Tatra kho āyasmā sāriputto bhikkhū āmantesi: “āvuso bhikkhave”ti.
There, the venerable Sāriputta addressed the bhikkhus: “Friends, bhikkhus.”
“Āvuso”ti kho te bhikkhū āyasmato sāriputtassa paccassosuṁ. Āyasmā sāriputto etadavoca:
“Friend,” the bhikkhus replied to the venerable Sāriputta. The venerable Sāriputta said this:
Delighting in Personal Existence
“Tathā tathā, āvuso, bhikkhu vihāraṁ kappeti yathā yathāssa vihāraṁ kappayato na bhaddakaṁ maraṇaṁ hoti, na bhaddikā kālakiriyā. Kathañcāvuso, bhikkhu tathā tathā vihāraṁ kappeti yathā yathāssa vihāraṁ kappayato na bhaddakaṁ maraṇaṁ hoti, na bhaddikā kālakiriyā?
“Friends, a bhikkhu passes his time in such a way that his death is not a good one, his passing is not a good one. And how does a bhikkhu pass his time in such a way that his death is not a good one, his passing is not a good one?
Idhāvuso, bhikkhu kammārāmo hoti kammarato kammārāmataṁ anuyutto,
1.) Here, friends, a bhikkhu delights in work, relishes work, and is habitually devoted to work.
bhassārāmo hoti bhassarato bhassārāmataṁ anuyutto,
2.) He delights in talk, relishes talk, and is habitually devoted to talk.
niddārāmo hoti niddārato niddārāmataṁ anuyutto,
3.) He delights in sleep, relishes sleep, and is habitually devoted to sleep.
saṅgaṇikārāmo hoti saṅgaṇikarato saṅgaṇikārāmataṁ anuyutto,
4.) He delights in company, relishes company, and is habitually devoted to company.
saṁsaggārāmo hoti saṁsaggarato saṁsaggārāmataṁ anuyutto,
5.) He delights in bonding, relishes bonding, and is habitually devoted to bonding.
papañcārāmo hoti papañcarato papañcārāmataṁ anuyutto.
6.) He delights in mental proliferation, relishes mental proliferation, and is habitually devoted to mental proliferation.
Evaṁ kho, āvuso, bhikkhu tathā tathā vihāraṁ kappeti yathā yathāssa vihāraṁ kappayato na bhaddakaṁ maraṇaṁ hoti, na bhaddikā kālakiriyā. Ayaṁ vuccatāvuso: ‘bhikkhu sakkāyābhirato nappajahāsi sakkāyaṁ sammā dukkhassa antakiriyāya’.
Friends, when a bhikkhu passes his time in such a way, his death is not a good one, his passing is not a good one. This is called a bhikkhu who delights in personal existence, who has not given up personal existence to completely make an end of suffering.
Giving up Personal Existence
Tathā tathāvuso, bhikkhu vihāraṁ kappeti yathā yathāssa vihāraṁ kappayato bhaddakaṁ maraṇaṁ hoti, bhaddikā kālakiriyā. Kathañcāvuso, bhikkhu tathā tathā vihāraṁ kappeti yathā yathāssa vihāraṁ kappayato bhaddakaṁ maraṇaṁ hoti, bhaddikā kālakiriyā?
Friends, a bhikkhu passes his time in such a way that his death is a good one, his passing is a good one. And how does a bhikkhu pass his time in such a way that his death is a good one, his passing is a good one?
Idhāvuso, bhikkhu na kammārāmo hoti na kammarato na kammārāmataṁ anuyutto,
1.) Here, friends, a bhikkhu does not delight in work, does not relish work, and is not habitually devoted to work.
na bhassārāmo hoti na bhassarato na bhassārāmataṁ anuyutto,
2.) He does not delight in talk, does not relish talk, and is not habitually devoted to talk.
na niddārāmo hoti na niddārato na niddārāmataṁ anuyutto,
3.) He does not delight in sleep, does not relish sleep, and is not habitually devoted to sleep.
na saṅgaṇikārāmo hoti na saṅgaṇikarato na saṅgaṇikārāmataṁ anuyutto,
4.) He does not delight in company, does not relish company, and is not habitually devoted to company.
na saṁsaggārāmo hoti na saṁsaggarato na saṁsaggārāmataṁ anuyutto,
5.) He does not delight in bonding, does not relish bonding, and is not habitually devoted to bonding.
na papañcārāmo hoti na papañcarato na papañcārāmataṁ anuyutto.
6.) He does not delight in mental proliferation, does not relish mental proliferation, and is not habitually devoted to mental proliferation.
Evaṁ kho, āvuso, bhikkhu tathā tathā vihāraṁ kappeti yathā yathāssa vihāraṁ kappayato bhaddakaṁ maraṇaṁ hoti, bhaddikā kālakiriyā. Ayaṁ vuccatāvuso: ‘bhikkhu nibbānābhirato pajahāsi sakkāyaṁ sammā dukkhassa antakiriyāyā’ti.
When a bhikkhu passes his time in such a way, his death is a good one, his passing is a good one. This is called a bhikkhu who delights in Nibbāna, who has given up personal existence to completely make an end of suffering.
Verse
Yo papañcamanuyutto,
papañcābhirato mago;
Virādhayī so nibbānaṁ,
yogakkhemaṁ anuttaraṁ.
One devoted to mental proliferation,
a foolish animal relishing mental proliferation,
misses out on Nibbāna,
the unsurpassed security from bondage.
Yo ca papañcaṁ hitvāna,
nippapañcapade rato;
Ārādhayī so nibbānaṁ,
yogakkhemaṁ anuttaran”ti.
But whoever, having abandoned mental proliferation,
delights in the state free from mental proliferation;
attains Nibbāna,
the unsurpassed security from bondage.”