahmin....Avoidingthesetwoextremes,theTathagatateachestheDharmaviathemiddle"Theextremeofrealism;ofthinkingthateverythingisinherentlyexistent.Meaningrealityisnotexistence.)--SN12.15:"'Everythingexists':Thatisoneextreme.'Everythingdoesn'texist':Thatisasecondextreme.Avoidingthesetwoextremes,theTathagatateachestheDharmaviathemiddle."...Meaningformsarenotinherentlyexisting,notcompletelynon-existingeither.Theyareemptyofinherentexistencebutstilldependentlyarisenandfunctional.--Infact,asmentionedinMN109,SN12.65&SN12.67,allname-&-forms(thefiveaggregates)aremerelyimputedbythemind,co-dependentlyarisenwiththemind,thusemptyofinherentexistence;andviceversafortheminditself.--ThisrealizationisthekeytoLiberation--andithasnothingtodowithdroppingeverythingnow.--\SN12.15:--1."Nowfromtheremainderlessfading&cessationofthatveryignorancecomesthecessationoffabrications.--2.Fromthecessationoffabricationscomesthecessationofconsciousness.--3.Fromthecessationofconsciousnesscomesthecessationofname-&-form.--4.Fromthecessationofname-&-formcomesthecessationofthesixsensemedia.--5.Fromthecessationofthesixsensemediacomesthecessationofcontact.--6.Fromthecessationofcontactcomesthecessationoffeeling.

--7.Fromthecessationoffeelingcomesthecessationofcraving.--8.Fromthecessationofcravingcomesthecessationofclinging/sustenance.--9.Fromthecessationofclinging/sustenancecomesthecessationofbecoming.--10.Fromthecessationofbecomingcomesthecessationofbirth.--11.Fromthecessationofbirth,thenaging&death,sorrow,lamentation,pain,distress,&despairallcease.)....OFTHEPATHOFPRACTICELEADINGTOTHECESSATIONOFFORM..(SN22.57:"Andjustthisnobleeightfoldpathisthepathofpracticeleadingtothecessationofform,i.e.,rightview,rightresolve,rightspeech,rightaction,rightlivelihood,righteffort,rightmindfulness,rightconcentration."--andithasnothingtodowithdroppingeverythingnow.AsmentionedinSN12.63

,torejectouressentialnutriments,todropeverythingnow,wouldbesuicide.Weneedtousethosenutrimentswithoutgoingtotheextremesaboutthem.ThemiddleWay:notacceptingthem,notrejectingthem.--SN1.1:"Tellme,dearsir,howyoucrossedovertheflood.""Icrossedoverthefloodwithoutpushingforward,withoutstayinginplace."MeaningtheMiddleWay:notaccepting,notrejecting.--SN4.19:"Wherenoeyeexists,noformsexist,nosphereofconsciousness&contactattheeyeexists:there,EvilOne,youcannotgo."--SN6.15:"Iexhortyou,monks:Allfabricationsaresubjecttodecay.Bringaboutcompletionbybeingheedful."--SN7.6:"Amanestablishedinvirtue(accumulatingmerit),discerning(accumulatingwisdom,developingdiscernment&mind,amonkardent,astute:hecanuntanglethistangle."

--SN20.5:Weneedtocultivate"awareness-releasethroughgood-will",;meaningweneedbothtoaccumulatebothmerit(throughbodhicitta)andwisdom(throughawarenessoftherealnatureofeverything)--SN12.20:"Whenanobledisciplehasseenwellwithrightdiscernmentthisdependentco-arising&thesedependentlyco-arisenphenomenaastheyareactuallypresent,itisnotpossiblethathewouldrunafterthepast,...orthathewouldrunafterthefuture...orthathewouldbeinwardlyperplexedabouttheimmediatepresent..."--SN12.25:"Fromtheremainderlessfading&cessationofthatveryignorance,--therenolongerexists[thesenseof]thebodyonaccountofwhichthatpleasu


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re&paininternallyarise.--Therenolongerexiststhe[thesenseof]speech...--the[thesenseof]intellectonaccountofwhichthatpleasure&paininternallyarise.--Therenolongerexiststhe[thesenseof]field,--the[thesenseof]site,--the[thesenseof]dimension,--orthe[thesenseof]issueonaccountofwhichthatpleasure&paininternallyarise."--MN24:"Forthesakeofwhat,then,myfriend,istheholylifelivedundertheBlessedOne?""TheholylifeislivedundertheBlessedOne,myfriend,forthesakeoftotalUnbindingthroughlackofclinging."AndthisisdonethroughtheMiddleWay:notrejectingvirtuesandqualities,notmakingthemabsoluteeither;byusingthemwhileseeingtheirrealnature,theiremptiness.--MN149:"However,knowing&seeingtheeyeasitactuallyispresent,knowing&seeingforms...consciousnessattheeye...contactattheeyeastheyactuallyarepresent,knowing&seeingwhateverarisesconditionedthroughcontactattheeye--experiencedaspleasure,pain,orneither-pleasure-nor-pain--asitactuallyispresent,oneisnotinfatuatedwiththeeye...forms...eye-consciousnessattheeye...contactattheeye...whateverarisesconditionedbycontactattheeyeandisexperiencedaspleasure,pain,orneither-pleasure-nor-pain.Forhim--uninfatuated,unattached,unconfused,remainingfocusedontheirdrawbacks--thefiveaggregatesforsustenanceheadtowardfuturediminution.Thecravingthatmakesforfurtherbecoming--accompaniedbypassion&delight,

relishingnowthis&nowthat--isabandonedbyhim.Hisbodilydisturbances&mentaldisturbancesareabandoned.Hisbodilytorments&mentaltormentsareabandoned.Hisbodilydistresses&mentaldistressesareabandoned.Heissensitivebothtoeaseofbody&easeofawareness.")."IHAD//DIRECTKNOWLEDGE//OFFEELING....."IHAD//DIRECTKNOWLEDGE//OFPERCEPTION....."IHAD//DIRECTKNOWLEDGE//OFFABRICATIONS.....\"IHAD//DIRECTKNOWLEDGE//OFCONSCIOUSNESS\...OFTHEORIGINATIONOFCONSCIOUSNESS

\...OFTHECESSATIONOFCONSCIOUSNESS\...OFTHEPATHOFPRACTICELEADINGTOTHECESSATIONOFCONSCIOUSNESS..L4:["Andwhatisform?]:L4.--Thefourgreatexistents[theearthproperty,theliquidproperty,thefireproperty,&thewindproperty]andtheformderivedfromthem:thisiscalledform.--FromTHEORIGINATIONofnutriment(i.e.fromitscausesandconditions)comestheoriginationofform.--FromTHECESSATIONofnutrimentcomesthecessationofform.--Andjustthisnobleeightfoldpathisthepathofpracticeleadingtotheces

sationofform,i.e.,rightview,rightresolve,rightspeech,rightaction,rightlivelihood,righteffort,rightmindfulness,rightconcentration.(i.e.seeMN117)."Foranypriestsorcontemplativeswhoby--//DIRECTLYKNOWING//FORMINTHISWAY,--//directlyknowing//theoriginationofforminthisway,--//directlyknowing//thecessationofforminthisway,--//directlyknowing//thepathofpracticeleadingtothecessationofforminthisway,


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.arepracticingfordisenchantment--dispassion--cessationwithregardtoform,theyarepracticingrightly.Thosewhoarepracticingrightlyarefirmlybasedinthisdoctrine&discipline.(i.e.andithasnothingtodowithdroppingeverythingnow.).Andanypriestsorcontemplativeswhoby--//DIRECTLYKNOWING//FORMINTHISWAY,--//directlyknowing//theoriginationofforminthisway,--//directlyknowing//thecessationofforminthisway,--//directlyknowing//thepathofpracticeleadingtothecessationofforminthisway,.arereleased--fromdisenchantment,dispassion,cessation,lackofclinging/sustenancewithregardtoform--,theyarewell-released.Thosewhoarewell-releasedarefullyaccomplished.Andwiththosewhoarefullyaccomplished,thereisnocycleforthesakeofdescribingthem..L4:["Andwhatisfeeling?]:L4.Thesesixbodiesoffeeling--feelingbornofeye-contact,feelingbornofear-contact,feelingbornofnose-contact,feelingbornoftongue-contact,feelingbornofbody-contact,feelingbornofintellect-contact:thisiscalledfeeling..

FromTHEORIGINATIONofcontactcomestheoriginationoffeeling..FromTHECESSATIONofcontactcomesthecessationoffeeling..Andjustthisnobleeightfoldpathisthepathofpracticeleadingtothecessationoffeeling.....L4:["Andwhatisperception?]:L4.Thesesixbodiesofperception--perceptionofform,perceptionofsound,perceptionofsmell,perceptionoftaste,perceptionoftactilesensation,perceptionofideas:thisiscalledperception..

FromTHEORIGINATIONofcontactcomestheoriginationofperception..FromTHECESSATIONofcontactcomesthecessationofperception..Andjustthisnobleeightfoldpathisthepathofpracticeleadingtothecessationofperception.....L4:["Andwhatarefabrications?]:L4.Thesesixbodiesofintention--intentionwithregardtoform,intentionwithregardtosound,intentionwithregardtosmell,intentionwithregardtotaste,intentionwithregardtotactilesensation,intentionwithregardtoideas:thesearecalledfabrications.

.FromTHEORIGINATIONofcontactcomestheoriginationoffabrications..FromTHECESSATIONofcontactcomesthecessationoffabrications..Andjustthisnobleeightfoldpathisthepathofpracticeleadingtothecessationoffabrications.....L4:["Andwhatisconsciousness?]:L4.


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Thesesixbodiesofconsciousness--eye-consciousness,ear-consciousness,nose-consciousness,tongue-consciousness,body-consciousness,intellect-consciousness:thisiscalledconsciousness..FromTHEORIGINATIONofname-&-formcomestheoriginationofconsciousness..FromTHECESSATIONofname-&-formcomesthecessationofconsciousness..Andjustthisnobleeightfoldpathisthepathofpracticeleadingtothecessationofconsciousness,i.e.,rightview,rightresolve,rightspeech,rightaction,rightlivelihood,righteffort,rightmindfulness,rightconcentration.."Foranypriestsorcontemplativeswhoby--//DIRECTLYKNOWING//CONSCIOUSNESSINTHISWAY,--//directlyknowing//theoriginationofconsciousnessinthisway,--//directlyknowing//thecessationofconsciousnessinthisway,--//directlyknowing//thepathofpracticeleadingtothecessationofconsciousnessinthisway,.arepracticingfordisenchantment--dispassion--cessationwithregardtoconsciousness,theyarepracticingrightly.Thosewhoarepracticingrightlyarefirmlybasedinthisdoctrine&discipline..Andanypriestsorcontemplativeswhoby

--//DIRECTLYKNOWING//CONSCIOUSNESSINTHISWAY,--//directlyknowing//theoriginationofconsciousnessinthisway,--//directlyknowing//thecessationofconsciousnessinthisway,--//directlyknowing//thepathofpracticeleadingtothecessationofconsciousnessinthisway,.are--fromdisenchantment,dispassion,cessation,lackofclinging/sustenancewithregardtoconsciousness--released,theyarewell-released.Thosewhoarewell-releasedarefullyaccomplished.Andwiththosewhoarefullyaccomplished,thereisnocycleforthesakeofdescribingthem."..*******************************************************

**************************************************************************************************************.L2:[SN22.79:KhajjaniyaSutraChewedup--Realizingsuchnessoftheselfandofthefiveaggregates]:L2.(i.e.AbouttheMiddleWay.ABOUTREALIZINGTHEEMPTINESSOFTHESELFANDOFTHEFIVEAGGREGATES.Aboutgoingbeyondbeingandnon-being,beyondallconceptualizationbyseeingthroughtherealnatureofthefiveaggregates.).L4:[AbouttheMiddleWayinmeditation:notcontrollingthemind,notlettingitgowild--justobservingtherealnatureofthethoughtsinaction]:L4

.AtSavatthi."Monks,anypriestsorcontemplativeswhorecollecttheirmanifoldpastlivesallrecollectthefiveclinging-aggregates,oroneamongthem.Whichfive?--Whenrecollecting,'Iwasonewithsuchaforminthepast,'oneisrecollectingjustform.--Orwhenrecollecting,'Iwasonewithsuchafeelinginthepast,'oneisrecollectingjustfeeling.--Orwhenrecollecting,'Iwasonewithsuchaperceptioninthepast,'oneisrecollectingjustperception.


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--Orwhenrecollecting,'Iwasonewithsuchmentalfabricationsinthepast,'oneisrecollectingjustmentalfabrications.--Orwhenrecollecting,'Iwasonewithsuchaconsciousnessinthepast,'oneisrecollectingjustconsciousness..(i.e.Theword"just"meansthat,whileinmeditation,whileheisexperiencingthisrecollection,hedoesn'tlethismindgowildaboutit,nordoeshetrytostophismindfromrecollectingit.ThatistheMiddleWayinmeditation:notlettingthemindgowild,nottryingtocontrolit,ortorejecttherecollection.TheMiddleWay:notaccepting,notrejecting.SeeMN138andSN1.38formoreontheMiddleWayinmeditation.)."Andwhydoyoucallit'form'(rupa)?--Becauseitisafflicted(ruppati),thusitiscalled'form.'Afflictedwithwhat?Withcold&heat&hunger&thirst,withthetouchofflies,mosquitoes,wind,sun,&reptiles.Becauseitisafflicted,itiscalledform.."Andwhydoyoucallit'feeling'?--Becauseitfeels,thusitiscalled'feeling.'Whatdoesitfeel?Itfeelspleasure,itfeelspain,itfeelsneither-pleasure-nor-pain.Becauseitfeels,itiscalledfeeling.."Andwhydoyoucallit'perception'?--Becauseitperceives,thusitiscalled'perception.'Whatdoesitperceive?

Itperceivesblue,itperceivesyellow,itperceivesred,itperceiveswhite.Becauseitperceives,itiscalledperception.."Andwhydoyoucallthem'fabrications'?--Becausetheyfabricatefabricatedthings,thustheyarecalled'fabrications.'Whatdotheyfabricateintoafabricatedthing?Fromform-ness,theyfabricateformintoafabricatedthing.Fromfeeling-ness,theyfabricatefeelingintoafabricatedthing.Fromperception-hood...Fromfabrication-hood...Fromconsciousness-hood,theyfabricateconsciousnessintoafabricatedthing.Becausetheyfabricatefabricatedthings,theyarecalledfabrications.[1].(i.e.Thismeansthatthefiveaggregatesaremerefabrications,theyareemptyofinherentexistenceasmentionedinSN22.95:"they'reempty,void...Nosubsta

ncehereisfound."Anditmeansthattheirexistenceisonlyafabricationofthemind.Theyaredependentlyco-arisenwithconsciousnessamentionedinMN109andSN12.65:"thebreakthroughofdiscernment:""Thenthethoughtoccurredtome,'Thisconsciousnessturnsbackatname-&-form,andgoesnofarther."--i.e.consciousnessname-&-form;meaningoneisdependentontheother;meaningtheyareinterdependent;meaningthemindandworldareinterdependent,onecannotexistwithouttheother.Thatmindandworldareinterdependentisthe"breakthrough",theseedoftheLiberatingwisdom.Theyarebothemptyofinherentexistencebecauseinterdependent.)."Andwhydoyoucallit'consciousness'?--Becauseitcognizes,thusitiscalledconsciousness.Whatdoesitcognize?Itcognizeswhatissour,bitter,pungent,sweet,alkaline,non-alkaline,salty,

&unsalty.Becauseitcognizes,itiscalledconsciousness..L4:[Aboutrealizingthattheproblemistothingthatthefiveaggregatesreallyexistandtochewonthem:tryingtogetsome,rejectotherandbeindifferenttotherest--thethreepoisons]:L4."Thusaninstructeddiscipleofthenobleonesreflectsinthisway:--'Iamnowbeingchewedupbyform.(i.e.Thisistherealizationthattheproblemistothinkthosefiveaggregatesarereal,tograspatthem,toclingtothem...)


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----ButinthePASTIwasalsochewedupbyforminthesamewayIamnowbeingchewedupbyPRESENTform.----AndifIdelightinFUTUREform,theninthefutureIwillbechewedupbyforminthesamewayIamnowbeingchewedupbypresentform.'----Havingreflectedinthisway,hebecomesindifferenttopastform,doesnotdelightinfutureform,andispracticingforthesakeofdisenchantment,dispassion,andcessationwithregardtopresentform.(i.e.Thismeansthathedoesn'tdwellinthepastorinthefuture,norishefallingfortheillusionsofthepresent.TheMiddleWay:hedoesn'taccepttheillusionsforreal,nordoesherejectthemcompletely.Itisnotaboutacceptingorrejecting,ordroppingall,itisaboutrealizingtherealnatureofthefiveaggregateswhileusingthemasaraft,asatoo,asarelayofchariotsasdescribedinMN24.)."[Hereflects:]--''Iamnowbeingchewedupbyfeeling...--perception...--fabrications...--consciousness.---ButinthePASTIwasalsochewedupbyconsciousnessinthesamewayIamnowbeingchewedupbyPRESENTconsciousness.----AndifIdelightinFUTUREconsciousness,theninthefutureIwillbechewedupbyconsciousnessinthesamewayIamnowbeingchewedupbypresentconsciousness.'----Havingreflectedinthisway,hebecomesindifferenttopastconsciousness,

doesnotdelightinfutureconsciousness,andispracticingforthesakeofdisenchantment,dispassion,andcessationwithregardtopresentconsciousness.(i.e.Theproblemistobecomeslaveofthetoolsweareusingasaraft--ourfiveaggregates,insteadof'just'usingthemwhilerealizingtheirrealnature,andthusnotfallingforthem.TheMiddleWay:notacceptingthemasabsolute,notrejectingthemascompletelyuseless,meaninglessorcompletelynon-existent.).(SN9.11:Frominappropriateattentionyou'rebeingchewedbyyourthoughts.--Relinquishingwhat'sinappropriate,contemplateappropriately.--KeepingyourmindontheTeacher,theDharma,theSangha,yourvirtues,youwillarriveatjoy,rapture,pleasurewithoutdoubt.--Then,saturatedwithjoy,youwillputanendtosuffering&stress.).

L4:[Realizingtheemptinessoftheself]:L4."Whatdoyouthink,monks----Isformconstantorinconstant?""INCONSTANT,lord.""Andisthatwhichisinconstanteasefulorstressful?""STRESSFUL,lord.""Andisitfittingtoregardwhatisinconstant,stressful,SUBJECTTOCHANGEas:'Thisismine.Thisismyself.ThisiswhatIam'?""No,lord."--"...Isfeelingconstantorinconstant?""Inconstant,lord."...--"...Isperceptionconstantorinconstant?""Inconstant,lord."...--"...Arefabricationsconstantorinconstant?""Inconstant,lord."...--"Whatdoyouthink,monks--Isconsciousnessconstantorinconstant?""INCONSTANT,lord.""Andisthatwhichisinconstanteasefulorstressful?""STRESSFUL,lord.""Andisitfittingtoregardwhatisinconstant,stressful,SUBJECTTO

CHANGEas:'Thisismine.Thisismyself.ThisiswhatIam'?""No,lord.".(i.e.Thefiveaggregatescannotbethesameastheselfindividuallyortogether,orjustasubsetofthem,becausetheyareallinconstant,stressful,everchanging,whiletheassumedselfissupposetobepermanent.Note:Thecaseoftheselfbeingdifferentorseparatefromthefiveaggregatesisnotevenmentionedbecausenobodyhasthisviewnaturally;onlysomephilosophershavethisview.Sotheselfcannotbefoundinthefiveaggregates,noroutsideofthem;thatmeansthatthereisnorealpermanentself.Theselfisemptyofinherentexistence.Butfromthisweshouldnotconcludethattheselfiscompletelynonexistent


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either.AsmentionedinSN44.10,theselfisnotexistent,notnon-existent,notboth,notneither.AndasmentionedinSN12.46,abouttheself,thereisnocontinuity,nordiscontinuity:"'Theonewhoactsisthesameonewhoexperiences,'isoneextreme."...'Theonewhoactsissomeoneotherthantheonewhoexperiences,'isthesecondextreme.Avoidingbothoftheseextremes,theTathagatateachestheDharmabymeansofthemiddle.")."Thus,monks,--anyformwhatsoeverthatispast,future,orpresent;internalorexternal;blatantorsubtle;commonorsublime;farornear:everyformistobeseenasitactuallyiswithrightdiscernmentas:'Thisisnotmine.Thisisnotmyself.ThisisnotwhatIam.'--"Anyfeelingwhatsoever...--"Anyperceptionwhatsoever...--"Anyfabricationswhatsoever...--"Anyconsciousnesswhatsoeverthatispast,future,orpresent;internalorexternal;blatantorsubtle;commonorsublime;farornear:everyconsciousnessistobeseenasitactuallyiswithrightdiscernmentas:'Thisisnotmine.Thisisnotmyself.ThisisnotwhatIam.'.(SN22.47:Monks,whatevercontemplativesorpriestswhoassumeinvariouswayswhenassumingaself,allassume[thatthisselfisthesameas]thefiveaggregatesforsustenance/clinging,oracertainoneofthem.Thus,boththisassumption&theunderstanding,'Iam,'occurtohim.Andsoitiswithreferencetotheun

derstanding'Iam'thatthereistheappearanceofthefivefaculties--eye,ear,nose,tongue,&body(thesensesofvision,hearing,smell,taste,&touch).--SN22.93:TheBuddhaexplainsthatapersonwhoincorrectlytakesthefiveaggregatestobe[thesameas]"self"islikeamansweptawaybyaswiftriver,whograspsinvainattreesandclumpsofgrassasherushesby.)--SN22.97:"No,monk,thereisnoform...nofeeling...noperception...therearenofabrications...thereisnoconsciousnessthatisconstant,lasting,eternal,notsubjecttochange,thatwillstayjustasitisaslongaseternity.).L4:[Realizingtheemptinessofthefiveaggregates]:L4."This,monks,iscalledadiscipleofthenoble--oneswhotearsdownanddoesnotbuildup;

--whoabandonsanddoesnotcling;--whodiscardsanddoesnotpullin;--whoscattersanddoesnotpileup..(i.e.Thisisnotaboutanartificialdroppingofall,orofsomeoftheaggregates,butaboutanactivedeconstructiveprocessdonebythewisdomgraduallyrealizingtherealnatureofeverythingthroughreasonings,andthenhavinga//personaldirectknowledge//ofthis.ThisistheresultoftheNoblePath,nottheresultof'droppingeverythingnow'assomequietistsandnihilistsareproposing.)(i.e.Allofthesearetheautomaticresultofwisdom,andcannotbefakedbyartificiallydroppingeverythingnow.).--"Andwhatdoesheteardownandnotbuildup?

----Hetearsdownformanddoesnotbuilditup.----Hetearsdownfeeling...perception...fabrications...consciousnessanddoesnotbuilditup.(i.e.Meaningherealizestheemptinessoftheformsanddoesn'tfallfortheirinherentexistenceanymore.)--"Andwhatdoesheabandonandnotclingto?----Heabandonsformanddoesnotclingtoit.----Heabandonsfeeling...perception...fabrications...consciousnessanddoesnotclingtoit.--"Andwhatdoeshediscardandnotpullin?----Hediscardsformanddoesnotpullitin.


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----Hediscardsfeeling...perception...fabrications...consciousnessanddoesnotpullitin.--"Andwhatdoeshescatterandnotpileup?----Hescattersformanddoesnotpileitup.----Hescattersfeeling...perception...fabrications...consciousnessanddoesnotpileitup.."Seeingthus,theinstructeddiscipleofthenobleonesgrows--disenchantedwithform,(i.e.Meaningthathavingrealizedtheemptinessoftheformsthroughreasoningsand//directknowledge//,thenthethreepoisons--desire,hatred,delusion--havenomoresolidbasistogrow--theydropbythemselvesfaultofnutriments,faultoftheircausesandconditionwhichareallbasedontheillusionofinherentexistenceofonethingoranother:subject,objects,oraction.Theignorancewhichistherootcauseofallsufferinghasbeenremovedbythedevelopmentofwisdom,whichisnecessarilyalsosupportedbyaccumulatingenoughmerittobeabletodoit.)--disenchantedwithfeeling,--disenchantedwithperception,--disenchantedwithfabrications,--disenchantedwithconsciousness.--Disenchanted,hebecomesdispassionate.--Throughdispassion,heisfullyreleased.--Withfullrelease,thereistheknowledge,'Fullyreleased.'--Hediscernsthat'Birthisended,theholylifefulfilled,thetaskdone.The

reisnothingfurtherforthisworld.'(i.e.RealizingtherealnatureofthefiveaggregatesisthekeytototalLiberation,toTotalUnbindingasmentionedinSN6.15.).L4:[TheMiddleWay:goingbeyondbeing(accepting,accumulating,becoming)andnon-being(rejecting,dropping,non-becoming)]:L4."This,monks,iscalledadiscipleofthenobleones--whoneitherbuildsupnortearsdown,butwhostandshavingtorndown;--whoneitherclingsnorabandons,butwhostandshavingabandoned;--whoneitherpullsinnordiscards,butwhostandshavingdiscarded;--whoneitherpilesupnorscatters,butwhostandshavingscattered.(i.e.TheMiddleWay:notaccepting,notrejecting)

.--"Andwhatisitthatheneitherbuildsupnortearsdown,butstandshavingtornitdown?(i.e.Thismeansthathegoesevenbeyondthesimplerealizationoftheemptinessofthefiveaggregates.Hesucceedsinrealizingtheinseparabilityofemptinessanddependentorigination,theirunion.Realizingthateverythingisnotexistent,notnon-existent,notboth,notneither.Andthisisanon-affirmativenegation--becausetherealnatureofeverythingisbeyondanydescription,beyondanyconceptualization.TheBuddhahasnoabsoluteview/dogma.And'beyond'heremeans'totranscend';itdoesntmeantorejectordrop.)----Heneitherbuildsupnortearsdownform,butstandshavingtornitdown.----Heneitherbuildsupnortearsdownfeeling...perception...fabrications...consciousness,butstandshavingtornitdown..

--"Andwhatisitthatheneitherclingstonorabandons,butstandshavingabandonedit?----Heneitherclingstonorabandonsform,butstandshavingabandonedit.----Heneitherclingstonorabandonsfeeling...perception...fabrications...consciousness,butstandshavingabandonedit..--"Andwhatisitthatheneitherpullsinnordiscards,butstandshavingdiscardedit?----Heneitherpullsinnordiscardsform,butstandshavingdiscardedit.----Heneitherpullsinnordiscardsfeeling...perception...fabrications...c


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onsciousness,butstandshavingdiscardedit..--"Andwhatisitthatheneitherpilesupnorscatters,butstandshavingscatteredit?----Heneitherpilesupnorscattersform,butstandshavingscatteredit.----Heneitherpilesupnorscattersfeeling...perception...fabrications...consciousness,butstandshavingscatteredit..L4:[Tathagata:Gonewellbeyondbeingandnon-being--beyondanydescription]:L4."Andtothemonkwhosemindisthusreleased,thedevas,togetherwithIndra,theBrahmas,&Pajapati,payhomageevenfromafar:.'Homagetoyou,OTHOROUGHBREDman..("thoroughbred"isalsousedinSN1.38abouttheMiddleWayinmeditation:"WhatathoroughbredisGotamathecontemplative!Andlikeathoroughbred,whenbodilyfeelingshavearisen--painful,fierce,sharp,wracking,repellent,disagreeable--heenduresthemmindful,alert,&unperturbed!")(i.e.AN3.94:TheThoroughbred).Homagetoyou,OSUPERLATIVEman--.

("superlative"isalsousedinSN22.86abouttheTetralemma:"Andso,Anuradha--whenyoucan'tpindowntheTathagataasatruthorrealityeveninthepresentlife--isitproperforyoutodeclare,'Friends,theTathagata--thesuprememan,thesuperlativeman,attainerofthesuperlativeattainment--beingdescribed,isdescribedotherwisethanwiththesefourpositions:TheTathagataexistsafterdeath,doesnotexistafterdeath,bothdoes&doesnotexistafterdeath,neitherexistsnordoesnotexistafterdeath'?""No,lord.""Verygood,Anuradha.Verygood.Bothformerly&now,itisonlystressthatIdescribe,andthecessationofstress."--AsmentionedbyBikkhuAmaroin"Beyondbeingandnon-being":"Theworldlymindcanonlyseethateitherweareorwearenot,somethingisorisnot,buttheBuddhaistalkingfromapositionwhichisneitherthisnorthat,neitherbeingnornon-being,neitherexistencenornon-existence.")

.youofwhomwedon'tknowevenwhatdependentonwhichyou'reabsorbed.'"

.(i.e.TheBuddhaisabsorbedinrealitybeyondexistence,non-existence,both,neither(Tetralemma)--beyondanydescription,beyondanyconceptualization.).(ThissimilartoTheragathaXVIII:--'Homagetoyou,Othoroughbredman.--Homagetoyou,Osuperlativeman----ofwhomwehaveno//directknowledge//--evenofthatindependenceonwhichyoudojhana.)..

*********************************************************************************************************************************************************************.L2:[SN22.81:PalileyyakaSutraAtPalileyyaka--Realizingsuchness,theimportanceofrealizingdependentoriginationandemptiness]:L2.(i.e.ABOUTTHENEEDTOREALIZETHEREALNATUREOFTHEFIVEAGGREGATES.Thefactthattheyareinconstant,fabricated,dependentlyco-arisenthusemptyofinhere


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ntexistence.Itisbyknowing&seeinginthiswaythatonewithoutdelayputsanendtotheeffluents.ThatrealizationistheLiberatingfactor.).IhaveheardthatononeoccasiontheBlessedOnewasstayingnearKosambi,atGhosita'smonastery.Thenintheearlymorning,havingputonhisrobesandcarryinghisbowlandouterrobe,hewentintoKosambiforalms.HavinggoneforalmsinKosambi,afterthemeal,returningfromhisalmsround,hesethisownlodginginorderand--withoutcallinghisattendantorinformingthecommunityofmonks--setoutwandering,alone&withoutacompanion..Then,notlongaftertheBlessedOnehadleft,acertainmonkwenttoVen.Anandaandonarrivalsaidtohim,"Justnow,myfriendAnanda,theBlessedOnesethisownlodginginorderand--withoutcallinghisattendantorinformingthecommunityofmonks--setoutwandering,alone&withoutacompanion."."WhenevertheBlessedOnesetshisownlodginginorderand--withoutcallinghisattendantorinformingthecommunityofmonks--setsoutwandering,alone&withoutacompanion,hewantstolivealone.Heisnottobefollowedbyanyoneatsuchtimes.".Then,afterwanderingbystages,theBlessedOnecametoPalileyyaka.TherehestayedattherootoftheAuspiciousSalTree..ThenalargenumberofmonkswenttoVen.Anandaandonarrivalexchangedcourte

ousgreetings.Afteranexchangeoffriendlycourtesies&greetingstheysattooneside.Astheyweresittingthere,theysaidtoVen.Ananda,"IthasbeenalongtimesinceweheardaDharmatalkintheBlessedOne'spresence.WewanttohearaDharmatalkintheBlessedOne'spresence.".ThenVen.AnandawentwiththosemonkstowheretheBlessedOnewasstayinginPalileyyaka,attherootoftheAuspiciousSalTree,andonarrival,afterbowingdowntohim,satdowntooneside.Astheyweresittingthere,theBlessedOneinstructed,urged,roused,&encouragedthemwithatalkonDharma..Now,onthatoccasionthistrainofthoughtappearedintheawarenessofoneofthemonks:"NOWIWONDER--KNOWINGINWHATWAY,SEEINGINWHATWAY,DOESONEWITHOUTDELAYPUTANENDTOTHEEFFLUENTS?"

.TheBlessedOne,perceivingwithhisawarenessthetrainofthoughtinthemonk'sawareness,saidtothemonks,"Ihaveanalyzed&taughtyoutheDharma,monks.Ihaveanalyzed&taughtyouthefourframesofreference,thefourrightexertions,thefourbasesofpower,thefivefaculties,thefivestrengths,thesevenfactorsofawakening,&thenobleeightfoldpath..Andyet,eventhoughIhaveanalyzed&taughtyoutheDharma,stillthereappearsthistrainofthoughtintheawarenessofoneofthemonks:'NowIwonder--knowinginwhatway,seeinginwhatway,doesonewithoutdelayputanendtotheeffluents?'."Wellthen--knowinginwhatway,seeinginwhatway,doesonewithoutdelaypu

tanendtotheeffluents?.Thereisthecasewhereanuninstructed,run-of-the-millperson--whohasnoregardfornobleones,isnotwell-versedordisciplinedintheirDharma;whohasnoregardformenofintegrity,isnotwell-versedordisciplinedintheirDharma----assumesformtobetheself.----Thatassumptionisafabrication.Nowwhatisthecause,whatistheorigination,whatisthebirth,whatisthecoming-into-existenceofthatfabrication?Toanuninstructed,run-of-the-millperson,touchedbythatwhichisfeltborn


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ofcontactwithignorance,cravingarises.Thatfabricationisbornofthat.Andthatfabricationisinconstant,fabricated,dependentlyco-arisen.Thatcraving...Thatfeeling...Thatcontact...Thatignorance[i.e.THEFIVEAGGREGATESARE]ISINCONSTANT,FABRICATED,DEPENDENTLYCO-ARISEN.ITISBYKNOWING&SEEINGINTHISWAYTHATONEWITHOUTDELAYPUTSANENDTOTHEEFFLUENTS.--"Orhedoesn'tassumeformtobetheself,butheassumestheselfaspossessingform...formasintheself...selfasinform--...orfeelingtobetheself...theselfaspossessingfeeling...feelingasintheself...selfasinfeeling--...orperceptiontobetheself...theselfaspossessingperception...perceptionasintheself...selfasinperception--...orfabricationstobetheself...theselfaspossessingfabrications...fabricationsasintheself...selfasinfabrications--...orconsciousnesstobetheself...theselfaspossessingconsciousness...consciousnessasintheself...selfasinconsciousness.----"Nowthatassumptionisafabrication.Whatisthecause,whatistheorigination,whatisthebirth,whatisthecoming-into-existenceofthatfabrication?Toanuninstructed,run-of-the-millperson,touchedbythefeelingbornofcontactwithignorance,cravingarises.Thatfabricationisbornofthat.Andthatfabricationisinconstant,fabricated,dependentlyco-arisen.Thatcraving...Thatfeeling...Thatcontact...Thatignoranceis[i.e.THEFIVEAGGREGATESARE]INCONSTANT,FABRICATED,DEPENDENTLYCO-ARISEN.ITISBYKNOWING&SEEINGINTHISWAYTHATONEWITHOUTDELAYPUTSANENDTOTHEEFFLUENTS..

"Orhedoesn'tassumeformtobetheself...buthemayhaveaviewsuchasthis:--'Thisselfisthesameasthecosmos.ThisIwillbeafterdeath,constant,lasting,eternal,notsubjecttochange.'Thiseternalistviewisafabrication....--Or...hemayhaveaviewsuchasthis:'Iwouldnotbe,neitherwouldtherebewhatismine.Iwillnotbe,neitherwilltherebewhatismine.'Thisannihilationistviewisafabrication....--Or...hemaybedoubtful&uncertain,havingcometonoconclusionwithregardtothetrueDharma.----Thatdoubt,uncertainty,&coming-to-no-conclusionisafabrication."Whatisthecause,whatistheorigination,whatisthebirth,whatisthecoming-into-existenceofthatfabrication?Toanuninstructed,run-of-the-millperson,tou

chedbywhatisfeltbornofcontactwithignorance,cravingarises.Thatfabricationisbornofthat.Andthatfabricationisinconstant,fabricated,dependentlyco-arisen.Thatcraving...Thatfeeling...Thatcontact...Thatignoranceis[I.E.THEFIVEAGGREGATESARE]INCONSTANT,FABRICATED,DEPENDENTLYCO-ARISEN.ITISBYKNOWING&SEEINGINTHISWAYTHATONEWITHOUTDELAYPUTSANENDTOTHEEFFLUENTS.".(AN3.47:Fabricated:"Monks,thesethreearefabricatedcharacteristicsofwhatisfabricated.Whichthree?Arisingisdiscernible,passingawayisdiscernible,alteration(literally,other-ness)whilestayingisdiscernible.")..*******************************************************

**************************************************************************************************************.L2:[SN22.85:YamakaSutraToYamaka--Realizingsuchness,theinterdependenceoftheself/mindandthefiveaggregates/world:notthesame,notseparateordifferent-->nothingtodrop]:L2.(i.e.LIBERATIONISNOTANANNIHILATION/DROPPINGALL.Somenihilistsandquietiststhinkthatthegoalofthepathistodropall,torejecteverything,tosto


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pallmentation,etc.So,forthem,thearhatisonewhohassucceededindroppingall.Evenwhentoldthattheirliteralistinterpretationofsomesutrasarewrong,andthattheyhavefallenintothepitoftheextremeofnon-being,ofnon-becoming,ofnihilism,andthatwhattheyareproposingisnobetterthansuicide,thenfromstubbornness&attachmenttheystillmaintaintheiradherencetothatevilsupposition.TheyaretooproudtolearnfromtheBuddha.--Thissutraclearlyshowsthatthisisawrongconception,andthatithasnothingtodowithBuddhism.Don'tsaythat,friendYamaka.Don'tmisrepresenttheBlessedOne.It'snotgoodtomisrepresenttheBlessedOne,fortheBlessedOnewouldnotsaythat.--TheSutrapointoutthatthefiveaggregatesare"inconstant,stressful,everchanging,dependentlyarisen"inthefirstplace.Sotheyarenotthesameastheself,andtheselfisnotseparateordifferentfromthem.Buttheyareinterdependent.Thereisnorealselforfiveaggregates(existingindependently,ontheirown,inherently);theyareallemptyofinherentexistence.So,whatisitthatcouldbedroppedorannihilated?Nothing.Thereisnothingtorejectordrop,nomorethananythingtogetorchange.TheMiddleWayisnotaboutgettingorbeing,noraboutdroppingornon-being;itisaboutrealizingtherealnatureofthisselfandfiveaggregates;aboutrealizingtheinterdependenceoftheworldandmind;realizingthateverything(allname-&-form)ismerelyimputedbythemind(consciousness),emptyofinherentexistencebutstilldependentlyarisenandfunctional.Sotherealproblemisthisignorance,andtherealsolutionisthewisdomrealizingthewaythingsreallyare.Ontheinterdependenceoftheworldandmindsee:MN109,SN12.65,SN12.67,SN22.85,SN22.86,)

.L4:[Thinkingthatthereisannihilationafterdeathofanarhat]:L4

.IhaveheardthatononeoccasionVen.SariputtawasstayingnearSavatthiatJeta'sGrove,Anathapindika'smonastery.Now,atthattimethisevilsuppositionhadarisentoVen.Yamaka:.~"AsIunderstandtheTeachingexplainedbytheBlessedOne,amonkwithnomore(mental)effluents,onthebreak-upofthebody,isANNIHILATED,perishes,&doesnotexistafterdeath.".Alargenumberofmonksheard,"TheysaythatthisevilsuppositionhasarisentoVen.Yamaka:

.~'AsIunderstandtheTeachingexplainedbytheBlessedOne,amonkwithnomoreeffluents,onthebreak-upofthebody,isannihilated,perishes,&doesnotexistafterdeath.'".SotheywenttoVen.Yamakaandonarrivalexchangedcourteousgreetings.Afteranexchangeoffriendlygreetings&courtesies,theysattooneside.Astheyweresittingthere,theysaidtoVen.Yamaka,"Isittrue,friendYamaka,thatthisevilsuppositionhasarisentoyou:.~'AsIunderstandtheTeachingexplainedbytheBlessedOne,amonkwithnomoreeffluents,onthebreak-upofthebody,isannihilated,perishes,&doesnotexistafterdeath.'

.~"Yes,friends.AsIunderstandtheTeachingexplainedbytheBlessedOne,amonkwithnomoreeffluents,onthebreak-upofthebody,isannihilated,perishes,&doesnotexistafterdeath."."DON'TSAYTHAT,friendYamaka.Don'tmisrepresenttheBlessedOne.It'snotgoodtomisrepresenttheBlessedOne,fortheBlessedOnewouldnotsay,'Amonkwithnomoreeffluents,onthebreak-upofthebody,isannihilated,perishes,&doesnotexistafterdeath.'".


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ButeventhoughVen.Yamakawasthusrebukedbythosemonks,he--fromstubbornness&attachment--maintainedhisadherencetothatevilsupposition:.~'AsIunderstandtheTeachingexplainedbytheBlessedOne,amonkwithnomoreeffluents,onthebreak-upofthebody,isannihilated,perishes,&doesnotexistafterdeath.'.WhenthosemonkscouldnotpryVen.Yamakaloosefromhisevilsupposition,theygotupfromtheirseatsandwenttoVen.Sariputta.Onarrivaltheysaidtohim:"FriendSariputta,thisevilsuppositionhasarisentoVen.Yamaka:.~'AsIunderstandtheTeachingexplainedbytheBlessedOne,amonkwithnomoreeffluents,onthebreak-upofthebody,isannihilated,perishes,&doesnotexistafterdeath.'.ItwouldbegoodifyouwouldgotoVen.Yamakaoutofsympathyforhissake.".Ven.Sariputtaconsentedbyremainingsilent..ThenintheeveningVen.Sariputtalefthisseclusion,wenttoVen.Yamaka,andonarrivalexchangedcourteousgreetings.Afteranexchangeoffriendlygreetings&courtesies,hesattooneside.Ashewassittingthere,hesaidtoVen.Yamaka,.

"Isittrue,myfriendYamaka,thatthisevilsuppositionhasarisentoyou:.~'AsIunderstandtheTeachingexplainedbytheBlessedOne,amonkwithnomoreeffluents,onthebreak-upofthebody,isannihilated,perishes,&doesnotexistafterdeath.'.~"Yes,myfriendSariputta.AsIunderstandtheTeachingexplainedbytheBlessedOne,amonkwithnomoreeffluents,onthebreak-upofthebody,isannihilated,perishes,&doesnotexistafterdeath.".L4:[First,letstrytofindwhatwouldbeannihilatedtheself]:L4L5:[Thefiveaggregatesareinconstant,stressful,everchanging,dependentlyarisen,empty,andthuscannotbethesameastheself]:L5

."Howdoyouconstruethis,myfriendYamaka:--Isformconstantorinconstant?""Inconstant,myfriend."--"Andisthatwhichisinconstanteasefulorstressful?""Stressful,myfriend."------"Andisitpropertoregardwhatisinconstant,stressful,subjecttochangeas:'Thisismine.Thisismyself.ThisiswhatIam'?""No,myfriend."--"Isfeelingconstantorinconstant?""Inconstant,myfriend"....--"Isperceptionconstantorinconstant?""Inconstant,myfriend"....--"Arefabricationsconstantorinconstant?""Inconstant,myfriend"....--"Isconsciousnessconstantorinconstant?""Inconstant,myfriend."----"Andisthatwhichisinconstanteasefulorstressful?""Stressful,myfriend."

----"Andisitpropertoregardwhatisinconstant,stressful,subjecttochangeas:'Thisismine.Thisismyself.ThisiswhatIam'?""No,myfriend.".(SN22.47:Monks,whatevercontemplativesorpriestswhoassumeinvariouswayswhenassumingaself,allassume[thatthisselfisthesameas]thefiveaggregatesforsustenance/clinging,oracertainoneofthem.Thus,boththisassumption&theunderstanding,'Iam,'occurtohim.Andsoitiswithreferencetotheunderstanding'Iam'thatthereistheappearanceofthefivefaculties--eye,ear,nose,tongue,&body(thesensesofvision,hearing,smell,taste,&touch).--SN22.93:TheBuddhaexplainsthatapersonwhoincorrectlytakesthefiveaggr


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egatestobe[thesameas]"self"islikeamansweptawaybyaswiftriver,whograspsinvainattreesandclumpsofgrassasherushesby.--SN22.97:"No,monk,thereisnoform...nofeeling...noperception...therearenofabrications...thereisnoconsciousnessthatisconstant,lasting,eternal,notsubjecttochange,thatwillstayjustasitisaslongaseternity.).L5:[TheTathagataisnotthesame,norseparate/differentthanthefiveaggregatesitcannotbefoundintheaggregatesnoroutside]:L5."Howdoyouconstruethis:--Doyouregardformas[THESAMEAS]theTathagata?""No,myfriend."--"Doyouregardfeelingas[thesameas]theTathagata?""No,myfriend."--"Doyouregardperceptionas[thesameas]theTathagata?""No,myfriend."--"Doyouregardfabricationsas[thesameas]theTathagata?""No,myfriend."--"Doyouregardconsciousnessas[thesameas]theTathagata?""No,myfriend."."Howdoyouconstruethis:--DoyouregardtheTathagataasbeinginform?....Elsewherethanform[DIFFERENTORSEPARATE]?.....--Infeeling?....Elsewherethanfeeling[separate]?....--Inperception?....Elsewherethanperception[separate]?....--Infabrications?....Elsewherethanfabrications[separate]?....--Inconsciousness?....Elsewherethanconsciousness[separate]?""No,myfrien

d."."Howdoyouconstruethis:--DoyouregardtheTathagataas[THESAMEAS]form...feeling...perception...fabrications...consciousness?""No,myfriend."--"DoyouregardtheTathagataasthatwhichis[DIFFERENTORSEPARATE]withoutform...,withoutfeeling...,withoutperception...,withoutfabrications...,withoutconsciousness...[separate]?""No,myfriend.".(i.e.ThisisarareplaceintheSutraswhereitisalsomentionedthattheselfcannotbeseparate/differentthanthefiveaggregates,besidenotbeingthesameasthem.).

L4:[IftheTathagataisnotthesameordifferentthanthefiveaggregates,thenwhatcouldbeannihilatedafterdeath?]:L4."Andso,myfriendYamaka--whenyoucan'tpindowntheTathagataasatruthorrealityeveninthepresentlife--isitproperforyoutodeclare,.~'AsIunderstandtheTeachingexplainedbytheBlessedOne,amonkwithnomoreeffluents,onthebreak-upofthebody,isannihilated,perishes,&doesnotexistafterdeath'?."Previously,myfriendSariputta,Ididfoolishlyholdthatevilsupposition.Butnow,havingheardyourexplanationoftheDharma,Ihaveabandonedthatevilsupposition,andhavebrokenthroughtotheDharma.

.L5:[Theproperanswer:the12stepsofdependentoriginationbothways,emptiness;theMiddleWay:notexistence,notnon-existence,notboth,notneither]:L5."Then,friendYamaka,howwouldyouanswerifyouarethusasked:Amonk,aworthyone,withnomorementaleffluents:whatisheonthebreak-upofthebody,afterdeath?."Thusasked,Iwouldanswer,'Formisinconstant...Feeling...Perception...Fabrications...Consciousnessisinconstant.Thatwhichisinconstantisstress


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ful.Thatwhichisstressfulhasceasedandgonetoitsend."."Verygood,myfriendYamaka.Verygood..(i.e.Whatisannihilatedistheillusionsbasedonignorance,notthefiveaggregatesthemselves,whichanywayhavealwaysbeenandwillalwaysbenot-existent,notnon-existent,notboth,notneither.Soitisnotaboutgettingsomeaggregates,ordroppingsomeaggregatesorall;itisaboutrealizingtheirrealnature.).L4:[Ananalogyitisaboutrealizingwhathasalwaysbeenlikethatnotaboutannihilating/droppingsomething]:L4.InthatcaseIwillgiveyouANANALOGYforthesakeofmakingyourunderstandingofthispointevengreater.Supposetherewereahouseholderorhouseholder'sson--rich,wealthy,withmanypossessions--whowasthoroughlywell-guarded.Thensupposetherecamealongacertainman,desiringwhatwasnothisbenefit,desiringwhatwasnothiswelfare,desiringhislossofsecurity,desiringtokillhim.Thethoughtwouldoccurtothisman:'Itwouldnotbeeasytokillthispersonbyforce.WhatifIweretosneakinandthenkillhim?'."Sohewouldgotothehouseholderorhouseholder'ssonandsay,'Mayyoutakemeonasaservant,lord.'Withthat,thehouseholderorhouseholder'ssonwouldtakethemanonasaservant.

."Havingbeentakenonasaservant,themanwouldriseinthemorningbeforehismaster,gotobedintheeveningonlyafterhismaster,doingwhateverhismasterordered,alwaysactingtopleasehim,speakingpolitelytohim.Thenthehouseholderorhouseholder'ssonwouldcometoregardhimasafriend&companion,andwouldfallintohistrust.Whenthemanrealizes,'Thishouseholderorhouseholder'ssontrustsme,'thenencounteringhiminasolitaryplace,hewouldkillhimwithasharpknife.."Nowwhatdoyouthink,myfriendYamaka?Whenthatmanwenttothehouseholderorhouseholder'ssonandsaid,'Mayyoutakemeonasaser

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