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Discourse on Contentment
144.
He was dwelling at Sāvatthī, etc.
"This Kassapa, monks, is content with any robe whatsoever, and speaks in praise of contentment with any robe whatsoever;
and does not commit an improper wrong way of earning because of robes;
and not having obtained a robe, he is not agitated;
and having obtained a robe, he uses it not greedy, not infatuated, not transgressing, seeing the danger, with wisdom of escape."
"This Kassapa, monks, is content with any almsfood whatsoever, and speaks in praise of contentment with any almsfood whatsoever; and does not commit an improper wrong way of earning because of almsfood; and not having obtained almsfood, he is not agitated; and having obtained almsfood, he uses it not greedy, not infatuated, not transgressing, seeing the danger, with wisdom of escape.
"This Kassapa, monks, is content with any lodging whatsoever, and speaks in praise of contentment with any lodging whatsoever; and does not commit an improper wrong way of earning because of lodging; and not having obtained a lodging, he is not agitated; and having obtained a lodging, he uses it not greedy, not infatuated, not transgressing, seeing the danger, with wisdom of escape.
"This Kassapa, monks, is content with any requisite of medicines for the sick whatsoever, and speaks in praise of contentment with any requisite of medicines for the sick whatsoever; and does not commit an improper wrong way of earning because of the requisite of medicines for the sick; and not having obtained the requisite of medicines for the sick, he is not agitated; and having obtained the requisite of medicines for the sick, he uses it not greedy, not infatuated, not transgressing, seeing the danger, with wisdom of escape.
"Therefore, monks, you should train thus - 'We shall be content with any robe whatsoever, and speakers in praise of contentment with any robe whatsoever; and we shall not commit an improper wrong way of earning because of robes; and not having obtained a robe, we shall not be agitated; and having obtained a robe, we shall use it not greedy, not infatuated, not transgressing, seeing the danger, with wisdom of escape.'
'We shall be content with any almsfood whatsoever, etc. We shall be content with any lodging whatsoever, etc. We shall be content with any requisite of medicines for the sick whatsoever, and speakers in praise of contentment with any requisite of medicines for the sick whatsoever; and we shall not commit an improper wrong way of earning because of the requisite of medicines for the sick; and not having obtained the requisite of medicines for the sick, we shall not be agitated; and having obtained the requisite of medicines for the sick, we shall use it not greedy, not infatuated, not transgressing, seeing the danger, with wisdom of escape.' Thus indeed, monks, should you train. For I shall exhort you, monks, with Kassapa or with one who is like Kassapa, and being exhorted, you should proceed towards that state." The first.