11.
The Discourse on the Question about the Mental Flood
324.
"'Mental flood, mental flood', friend Sāriputta, is said.
What indeed, friend, is mental flood?"
"There are these four mental floods, friend.
The mental flood of sensuality, the mental flood of existence, the mental flood of views, the mental flood of ignorance -
these, friend, are the four mental floods."
"But is there, friend, a path, is there a practice for the abandoning of these mental floods?"
"There is indeed, friend, a path, there is a practice for the abandoning of these mental floods."
"But what, friend, is the path, what is the practice for the abandoning of these mental floods?"
"Just this noble eightfold path, friend, is for the abandoning of these mental floods, as follows -
right view, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration.
This, friend, is the path, this is the practice for the abandoning of these mental floods."
"Excellent, friend, is the path, excellent is the practice for the abandoning of these mental floods.
And it is enough, friend Sāriputta, for diligence."
The eleventh.