9.
The Discourse at Ambapālī's Grove
907.
On one occasion the Venerable Anuruddha and the Venerable Sāriputta were dwelling at Vesālī in Ambapālī's grove.
Then the Venerable Sāriputta, in the evening, having emerged from seclusion, etc.
Seated to one side, the Venerable Sāriputta said this to the Venerable Anuruddha -
"Your faculties are indeed very clear, friend Anuruddha, your complexion is pure and bright. With which abiding does the Venerable Anuruddha now frequently dwell?" "I, friend, dwell now frequently with mind well established in the four establishments of mindfulness. In which four? Here I, friend, dwell observing the body in the body, ardent, fully aware, mindful, having removed covetousness and displeasure regarding the world; in feelings... etc. In mind... etc. I dwell observing mental phenomena in mental phenomena, ardent, fully aware, mindful, having removed covetousness and displeasure regarding the world - I, friend, dwell now frequently with mind well established in these four establishments of mindfulness. Friends, a monk who is a Worthy One, one who has eliminated the mental corruptions, one who has lived the holy life, one who has done what had to be done, one who has laid down the burden, one who has attained his own welfare, one who has utterly eliminated the fetters of existence, one completely liberated through final knowledge, he dwells frequently with mind well established in these four establishments of mindfulness."
"It is a gain for us indeed, friend, it is well gained for us indeed, friend! That we have heard the bold speech of the Venerable Anuruddha face to face while he was speaking." The ninth.