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The First Discourse on Migajāla
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At Sāvatthī.
Then the Venerable Migajāla approached the Blessed One, etc.
Seated to one side, the Venerable Migajāla said this to the Blessed One -
"'One who dwells alone, one who dwells alone', venerable sir, is said.
In what way, venerable sir, is one who dwells alone, and in what way is one who dwells with a companion?"
"There are, Migajāla, forms cognisable by eye that are desirable, lovely, agreeable, enticing, connected with sensuality, arousing. If a monk delights in that, asserts it, and remains grasping it. For him delighting in that, asserting it, remaining grasping it, delight arises. When there is delight, there is lust; when there is lust, there is bondage. A monk bound by the fetter of delight, Migajāla, is called one who dwells with a companion. There are, etc. There are, Migajāla, flavours cognisable by tongue that are desirable, lovely, agreeable, enticing, connected with sensuality, arousing. If a monk delights in that, asserts it, and remains grasping it. For him delighting in that, asserting it, remaining grasping it, delight arises. When there is delight, there is lust; when there is lust, there is bondage. A monk bound by the fetter of delight, Migajāla, is called one who dwells with a companion. And a monk dwelling thus, Migajāla, even though he resorts to remote forest and woodland lodgings, secluded, with little sound, with little noise, having an atmosphere of solitude, suitable for human seclusion, suitable for retreat; yet he is called one who dwells with a companion. What is the reason for this? Craving is his companion, and that has not been abandoned by him. Therefore he is called one who dwells with a companion.
"And there are, Migajāla, forms cognisable by eye that are desirable, lovely, agreeable, enticing, connected with sensuality, arousing. If a monk does not delight in that, does not assert it, and does not remain grasping it. For him not delighting in that, not asserting it, not remaining grasping it, delight ceases. When there is no delight, there is no lust; when there is no lust, there is no bondage. A monk unbound from the fetter of delight, Migajāla, is called one who dwells alone, etc. And there are, Migajāla, flavours cognisable by tongue, etc. And there are, Migajāla, mental phenomena cognisable by mind that are desirable, lovely, agreeable, enticing, connected with sensuality, arousing. If a monk does not delight in that, does not assert it, and does not remain grasping it. For him not delighting in that, not asserting it, not remaining grasping it, delight ceases. When there is no delight, there is no lust; when there is no lust, there is no bondage. A monk dissociated from the fetter of delight, Migajāla, is called one who dwells alone. And a monk dwelling thus, Migajāla, even though he dwells at the edge of a village, crowded by monks, nuns, male lay followers, female lay followers, kings, royal ministers, sectarians, and disciples of sectarians. Yet he is called one who dwells alone. What is the reason for this? Craving is his companion, and that has been abandoned by him. Therefore he is called one who dwells alone." The first.