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At one time the Blessed One was dwelling in Vesālī, in the Great Wood, in the Gabled Hall. Then, in the evening, the Blessed One rose from his seclusion and approached the sick ward; having approached, he sat down on the seat prepared. Having sat down, the Blessed One addressed the bhikkhus – ‘‘Mindful, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu should await his time, with clear comprehension. This is our instruction to you. ‘‘And how, bhikkhus, is a bhikkhu mindful? Here, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu dwells contemplating the body in the body, ardent, clearly comprehending, mindful, having removed covetousness and displeasure concerning the world; he dwells contemplating feelings in feelings… he dwells contemplating mind in mind… he dwells contemplating phenomena in phenomena, ardent, clearly comprehending, mindful, having removed covetousness and displeasure concerning the world. Thus, bhikkhus, is a bhikkhu mindful. ‘‘And how, bhikkhus, is a bhikkhu clearly comprehending? Here, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu acts with clear comprehension when going forward and returning; he acts with clear comprehension when looking ahead and looking around; he acts with clear comprehension when bending and stretching; he acts with clear comprehension when wearing his outer robe, bowl, and robes; he acts with clear comprehension when eating, drinking, chewing, tasting; he acts with clear comprehension when defecating and urinating; he acts with clear comprehension when walking, standing, sitting, sleeping, waking, speaking, and remaining silent. Thus, bhikkhus, is a bhikkhu clearly comprehending. Mindful, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu should await his time, with clear comprehension. This is our instruction to you. ‘‘If, bhikkhus, to a bhikkhu dwelling thus, mindful, clearly comprehending, diligent, ardent, resolute, a pleasant feeling arises, he understands thus – ‘This pleasant feeling has arisen in me. And it is dependent, not independent. On what is it dependent? Dependent on this very body. Now this body is impermanent, conditioned, dependent… dependently arisen. Indeed, impermanent, conditioned, dependently arisen body, dependent on which a pleasant feeling has arisen, how could it be permanent! He, in the body and in the pleasant feeling, dwells contemplating impermanence, dwells contemplating fading away, dwells contemplating dispassion, dwells contemplating cessation, dwells contemplating relinquishment. For him, dwelling contemplating impermanence in the body and in the pleasant feeling, dwelling contemplating fading away, dwelling contemplating dispassion, dwelling contemplating cessation, dwelling contemplating relinquishment, whatever underlying tendency to lust there is in the body and in the pleasant feeling, that is abandoned. ‘‘If, monks, for that monk, thus mindful, clearly comprehending, diligent, ardent, resolute, dwelling, a painful feeling arises. He understands thus: ‘Indeed, this painful feeling has arisen for me. And indeed, it is dependent, not independent. Dependent on what? Dependent on this very body. And indeed, this body is impermanent, conditioned, dependently arisen. Indeed, impermanent, conditioned, dependently arisen body, dependent on which a painful feeling has arisen, how could it be permanent!’ He, in the body and in the painful feeling, dwells contemplating impermanence, dwells contemplating fading away, dwells contemplating dispassion, dwells contemplating cessation, dwells contemplating relinquishment. For him, dwelling contemplating impermanence in the body and in the painful feeling, dwelling contemplating fading away, dwelling contemplating dispassion, dwelling contemplating cessation, dwelling contemplating relinquishment, whatever underlying tendency to aversion there is in the body and in the painful feeling, that is abandoned. ‘‘If, monks, for that monk, thus mindful, clearly comprehending, diligent, ardent, resolute, dwelling, a neither-painful-nor-pleasant feeling arises, he understands thus: ‘Indeed, this neither-painful-nor-pleasant feeling has arisen for me. And indeed, it is dependent, not independent. Dependent on what? Dependent on this very body. And indeed, this body is impermanent, conditioned, dependently arisen. Indeed, impermanent, conditioned, dependently arisen body, A neither-painful-nor-pleasant feeling, arisen dependently— how could it be permanent? He dwells contemplating impermanence in the body and in neither-painful-nor-pleasant feeling. He dwells contemplating dissolution. He dwells contemplating dispassion. He dwells contemplating cessation. He dwells contemplating relinquishment. As he dwells contemplating impermanence in the body and in neither-painful-nor-pleasant feeling... as he dwells contemplating relinquishment, the underlying tendency of ignorance regarding the body and neither-painful-nor-pleasant feeling— that is abandoned. If he feels a pleasant feeling, he understands: 'It is impermanent,' he understands: 'It is not clung to,' he understands: 'It is not delighted in.' If he feels a painful feeling, he understands: 'It is impermanent,' he understands: 'It is not clung to,' he understands: 'It is not delighted in.' If he feels a neither-painful-nor-pleasant feeling, he understands: 'It is impermanent,' he understands: 'It is not clung to,' he understands: 'It is not delighted in.' If he feels a pleasant feeling, he feels it disjoined. If he feels a painful feeling, he feels it disjoined. If he feels a neither-painful-nor-pleasant feeling, he feels it disjoined. As he feels a feeling that ends with the body, he understands: 'I feel a feeling that ends with the body.' As he feels a feeling that ends with life, he understands: 'I feel a feeling that ends with life.' He understands: 'With the breaking up of the body, after the exhaustion of life, all feelings, not delighted in, will become cool right here.' Just as, monks, a lamp burns dependent on oil and a wick. With the exhaustion of that oil and wick, without fuel, it would be extinguished. In the same way, monks, a monk, as he feels a feeling that ends with the body, he understands: 'I feel a feeling that ends with the body.' As he feels a feeling that ends with life, he understands: 'I feel a feeling that ends with life.' He understands: 'With the breaking up of the body, after the exhaustion of life, all feelings right here...' they are not desired, they will become cool.” Thus he understands. The seventh. 8. The Second Discourse on Sickness 256. At one time the Blessed One was dwelling in Vesālī, in the Great Wood, in the Gabled Hall. Then, in the evening, the Blessed One rose from his seclusion and went to the sick ward; having gone there, he sat down on the seat prepared. Having sat down, the Blessed One addressed the bhikkhus: “Mindful, bhikkhus, and clearly comprehending, a bhikkhu should await his time. This is our instruction to you. “And how, bhikkhus, is a bhikkhu mindful? Here, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu dwells contemplating the body in the body, ardent, clearly comprehending, mindful, removing covetousness and displeasure concerning the world; he dwells contemplating feelings in feelings… he dwells contemplating mind in mind… he dwells contemplating mental qualities in mental qualities, ardent, clearly comprehending, mindful, removing covetousness and displeasure concerning the world. That is how, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu is mindful. “And how, bhikkhus, is a bhikkhu clearly comprehending? Here, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu acts with clear comprehension in going forward and returning… he acts with clear comprehension in speaking and remaining silent. That is how, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu is clearly comprehending. Mindful, bhikkhus, and clearly comprehending, a bhikkhu should await his time. This is our instruction to you. “If, bhikkhus, while that bhikkhu is dwelling thus mindful, clearly comprehending, diligent, ardent, and resolute, a pleasant feeling arises in him. He understands thus: ‘This pleasant feeling has arisen in me; and it is dependent, not independent. Dependent on what? Dependent on this very contact. And this contact is impermanent, conditioned, dependently arisen. How could a pleasant feeling, arisen dependent on impermanent, conditioned, dependently arisen contact, be permanent?’ So he dwells contemplating impermanence in contact and in pleasant feeling, he dwells contemplating fading away, he dwells contemplating cessation, he dwells contemplating relinquishment. For him, dwelling perceiving impermanence in contact and pleasant feeling, dwelling perceiving fading away, dwelling perceiving dispassion, dwelling perceiving cessation, dwelling perceiving relinquishment, the underlying tendency of lust for contact and pleasant feeling, that is abandoned. And if, monks, for a monk thus mindful, dwelling, unpleasant feeling arises, neutral feeling arises. He understands thus: 'This neutral feeling has arisen for me; and it is dependent, not independent. Dependent on what? Dependent on this very contact... With the breaking up of the body, after the exhaustion of life, all feelings, not delighted in, will become cool right here.' Thus he understands. Just as, monks, a lamp burns dependent on oil and dependent on a wick; with the exhaustion of that oil and that wick, without fuel, it would be extinguished. Even so, monks, a monk, experiencing a feeling that ends with the body, understands: 'I am experiencing a feeling that ends with the body.' Experiencing a feeling that ends with life, understands: 'I am experiencing a feeling that ends with life.' 'With the breaking up of the body, after the exhaustion of life, all feelings, not delighted in, will become cool right here.' Thus he understands. These three feelings, monks, are impermanent, conditioned, dependently arisen, subject to destruction, subject to fading away, subject to dispassion, subject to cessation. Which three? Pleasant feeling, unpleasant feeling, neutral feeling – These, monks, are the three feelings that are impermanent, conditioned,