During one season, the Fortunate One dwelt near Vesāli, in the Peaked Roof Hall within the Great Forest.
Then mahāpajāpatī gotamī approached the Fortunate One
Having arrived she bowed down to the Fortunalt One and stayed at one side.
As she was standing there she said -
Venerable Sir, it would be good for me if the fortunate one taught the Dhamma in brief,
So that I may live alone having heard the Fortunate Ones teachings devoting myself with effort to restraint, seclusion, heedfulness.
(The Fortunate one responded) “Gotami, whatever teachings you know of –
‘Those teachings lead: to passion (intense enthusiasm), not to dis-passion (calm objectivity);
to being fettered (moved by things), not to being unfettered (moving with things);
to accumulating (increase of troubles), not to shedding (decrease of troubles);
to self importance (conceit), not to being inwardly content;
to discontent (longing for better things), not to contentment with things;
to involvement in external concerns, not to privacy from external concerns;
to wasting time, not to the application of energy;
to being hard to please (wanting more’), not to being easily supported (needing little):
You can definitely hold, ‘This is not the teaching, this is not the discipline, this is not the teacher’s instruction.’”
“Gotami, now whatever teachings you know of –
‘Those teachings lead: to dis-passion (calm objectivity), not to passion (intense enthusiasm);
to being unfettered (moving with things), not to being fettered (moved by things);
to shedding (decrease of troubles), not to accumulating (increase of troubles);
to being inwardly content, not to self importance (conceit);
to contentment with things, not to discontent (longing for better things);
to privacy from external concerns, not to involvement in external concerns;
to the application of energy, not to wasting time;
to being easily supported (needing little), not to being hard to please (wanting more’):
You can definitely hold,
‘This is the teaching, this is the discipline, this is the teacher’s instruction.’”
The Third
Then mahāpajāpatī gotamī approached the Fortunate One
Having arrived she bowed down to the Fortunalt One and stayed at one side.
As she was standing there she said -
Venerable Sir, it would be good for me if the fortunate one taught the Dhamma in brief,
So that I may live alone having heard the Fortunate Ones teachings devoting myself with effort to restraint, seclusion, heedfulness.
(The Fortunate one responded) “Gotami, whatever teachings you know of –
‘Those teachings lead: to passion (intense enthusiasm), not to dis-passion (calm objectivity);
to being fettered (moved by things), not to being unfettered (moving with things);
to accumulating (increase of troubles), not to shedding (decrease of troubles);
to self importance (conceit), not to being inwardly content;
to discontent (longing for better things), not to contentment with things;
to involvement in external concerns, not to privacy from external concerns;
to wasting time, not to the application of energy;
to being hard to please (wanting more’), not to being easily supported (needing little):
You can definitely hold, ‘This is not the teaching, this is not the discipline, this is not the teacher’s instruction.’”
“Gotami, now whatever teachings you know of –
‘Those teachings lead: to dis-passion (calm objectivity), not to passion (intense enthusiasm);
to being unfettered (moving with things), not to being fettered (moved by things);
to shedding (decrease of troubles), not to accumulating (increase of troubles);
to being inwardly content, not to self importance (conceit);
to contentment with things, not to discontent (longing for better things);
to privacy from external concerns, not to involvement in external concerns;
to the application of energy, not to wasting time;
to being easily supported (needing little), not to being hard to please (wanting more’):
You can definitely hold,
‘This is the teaching, this is the discipline, this is the teacher’s instruction.’”
The Third
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