6.
The Second Discourse on Gratification
27.
At Sāvatthī.
"I, monks, pursued the quest for gratification in matter.
Whatever gratification there is in matter I attained.
As far as there is gratification in matter that has been well seen by me through wisdom.
I, monks, pursued the quest for danger in matter.
Whatever danger there is in matter I attained.
As far as there is danger in matter that has been well seen by me through wisdom.
I, monks, pursued the quest for escape from matter.
Whatever escape there is from matter I attained.
As far as there is escape from matter that has been well seen by me through wisdom.
I, monks, in feeling...
I, monks, in perception...
I, monks, in activities...
I, monks, pursued the quest for gratification in consciousness.
Whatever gratification there is in consciousness I attained.
As far as there is gratification in consciousness that has been well seen by me through wisdom.
I, monks, pursued the quest for danger in consciousness.
Whatever danger there is in consciousness I attained.
As far as there is danger in consciousness that has been well seen by me through wisdom.
I, monks, pursued the quest for escape from consciousness.
Whatever escape there is from consciousness I attained.
As far as there is escape from consciousness that has been well seen by me through wisdom.
As long as I, monks, did not directly know as it really is the gratification of these five aggregates of clinging as gratification, the danger as danger, and the escape as escape, etc.
I directly knew.
And knowledge and vision arose in me -
'Unshakable is my liberation; this is the last birth;
there is now no more rebirth.'"
The sixth.