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The Discourse on Clinging
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Thus have I heard -
On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Sāvatthī in Jeta's Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika's park.
Then a certain monk approached the Blessed One;
having approached, he paid respect to the Blessed One and sat down to one side.
Seated to one side, that monk said this to the Blessed One -
"It would be good, venerable sir, if the Blessed One would expound to me the Teaching in brief, so that having heard the Teaching from the Blessed One, I might dwell alone, withdrawn, diligent, ardent, and resolute."
"Clinging, monk, one is bound by Māra;
not clinging, one is released from the Evil One."
"Understood, Blessed One, understood, Fortunate One."
"In what way, then, monk, do you understand in detail the meaning of what was spoken by me in brief?" "Clinging to matter, venerable sir, one is bound by Māra; not clinging, one is released from the Evil One. Clinging to feeling, one is bound by Māra; not clinging, one is released from the Evil One. Perception... activities... Clinging to consciousness, one is bound by Māra; not clinging, one is released from the Evil One. I, venerable sir, understand in detail the meaning of what the Blessed One has spoken in brief thus."
"Good, good, monk! Good indeed, monk, you understand in detail the meaning of what was spoken by me in brief. Clinging to matter, monk, one is bound by Māra; not clinging, one is released from the Evil One. Feeling... perception... activities... Clinging to consciousness, one is bound by Māra; not clinging, one is released from the Evil One. This, monk, is how the meaning of what was spoken by me in brief should be understood in detail."
Then that monk, having delighted in and given thanks for what the Blessed One had said, rose from his seat, paid respect to the Blessed One, circumambulated him keeping him on his right, and departed. Then dwelling alone, withdrawn, diligent, ardent, and resolute, that monk soon realised for himself, with direct knowledge, in this very life, that unsurpassed consummation of the holy life for the sake of which sons of good family rightly go forth from home into homelessness; and, having entered upon it, he dwelt in it. He directly knew: "Birth is eliminated, the holy life has been lived, what had to be done has been done, there is no more coming back to any state of being." And that monk became one of the Worthy Ones. The first.