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…and the lightest result of false speech, for one reborn as a human, is false accusation… …and the lightest result of divisive speech, for one reborn as a human, is separation from friends… …and the lightest result of harsh speech, for one reborn as a human, is hearing unpleasant sounds… …and the lightest result of frivolous talk, for one reborn as a human, is having one's words disregarded; the drinking of intoxicants, monks, when practiced… …and the lightest result of drinking intoxicants, for one reborn as a human, is madness!" Is there such a discourse? Yes. Then is there any condition of repeated practice? Is there no condition of repeated practice? Yes. Has it not been said by the Blessed One – "Wrong view, monks, when practiced, developed, and made much of, leads to hell, to the animal realm, to the realm of hungry ghosts." Is there such a discourse? Yes. Then is there any condition of repeated practice? Is there no condition of repeated practice? Yes. Has it not been said by the Blessed One – "Wrong intention… …wrong concentration, monks, when practiced, developed… …leads to the realm of hungry ghosts!" Is there such a discourse? Yes. Then is there any condition of repeated practice? Is there no condition of repeated practice? Yes. Has it not been said by the Blessed One – "Right view… , monks, when cultivated, developed, and frequently practiced, leads to the Deathless, has the Deathless as its destination, and the Deathless as its culmination! Is there such a discourse? Yes. Then is there any condition for cultivation? Is there no condition for cultivation? Yes. Has it not been said by the Blessed One – "Right intention, monks, when cultivated, developed, and frequently practiced... Right concentration, monks, when cultivated, developed, and frequently practiced, leads to the Deathless, has the Deathless as its destination, and the Deathless as its culmination"? Is there such a discourse? Yes. Then is there any condition for cultivation? The discussion on the condition for cultivation is concluded. 22. The Twenty-Second Chapter (217) 10. Discussion on Momentariness 906. Are all phenomena momentary, lasting only for a single mind-moment? Yes. Does the great earth stand in the mind? Does the great ocean stand in the mind? Does the king of mountains, Sineru, stand in the mind? Do water, fire, and wind stand in the mind? Do grasses, wood, and plants stand in the mind? One should not say so... Are all phenomena momentary, lasting only for a single mind-moment? Yes. Is the eye-base co-arisen with eye-consciousness? One should not say so... Is the eye-base co-arisen with eye-consciousness? Yes. Has not Venerable Sāriputta said this – "When, friends, the internal eye is unimpaired, and external forms do not come into its range, and there is no appropriate attention, then there is no manifestation of the corresponding part of consciousness. When, friends, the internal eye is unimpaired, and external forms come into its range, and there is no appropriate attention, then there is no manifestation of the corresponding part of consciousness. But when, friends, the internal eye is unimpaired, and external forms come into its range, and there is appropriate attention, then there is a manifestation of the corresponding part of consciousness!" Is there such a discourse? Yes. Then it should not be said – "The eye-base is co-arisen with eye-consciousness." ti. Is the ear-base… …is the nose-base… …is the tongue-base… …is the body-base conascent with body-consciousness? It should not be said thus… …is the body-base conascent with body-consciousness? Yes. Did not Venerable Sāriputta say this: “Friend, when the internal body is unimpaired, and external tangibles do not come into range, and there is no… …Friend, when the internal body is unimpaired, and external tangibles come into range, and there is no… …But when, friend, the internal body is unimpaired, and external tangibles come into range, and there is a corresponding attention, then there is the manifestation of that corresponding consciousness-part”? Is there such a discourse? Yes. Then it should not be said: “The body-base is conascent with body-consciousness.” 907. Should it not be said: “All phenomena are momentary, lasting only a single mind-moment”? Yes. Are all phenomena permanent, stable, eternal, not subject to change? It should not be said thus. Then all phenomena are momentary, lasting only a single mind-moment. The discourse on momentariness is finished. The Twenty-Second Chapter. Its summary: Is there any attainment of Nibbāna without abandoning some fetter, does an Arahant attain Nibbāna with wholesome consciousness, does an Arahant attain Nibbāna while abiding in imperturbability, is there an comprehension of Dhamma in the womb, is there an attainment of Arahantship in the womb, is there an comprehension of Dhamma in a dream, is there an attainment of Arahantship in a dream, is all consciousness in a dream indeterminate, is there no condition of repeated practice, are all phenomena momentary, lasting only a single mind-moment.