Gautama Vs The Buddha: Glenn Wallis, You Won't Find It in Some Mythical Figure Named The
Gautama Vs The Buddha: Glenn Wallis, You Won't Find It in Some Mythical Figure Named The
Gautama Vs The Buddha: Glenn Wallis, You Won't Find It in Some Mythical Figure Named The
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Destination
I will teach the destination and the path leading to the
destination. Listen to what I say. What is the destination?
The eradication of infatuation, the eradication of hostility,
and the eradication of delusion is what is called the
destination. And what is the path leading to the destination?
Present-moment awareness directed toward the body.
This awareness is what is called the path leading to the
destination.
In this way, I have taught to you the destination and
the path leading to the destination. That which should be
done out of compassion by a caring teacher who desires
the welfare of his students, I have done for you.
There are secluded places. Meditate, do not be negligent!
Dont have regrets later! This is my instruction to you.
Quenched
Once, a man called Janussoni approached the Fortunate
One. Exchanging greetings, he sat down next to the
Fortunate One, and spoke.
It is said, unbinding is conspicuous, unbinding is
conspicuous. In what regard, friend Gotama, is unbinding
conspicuous? In what regard is it palpable, leading the
practitioner to come and see, and to be personally realized
by the wise?
Gotama replied, Janussoni, an infatuated, hostile, and
deluded person comes to the realization that, through the
overwhelming power of infatuation, hostility, and delusion
he has become mentally exhausted, and that he is hurting
himself and others. And that person becomes depressed
and distressed. He realizes that if infatuation, hostility, and
delusion were eradicated he would no longer hurt himself,
he would no longer hurt others, and he would no longer
experience depression and distress. It is in this way,
Janussoni, that unbinding is conspicuous. Because a person
realizes the absolute eradication of infatuation, the absolute
eradication of hostility, and the absolute eradication of
delusion, unbinding is conspicuous, palpable, leading the
practitioner to come and see, and to be personally realized
by the wise.
Nibbuta Sutta; Anguttaranikaya 3.55
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