10.
The Discourse on the Lion's Roar
64.
"There are, monks, these six powers of the Truth-finder, endowed with which powers the Truth-finder acknowledges a distinguished position, roars the lion's roar in assemblies, and sets in motion the divine wheel.
What are the six?
Here, monks, the Truth-finder understands as it really is the possible as possible and the impossible as impossible.
That, monks, the Truth-finder understands as it really is the possible as possible and the impossible as impossible - this too, monks, is a power of the Truth-finder, based on which power the Truth-finder acknowledges a distinguished position, roars the lion's roar in assemblies, and sets in motion the divine wheel.
"Furthermore, monks, the Truth-finder understands as it really is the result of undertakings of action past, future, and present, with reason and cause. That, monks, the Truth-finder understands as it really is the result of undertakings of action past, future, and present, with reason and cause - this too, monks, is a power of the Truth-finder, based on which power the Truth-finder acknowledges a distinguished position, roars the lion's roar in assemblies, and sets in motion the divine wheel.
"Furthermore, monks, the Truth-finder understands as it really is the defilement, the cleansing, and the emergence from meditative absorptions, deliverances, concentrations, and attainments. That, monks, the Truth-finder, etc. this too, monks, is a power of the Truth-finder, based on which power the Truth-finder acknowledges a distinguished position, roars the lion's roar in assemblies, and sets in motion the divine wheel.
"Furthermore, monks, the Truth-finder recollects manifold past lives, as follows - one birth, two births, etc. thus with aspects and terms he recollects manifold past lives. That, monks, the Truth-finder recollects manifold past lives, as follows - one birth, two births, etc. thus with aspects and terms he recollects manifold past lives. This too, monks, is a power of the Truth-finder, based on which power the Truth-finder acknowledges a distinguished position, roars the lion's roar in assemblies, and sets in motion the divine wheel.
"Furthermore, monks, the Truth-finder with the divine eye, which is pure and surpasses the human, etc. he understands beings according to their actions. That, monks, the Truth-finder with the divine eye, which is pure and surpasses the human, etc. he understands beings according to their actions - this too, monks, is a power of the Truth-finder, based on which power the Truth-finder acknowledges a distinguished position, roars the lion's roar in assemblies, and sets in motion the divine wheel.
"Furthermore, monks, the Truth-finder, with the elimination of the mental corruptions, etc. having realised, having attained, dwells. That, monks, the Truth-finder, with the elimination of the mental corruptions, etc. having realised, having attained, dwells - this too, monks, is a power of the Truth-finder, based on which power the Truth-finder acknowledges a distinguished position, roars the lion's roar in assemblies, and sets in motion the divine wheel. These, monks, are the six powers of the Truth-finder, endowed with which powers the Truth-finder acknowledges a distinguished position, roars the lion's roar in assemblies, and sets in motion the divine wheel.
"If therein, monks, others approach the Truth-finder with knowledge of the possible as possible and the impossible as impossible as it really is, and ask a question. In whatever way, monks, the Truth-finder's knowledge of the possible as possible and the impossible as impossible as it really is has been known, in that way the Truth-finder, when asked a question with knowledge of the possible as possible and the impossible as impossible as it really is, answers them.
"If therein, monks, others approach the Truth-finder with knowledge of the result of undertakings of action past, future, and present, with reason and cause, as it really is, and ask a question. In whatever way, monks, the Truth-finder's knowledge of the result of undertakings of action past, future, and present, with reason and cause, as it really is, has been known, in that way the Truth-finder, when asked a question with knowledge of the result of undertakings of action past, future, and present, with reason and cause, as it really is, answers them.
"If therein, monks, others approach the Truth-finder with knowledge as it really is regarding the defilement, the cleansing, and the emergence from meditative absorptions, deliverances, concentrations, and attainments, and ask a question. In whatever way, monks, the Truth-finder's knowledge as it really is regarding the defilement, the cleansing, and the emergence from meditative absorptions, deliverances, concentrations, and attainments is known, in that way the Truth-finder, when asked a question with knowledge as it really is regarding the defilement, the cleansing, and the emergence from meditative absorptions, deliverances, concentrations, and attainments, answers them.
"If therein, monks, others approach the Truth-finder with knowledge as it really is regarding the recollection of past lives, and ask a question. In whatever way, monks, the Truth-finder's knowledge as it really is regarding the recollection of past lives is known, in that way the Truth-finder, when asked a question with knowledge as it really is regarding the recollection of past lives, answers them.
"If therein, monks, others approach the Truth-finder with knowledge as it really is regarding the death and rebirth of beings, and ask a question. In whatever way, monks, the Truth-finder's knowledge as it really is regarding the death and rebirth of beings is known, in that way the Truth-finder, when asked a question with knowledge as it really is regarding the death and rebirth of beings, answers them.
"If therein, monks, others approach the Truth-finder regarding the elimination of the mental corruptions, etc. with knowledge as it really is, and ask a question. In whatever way, monks, the Truth-finder's regarding the elimination of the mental corruptions, etc. knowledge as it really is is known, in that way the Truth-finder, regarding the elimination of the mental corruptions, etc. when asked a question with knowledge as it really is, answers them.
"Therein, monks, this knowledge as it really is of the possible as possible and the impossible as impossible, that too I say is for one who is concentrated, not for one who is unconcentrated. This knowledge as it really is of the result of undertakings of action past, future, and present, with reason and cause, that too I say is for one who is concentrated, not for one who is unconcentrated. This knowledge as it really is of the defilement, the cleansing, and the emergence from meditative absorptions, deliverances, concentrations, and attainments, that too I say is for one who is concentrated, not for one who is unconcentrated. This knowledge as it really is of the recollection of past lives, that too I say is for one who is concentrated, not for one who is unconcentrated. This knowledge as it really is of the death and rebirth of beings, that too I say is for one who is concentrated, not for one who is unconcentrated. This regarding the elimination of the mental corruptions, etc. knowledge as it really is, that too I say is for one who is concentrated, not for one who is unconcentrated. Thus indeed, monks, concentration is the path, lack of concentration is the wrong path." The tenth.