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The Discourse on Observing Impermanence
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"Monks, there are these seven persons worthy of offerings, worthy of hospitality, worthy of gifts, worthy of reverential salutation, an unsurpassed field of merit for the world.
Which seven?
Here, monks, a certain person dwells observing impermanence in all activities, perceiving impermanence, experiencing impermanence, constantly, continuously, uninterruptedly, resolving with the mind, penetrating with wisdom.
He, with the elimination of the mental corruptions, etc.
having realised, having attained, dwells.
This, monks, is the first person worthy of offerings, worthy of hospitality, worthy of gifts, worthy of reverential salutation, an unsurpassed field of merit for the world.
"Furthermore, monks, here a certain person dwells observing impermanence in all activities, perceiving impermanence, experiencing impermanence, constantly, continuously, uninterruptedly, resolving with the mind, penetrating with wisdom. For him, simultaneously, there is both the exhaustion of the mental corruptions and the exhaustion of life. This, monks, is the second person worthy of offerings, etc. an unsurpassed field of merit for the world.
"Furthermore, monks, here a certain person dwells observing impermanence in all activities, perceiving impermanence, experiencing impermanence, constantly, continuously, uninterruptedly, resolving with the mind, penetrating with wisdom. He, with the utter elimination of the five lower mental fetters, becomes an attainer of final nibbāna in the interval, etc. becomes an attainer of final nibbāna after the interval, etc. becomes an attainer of final nibbāna without exertion, etc. becomes an attainer of final nibbāna through exertion, etc. becomes an upstream-goer heading toward the Akaniṭṭha realm. This, monks, is the seventh person worthy of offerings, worthy of hospitality, worthy of gifts, worthy of reverential salutation, an unsurpassed field of merit for the world. These, monks, are the seven persons worthy of offerings, worthy of hospitality, worthy of gifts, worthy of reverential salutation, an unsurpassed field of merit for the world." The sixth.