Monks, I will teach you new & old kamma, the cessation of kamma, and the path of practice leading to the cessation of kamma. Listen and pay close attention. I will speak. |
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Now what, monks, is old kamma? -The eye is to be seen as old kamma, fabricated & willed, capable of being felt. -The ear... -The nose... -The tongue... -The body... -The intellect is to be seen as old kamma, fabricated & willed, capable of being felt. This is called old kamma. |
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And what is new kamma? Whatever kamma one does now with the body, with speech, or with the intellect: This is called new kamma. |
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And what is the cessation of kamma? Whoever touches the release that comes from the cessation of bodily kamma, verbal kamma, & mental kamma: This is called the cessation of kamma. |
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And what is the path of practice leading to the cessation of kamma? Just this noble eightfold path: right view, right resolve, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration. This is called the path of practice leading to the cessation of kamma. |
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So, monks, I have taught you new & old kamma, the cessation of kamma, and the path of practice leading to the cessation of kamma. Whatever a teacher should do — seeking the welfare of his disciples, out of sympathy for them — that have I done for you. Over there are the roots of trees; over there, empty dwellings. Practice jhana, monks. Don't be heedless. Don't later fall into regret. This is our message to you. |
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See also: MN 101; "Kamma & the Ending of Kamma" from the book Wings to Awakening. |
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Cập nhập ngày: Thứ Sáu 08-11-2006 Kỹ thuật tŕnh bày: Minh Hạnh & Thiện Pháp |