8.
The Discourse on the Physician
108.
"Physicians, monks, give a purgative for the warding off of illnesses originating from bile, for the warding off of illnesses originating from phlegm, for the warding off of illnesses originating from wind.
There is, monks, this purgative;
I do not say 'there is not'.
But this purgative, monks, sometimes succeeds and sometimes fails.
"But I, monks, will teach the noble purgative, which purgative only succeeds and does not fail, by which purgative beings subject to birth are released from birth, beings subject to ageing are released from ageing, beings subject to death are released from death, beings subject to sorrow, lamentation, suffering, displeasure and anguish are released from sorrow, lamentation, suffering, displeasure and anguish. Listen to that, pay close attention; I will speak." "Yes, venerable sir," those monks assented to the Blessed One. The Blessed One said this:
"And what, monks, is that noble purgative, which purgative only succeeds and does not fail, by which purgative beings subject to birth are released from birth, beings subject to ageing are released from ageing, beings subject to death are released from death, beings subject to sorrow, lamentation, suffering, displeasure and anguish are released from sorrow, lamentation, suffering, displeasure and anguish?
"For one of right view, monks, wrong view is purged; and whatever many evil unwholesome mental states come to be with wrong view as condition, those too are purged for him; and with right view as condition, many wholesome mental states go to fulfilment through development.
"For one of right thought, monks, wrong thought is purged. Etc. For one of right speech, monks, wrong speech is purged. For one of right action, monks, wrong action is purged. For one of right livelihood, monks, wrong livelihood is purged. For one of right effort, monks, wrong effort is purged. For one of right mindfulness, monks, wrong mindfulness is purged. For one of right concentration, monks, wrong concentration is purged. For one of right knowledge, monks, wrong knowledge is purged. Etc.
"For one of right liberation, monks, wrong liberation is purged; and whatever many evil unwholesome mental states come to be with wrong liberation as condition, those too are purged for him; and with right liberation as condition, many wholesome mental states go to fulfilment through development. This, monks, is that noble purgative, which purgative only succeeds and does not fail, by which purgative beings subject to birth are released from birth. Etc. are released from sorrow, lamentation, suffering, displeasure and anguish." The eighth.