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The Second Discourse on the Quest for Gratification
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"I, monks, pursued the quest for gratification in visible forms.
Whatever gratification there is in visible forms I attained.
As far as there is gratification in visible forms, that has been well seen by me through wisdom.
I, monks, pursued the quest for danger in visible forms.
Whatever danger there is in visible forms I attained.
As far as there is danger in visible forms, that has been well seen by me through wisdom.
I, monks, pursued the quest for escape from material forms.
Whatever escape there is from material forms I attained.
As far as there is escape from material forms, that has been well seen by me through wisdom.
I, monks, regarding sounds, etc.
I, monks, regarding odours, etc.
I, monks, regarding flavours, etc.
I, monks, regarding tangibles, etc.
I, monks, pursued the quest for gratification in mental phenomena.
Whatever gratification there is in mental phenomena I attained.
As far as there is gratification in mental phenomena, that has been well seen by me through wisdom.
I, monks, pursued the quest for danger in mental phenomena.
Whatever danger there is in mental phenomena I attained.
As far as there is danger in mental phenomena, that has been well seen by me through wisdom.
I, monks, pursued the quest for escape from mental phenomena.
Whatever escape there is from mental phenomena I attained.
As far as there is escape from mental phenomena, that has been well seen by me through wisdom.
"As long as I, monks, did not directly know as it really is the gratification of these six external sense bases as gratification, the danger as danger, and the escape as escape, etc. I acknowledged. And knowledge and vision arose in me - 'Unshakable is my liberation, this is the last birth, there is now no more rebirth.' The fourth.