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The Discourse to Saṅgārava
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Then the brahmin Saṅgārava approached the Blessed One;
having approached, he exchanged friendly greetings with the Blessed One.
Having concluded the pleasant and memorable talk, he sat down to one side.
Seated to one side, the brahmin Saṅgārava said this to the Blessed One -
"What indeed, Master Gotama, is the near shore, what is the far shore?" "Killing living beings, brahmin, is the near shore, abstention from killing living beings is the far shore. Taking what is not given, brahmin, is the near shore, abstention from taking what is not given is the far shore. Sexual misconduct is the near shore, abstention from sexual misconduct is the far shore. Lying is the near shore, abstention from lying is the far shore. Divisive speech is the near shore, abstention from divisive speech is the far shore. Harsh speech is the near shore, abstention from harsh speech is the far shore. Idle chatter is the near shore, abstention from idle chatter is the far shore. Covetousness is the near shore, non-covetousness is the far shore. Anger is the near shore, non-anger is the far shore. Wrong view is the near shore, right view is the far shore. This, brahmin, is the near shore, this is the far shore.
And this other generation just runs along the shore.
Those people will go beyond, the realm of Death so hard to cross.
Having come from home to homelessness, in seclusion where delight is hard.
The wise one should purify oneself of the mental defilements of the mind.
Who delight in the relinquishment of grasping, by non-clinging;
Those who have eliminated the mental corruptions, brilliant, they are quenched in the world." The third.