3.
The Discourse on Sending Away
13.
"There are these six elements involving escape, monks.
Which six?
Here, monks, a monk might say thus:
'Indeed, the liberation of mind through friendliness has been developed, cultivated, mastered, made a basis of, practised, accumulated, and thoroughly undertaken by me;
and yet anger remains obsessing my mind.'
He should be told 'Do not say so' -
'Let not the venerable one speak thus;
do not misrepresent the Blessed One, for it is not good to slander the Blessed One, for the Blessed One would not say thus.
This is impossible, friends, there is no chance, that when the liberation of mind through friendliness has been developed, cultivated, mastered, made a basis of, practised, accumulated, and thoroughly undertaken;
and yet anger would remain obsessing his mind - this is impossible.
For this, friends, is the escape from anger, namely the liberation of mind through friendliness.'
"Here again, monks, a monk might say thus: 'Indeed, the liberation of mind through compassion has been developed, cultivated, mastered, made a basis of, practised, accumulated, and thoroughly undertaken by me; and yet harming remains obsessing my mind.' He should be told 'Do not say so' - 'Let not the venerable one speak thus; do not misrepresent the Blessed One, for it is not good to slander the Blessed One, for the Blessed One would not say thus. This is impossible, friends, there is no chance, that when the liberation of mind through compassion has been developed, cultivated, mastered, made a basis of, practised, accumulated, and thoroughly undertaken; and yet harming would remain obsessing his mind - this is impossible. For this, friends, is the escape from harming, namely the liberation of mind through compassion.'
"Here again, monks, a monk might say thus: 'Indeed, the liberation of mind through altruistic joy has been developed, cultivated, mastered, made a basis of, practised, accumulated, and thoroughly undertaken by me; and yet discontent remains obsessing my mind.' He should be told 'Do not say so' - 'Let not the venerable one speak thus; do not misrepresent the Blessed One, for it is not good to slander the Blessed One, for the Blessed One would not say thus. This is impossible, friends, there is no chance, that when the liberation of mind through altruistic joy has been developed, cultivated, mastered, made a basis of, practised, accumulated, and thoroughly undertaken; and yet discontent would remain obsessing his mind - this is impossible. For this, friends, is the escape from discontent, namely the liberation of mind through altruistic joy.'
"Here again, monks, a monk might say thus: 'Indeed, the liberation of mind through equanimity has been developed, cultivated, mastered, made a basis of, practised, accumulated, and thoroughly undertaken by me; and yet lust remains obsessing my mind.' He should be told 'Do not say so' - 'Let not the venerable one speak thus; do not misrepresent the Blessed One, for it is not good to slander the Blessed One, for the Blessed One would not say thus. This is impossible, friend, there is no chance, that when the liberation of mind through equanimity has been developed, cultivated, mastered, made a basis of, practised, accumulated, and thoroughly undertaken; and yet lust would remain obsessing his mind - this is impossible. For this, friend, is the escape from lust, namely the liberation of mind through equanimity.'
"Here again, monks, a monk might say thus: 'Indeed, the signless liberation of mind has been developed, cultivated, mastered, made a basis of, practised, accumulated, and thoroughly undertaken by me; and yet my consciousness follows after signs.' He should be told 'Do not say so' - 'Let not the venerable one speak thus; do not misrepresent the Blessed One, for it is not good to slander the Blessed One, for the Blessed One would not say thus. This is impossible, friend, there is no chance, that when the signless liberation of mind has been developed, cultivated, mastered, made a basis of, practised, accumulated, and thoroughly undertaken; and yet his consciousness would follow after signs - this is impossible. For this, friend, is the escape from all signs, namely the signless liberation of mind.'
"Here again, monks, a monk might say thus: 'The notion "I am" has disappeared for me, and I do not perceive "this I am"; and yet the dart of sceptical doubt and bewilderment remains obsessing my mind.' He should be told 'Do not say so' - 'Let not the venerable one speak thus; do not misrepresent the Blessed One, for it is not good to slander the Blessed One, for the Blessed One would not say thus. This is impossible, friend, there is no chance, that when the notion "I am" has disappeared and one does not perceive "this I am"; and yet the dart of sceptical doubt and bewilderment would remain obsessing his mind - this is impossible. For this, friend, is the escape from the dart of sceptical doubt and bewilderment, namely the uprooting of the conceit "I am."' These, monks, are the six elements involving escape." The third.