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"How might these be separate, be apart, be in factions, be in two ways, be in two groups, be in two parties, might they break up and not come together, might they dwell uncomfortably and not at ease?" Thus they bring forth slander with the intention of causing division – and slanders in arisen disputes. Therefore the Blessed One said: Strife and disputes arise from affection, lamentation and sorrow, together with stinginess; pride and excessive pride, together with slander, strife and disputes associated with stinginess; and slanders in arisen disputes. 99. Affections in the world, from what source do they arise? And those cravings that wander in the world; Hopes and conclusions, from what source do they arise? Which are for a person's future existence. Affections in the world, from what source do they arise? Affections, from what source do they arise? From what are they born? From what are they produced? From what are they generated… Whence are selves born? Whence do they arise? What is their cause? What is their origin? What is their birth? What is their source? He asks the root of dear things… He asks the origin, he repeatedly asks, he requests, he implores, he propitiates. Whence in the world are dear things caused? And also the greed that moves about in the world. And also: Khattiyas and Brahmins, Vessas and Suddas, householders and renunciants, devas and humans. Greed: that greed, being greedy, the state of being greedy, attachment, being attached, the state of being attached, covetousness, greed, the root of unwholesome things. Move about: they move about, they dwell, they act, they behave, they maintain, they live, they subsist. In the world: in the world of woe, in the human world, in the divine world, in the world of aggregates, in the world of elements, in the world of sense bases. And also the greed that moves about in the world. Whence are hopes and conclusions caused? Whence are hopes and conclusions caused? Whence are they born? Whence do they arise? Whence are they produced? Whence are they born? Whence do they arise? What is their cause? What is their origin? What is their birth? What is their source? He asks the root of hope and conclusion… He asks the origin, he repeatedly asks, he requests, he implores, he propitiates. Whence are hopes and conclusions caused? Which are for a person's future. Which are a person's refuge, which are islands, which are protection, which are shelters, which are refuges, which are conclusions, which are refuges. Which are for a person's future. Therefore, that created one said: "Whence in the world are dear things caused, And also the greed that moves about in the world? Whence are hopes and conclusions caused, Which are for a person's future?" 100. Dear things in the world are caused by desire, And also the greed that moves about in the world; Hopes and conclusions are caused by this, Which are for a person's future. Dear things in the world are caused by desire. Desire: that desire for sensual pleasures, sensual passion, delight in sensual pleasures, craving for sensual pleasures, affection for sensual pleasures, fever of sensual pleasures, infatuation with sensual pleasures, attachment to sensual pleasures, flood of sensual pleasures, yoke of sensual pleasures, clinging to sensual pleasures, hindrance of sensual desire. Moreover, five desires: desire for seeking, desire for acquisition. , the desire for enjoyment, the desire for accumulation, the desire for disbursement. What is the desire for seeking? Here, someone, being attached and desirous, seeks forms, sounds, smells, tastes, tangibles – this is the desire for seeking. What is the desire for acquisition? Here, someone, being attached and desirous, acquires forms, sounds, smells, tastes, tangibles – this is the desire for acquisition. What is the desire for enjoyment? Here, someone, being attached and desirous, enjoys forms, sounds, smells, tastes, tangibles – this is the desire for enjoyment. What is the desire for accumulation? Here, someone, being attached and desirous, accumulates wealth, thinking, “It will be for times of distress” – this is the desire for accumulation. What is the desire for disbursement? Here, someone, being attached and desirous, disburses wealth to elephant-riders, horse-riders, charioteers, archers, foot-soldiers, thinking, “These will protect me, guard me, surround me” – this is the desire for disbursement. “Dear ones” means two kinds of dear ones – beings or formations… These beings are dear… These formations are dear. “Dear ones in the world originate from desire.” Dear ones originate from desire, arise from desire, are born from desire, have their source in desire – “dear ones in the world originate from desire.” “And whatever greed moves about in the world.” “Whatever” means khattiyas and brahmins, vessas and suddas, householders and renunciants, devas and humans. “Greed” means that greed, covetousness, the state of being covetous, attachment, the state of being attached, avarice, greed, a root of unwholesomeness. “Moves about” means moves about, dwells, acts, behaves, maintains, lives, subsists. “In the world” means in the world of suffering… in the world of sense-spheres – “and whatever greed moves about in the world.” “Hopes and expectations originate from this.” “Hopes” is called craving. That lust, attachment… avarice, greed, a root of unwholesomeness. “Expectations” means here, someone seeking forms, forms He obtains. He becomes complete in form. In sounds... smells... tastes... tangibles... Family... group... dwelling... Gain... fame... praise... happiness... Robes... almsfood... lodging... requisites for the sick, medicine... Suttanta... Vinaya... Abhidhamma... The forest-dweller's practice... the alms-gatherer's practice... the rag-robe wearer's practice... the triple-robe wearer's practice... the continuous alms-round practice... the eating only once a day practice... the sitter's practice... the as-it-is-spread practice... The first jhāna... the second jhāna... the third jhāna... the fourth jhāna... The attainment of the base of infinite space... the attainment of the base of infinite consciousness... the attainment of the base of nothingness... Seeking the attainment of the base of neither perception nor non-perception, he obtains the attainment of the base of neither perception nor non-perception, he becomes complete in the attainment of the base of neither perception nor non-perception. By hope one plows the field, By hope one sows the seed; By hope merchants go, To the sea, wealth-bringers; By which hope I stand, May that hope of mine succeed. The success of hope is called completion. Hope and completion originate from this. Hope and completion originate from desire, arise from desire, are born from desire, have their source in desire – hope and completion originate from this. "Which are for a person's future state." Which are a person's refuge, are islands, are protection, are shelters, are resorts, completion and refuge are – which are for a person's future state. Therefore the Blessed One said – Beloved things in the world originate from desire, And also the greed that wanders in the world; Hope and completion originate from this, Which are for a person's future state. 101. Desire in the world, from where does it originate? And decisions, from where are they called forth? Anger, and false speech, and doubt, And also the things spoken by the recluse. "Desire in the world, from where does it originate?" Desire, from where does it originate, from where is it born, from where does it arise, from where does it come forth, from where does it manifest, what is its origin, what is its source, what is its nature, what is its cause – he asks the root of desire... …asks about the origin, inquires about, requests, entreats, and pleases: “Whence in the world is desire born? And whence arise judgments?” Whence arise judgments? Whence are they born? Whence do they originate? Whence do they arise? Whence do they come into being? Whence do they appear? What is their cause? What is their origin? What is their birth? What is their source? He asks about the root of judgments…pe… asks about the origin, inquires about, requests, entreats, and pleases: “And whence arise judgments?” “Anger, falsehood, and doubt,” Anger: that which is such a striking, a counter-striking of the mind, a striking, a counter-opposition, a rage, an intense rage, a complete rage, a hatred, an intense hatred, a complete hatred, a perversion of the mind, a defilement of the mind, anger, being angry, the state of being angry, hatred, being hateful, the state of being hateful, perversion, being perverse, the state of being perverse, opposition, counter-opposition, fierceness, ill-will, displeasure of the mind. Falsehood is called lying. Doubt is called perplexity: “Anger, falsehood, and doubt.” “And those states declared by the recluse.” “And those states”: those which are accompanied by, co-arisen with, conjoined with, associated with anger, falsehood, and doubt; having one origin, one cessation, one basis, one object—these are called “and those states.” Or, those defilements of another kind, of another nature—these are called “and those states.” “Declared by the recluse”: by the recluse who has calmed evil, by the brahmin who has banished evil states, by the bhikkhu who has broken the root of defilements, by one released from all bonds of unwholesome roots, declared, proclaimed, explained, taught, made known, established, revealed, analyzed, made clear, made manifest: “And those states declared by the recluse.” Therefore, that created being said: “Whence in the world is desire born? And whence arise judgments? Anger, falsehood, and doubt, And those states declared by the recluse.” 102. “Pleasant and unpleasant,” they say in the world, Dependent on that, desire arises; Seeing prosperity and decline in forms, A being makes a judgment in the world.