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The Discourse on Untamed and Unguarded
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At Sāvatthī.
"Monks, these six sense bases of contact, untamed, unguarded, unprotected, unrestrained, are carriers of suffering.
Which six?
The eye, monks, as a sense base of contact, untamed, unguarded, unprotected, unrestrained, is a carrier of suffering, etc.
The tongue, monks, as a sense base of contact, untamed, unguarded, unprotected, unrestrained, is a carrier of suffering, etc.
The mind, monks, as a sense base of contact, untamed, unguarded, unprotected, unrestrained, is a carrier of suffering.
These, monks, are the six sense bases of contact, untamed, unguarded, unprotected, unrestrained, that are carriers of suffering."
"Monks, these six sense bases of contact, well-tamed, well-guarded, well-protected, well-restrained, are carriers of happiness. Which six? The eye, monks, as a sense base of contact, well-tamed, well-guarded, well-protected, well-restrained, is a carrier of happiness, etc. The tongue, monks, as a sense base of contact, well-tamed, well-guarded, well-protected, well-restrained, is a carrier of happiness, etc. The mind, monks, as a sense base of contact, well-tamed, well-guarded, well-protected, well-restrained, is a carrier of happiness. These, monks, are the six sense bases of contact, well-tamed, well-guarded, well-protected, well-restrained, that are carriers of happiness." This the Blessed One said, etc. the Teacher further said this -
Where the unrestrained one undergoes suffering;
And those who have understood their restraint,
Dwell with faith as their companion, untainted.
And also having seen those that are undelightful;
One should dispel the path of lust towards the delightful,
And not corrupt the mind thinking 'this is unpleasant to me'.
One should not be elated by a pleasant sound;
And towards the unpleasant, one should dispel what has gone to hate,
And not corrupt the mind thinking 'this is unpleasant to me'.
And also having smelled what is impure and unpleasant;
He should dispel aversion towards the unpleasant,
And led by desire, he should not be attached to the pleasant.
And also having tasted what is unpleasant at times;
He should eat the sweet flavour without grasping,
And should not show aversion towards the unpleasant.
And even when touched by pain, he should not tremble;
The two contacts, pleasure and pain, he should regard with equanimity,
Neither compliant nor opposed to anything.
Obsessing, they approach with perceptions;
All that is mind-made and connected with the household life,
Having dispelled, one moves about connected with renunciation.
The consciousness of one touched does not waver anywhere;
Those monks, having overcome lust and hate,
May you become ones who have gone beyond birth and death." The first.