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"Therefore" means for that reason, for that cause, for that condition, for that origin. In disputes, in sub-disputes, in blame, in censure, in dispraise, in defamation, he does not waver, does not tremble, does not move, does not shake, does not greatly shake, does not thoroughly shake. Therefore, he does not waver in disputes. Thus said the Blessed One: "That by which ordinary people might speak of him, and also ascetics and brahmins; That is his non-fore-attachment, therefore he does not waver in disputes." 95. Free from greed, unselfish, the sage does not speak of the high. Nor of the equal, nor of the low, he leads the holy life, unattached. "Free from greed, unselfish." Greed is called craving. That which is passion, attachment... covetousness, greed, a root of unwholesome things. For whom this greed is abandoned, uprooted, calmed, tranquilized, incapable of arising again, burnt by the fire of knowledge, he is called "free from greed." He is not greedy for forms... not greedy, not attached, not infatuated, not clinging to things seen, heard, sensed, and cognized. Free from greed, gone is greed, abandoned is greed, vomited is greed, released is greed, relinquished is greed, unattached... he dwells with a Brahma-like self. Thus, "free from greed." "Unselfish." There are five kinds of selfishness: selfishness regarding dwelling, selfishness regarding family, selfishness regarding gain, selfishness regarding praise, selfishness regarding Dhamma. That which is of such a nature... grasping – this is called selfishness. For whom this selfishness is abandoned, uprooted, calmed, tranquilized... which is incapable of arising, burnt by the fire of knowledge. He is called unselfish: without greed, unselfish. The sage does not speak of superiors, nor of equals, nor of inferiors. Sage means. Silence is called knowledge... having overcome the net of attachment, he is a sage. "I am superior" or "I am equal" or "I am inferior" - he does not say, does not declare, does not speak, does not explain, does not express. The sage does not speak of superiors, nor of equals, nor of inferiors. He does not lead to a 'kappa', being unbound by 'kappa'. 'Kappa' means two 'kappas': the 'kappa' of craving and the 'kappa' of views. ... This is the 'kappa' of craving. ... This is the 'kappa' of views. For him, the 'kappa' of craving is abandoned, the 'kappa' of views is relinquished. Because the 'kappa' of craving is abandoned, and the 'kappa' of views is relinquished, he does not lead to, does not approach, does not go to, does not grasp, does not cling to, does not adhere to the 'kappa' of craving or the 'kappa' of views. He does not lead to a 'kappa'. Unbound by 'kappa' means. 'Kappa' means two 'kappas': the 'kappa' of craving and the 'kappa' of views. ... This is the 'kappa' of craving. ... This is the 'kappa' of views. For him, the 'kappa' of craving is abandoned, the 'kappa' of views is relinquished. Because the 'kappa' of craving is abandoned, and the 'kappa' of views is relinquished, he does not form, does not generate, does not produce, does not bring forth, does not give rise to the 'kappa' of craving or the 'kappa' of views. He does not lead to a 'kappa', being unbound by 'kappa'. Therefore the Blessed One said: "Without greed, unselfish, the sage does not speak of superiors; Nor of equals, nor of inferiors, he does not lead to a 'kappa', being unbound by 'kappa'." 96. For whom there is nothing of his own in the world, and who does not grieve over what is not; and who does not go among phenomena, he indeed is called peaceful. "For whom there is nothing of his own in the world" means. "For whom" means for the Arahant, whose defilements are destroyed. "Nothing of his own in the world" means. "This is mine" or "this is theirs" - any form, feeling, perception, mental formation, consciousness, that is grasped, clung to, adhered to, settled upon, resolved upon - does not exist for him, is not present... burnt by the fire of knowledge - for whom there is nothing of his own in the world. "And who does not grieve over what is not" means. Or what has changed... He does not grieve. Or over a changed thing, he does not grieve. "My eye has changed," he does not grieve. "My ear..." "My nose..." "My tongue..." "My body..." "My mind..." "My forms..." "My sounds..." "My smells..." "My tastes..." "My touches..." "My family..." "My group..." "My dwelling..." "My gain..." "My fame..." "My praise..." "My happiness..." "My robe..." "My almsfood..." "My lodging..." "My medicine and requisites for the sick..." "My mother..." "My father..." "My brother..." "My sister..." "My son..." "My daughter..." "My friends..." "My associates..." "My relatives..." "My blood relations have changed," he does not grieve, does not lament, does not wail, does not beat his breast, does not fall into confusion. Thus, he also does not grieve over what is not. Or else, afflicted, overwhelmed, confounded, and beset by unpleasant painful feeling, he does not grieve, does not lament, does not wail, does not beat his breast, does not fall into confusion. Afflicted, overwhelmed, confounded, and beset by eye disease, he does not grieve, does not lament, does not wail, does not beat his breast, does not fall into confusion. Afflicted, overwhelmed, confounded, and beset by ear disease, he does not grieve, does not lament, does not wail, does not beat his breast, does not fall into confusion. Afflicted, overwhelmed, confounded, and beset by nose disease, he does not grieve, does not lament, does not wail, does not beat his breast, does not fall into confusion. Afflicted, overwhelmed, confounded, and beset by tongue disease, he does not grieve, does not lament, does not wail, does not beat his breast, does not fall into confusion. Afflicted, overwhelmed, confounded, and beset by body disease, he does not grieve, does not lament, does not wail, does not beat his breast, does not fall into confusion. Afflicted, overwhelmed, confounded, and beset by head disease, he does not grieve, does not lament, does not wail, does not beat his breast, does not fall into confusion. Afflicted, overwhelmed, confounded, and beset by ear ailment, he does not grieve, does not lament, does not wail, does not beat his breast, does not fall into confusion. Afflicted, overwhelmed, confounded, and beset by mouth disease, he does not grieve, does not lament, does not wail, does not beat his breast, does not fall into confusion. Afflicted, overwhelmed, confounded, and beset by tooth disease, he does not grieve, does not lament, does not wail, does not beat his breast, does not fall into confusion. Afflicted, overwhelmed, confounded, and beset by cough, he does not grieve, does not lament, does not wail, does not beat his breast, does not fall into confusion. Afflicted, overwhelmed, confounded, and beset by asthma, he does not grieve, does not lament, does not wail, does not beat his breast, does not fall into confusion. Afflicted, overwhelmed, confounded, and beset by catarrh, he does not grieve, does not lament, does not wail, does not beat his breast, does not fall into confusion. Afflicted, overwhelmed, confounded, and beset by burning sensation, he does not grieve, does not lament, does not wail, does not beat his breast, does not fall into confusion. Afflicted, overwhelmed, confounded, and beset by fever, he does not grieve, does not lament, does not wail, does not beat his breast, does not fall into confusion. Afflicted, overwhelmed, confounded, and beset by stomach disease, he does not grieve, does not lament, does not wail, does not beat his breast, does not fall into confusion. Afflicted, overwhelmed, confounded, and beset by fainting, he does not grieve, does not lament, does not wail, does not beat his breast, does not fall into confusion. Afflicted, overwhelmed, confounded, and beset by dysentery, he does not grieve, does not lament, does not wail, does not beat his breast, does not fall into confusion. Afflicted, overwhelmed, confounded, and beset by pain, he does not grieve, does not lament, does not wail, does not beat his breast, does not fall into confusion. Afflicted, overwhelmed, confounded, and beset by cholera, he does not grieve, does not lament, does not wail, does not beat his breast, does not fall into confusion. Afflicted, overwhelmed, confounded, and beset by leprosy, he does not grieve, does not lament, does not wail, does not beat his breast, does not fall into confusion. Afflicted, overwhelmed, confounded, and beset by boils, he does not grieve, does not lament, does not wail, does not beat his breast, does not fall into confusion. Afflicted, overwhelmed, confounded, and beset by skin disease, he does not grieve, does not lament, does not wail, does not beat his breast, does not fall into confusion. Afflicted, overwhelmed, confounded, and beset by consumption, he does not grieve, does not lament, does not wail, does not beat his breast, does not fall into confusion. Afflicted, overwhelmed, confounded, and beset by epilepsy, he does not grieve, does not lament, does not wail, does not beat his breast, does not fall into confusion. Afflicted, overwhelmed, confounded, and beset by ringworm, he does not grieve, does not lament, does not wail, does not beat his breast, does not fall into confusion. Afflicted, overwhelmed, confounded, and beset by itching, he does not grieve, does not lament, does not wail, does not beat his breast, does not fall into confusion. Afflicted, overwhelmed, confounded, and beset by scabies, he does not grieve, does not lament, does not wail, does not beat his breast, does not fall into confusion. Afflicted, overwhelmed, confounded, and beset by skin eruption, he does not grieve, does not lament, does not wail, does not beat his breast, does not fall into confusion. Afflicted, overwhelmed, confounded, and beset by festering sores, he does not grieve, does not lament, does not wail, does not beat his breast, does not fall into confusion.