{"id":"mn62","title":"The Longer Advice to Rāhula","languageCodes":["en","pi"],"languageNotes":{"en":"Bhikkhu Sujato · CC0","pi":"Mahāsaṅgīti edition · SuttaCentral"},"chapters":[{"id":"mn62","title":"The Longer Advice to Rāhula","units":[{"id":"mn62:0","sourceIds":["mn62:0.1","mn62:0.2"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Majjhima Nikāya 62\nMahārāhulovādasutta","en":"Middle Discourses 62\nThe Longer Advice to Rāhula"}},{"id":"mn62:1","sourceIds":["mn62:1.1","mn62:1.2"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Evaṁ me sutaṁ—\nekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.","en":"So I have heard.\nAt one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery."}},{"id":"mn62:2","sourceIds":["mn62:2.1","mn62:2.2"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Atha kho bhagavā pubbaṇhasamayaṁ nivāsetvā pattacīvaramādāya sāvatthiṁ piṇḍāya pāvisi.\nĀyasmāpi kho rāhulo pubbaṇhasamayaṁ nivāsetvā pattacīvaramādāya bhagavantaṁ piṭṭhito piṭṭhito anubandhi.","en":"Then the Buddha robed up in the morning and, taking his bowl and robe, entered Sāvatthī for alms.\nAnd Venerable Rāhula also robed up and followed behind the Buddha."}},{"id":"mn62:3","sourceIds":["mn62:3.1","mn62:3.2","mn62:3.3","mn62:3.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Atha kho bhagavā apaloketvā āyasmantaṁ rāhulaṁ āmantesi:\n“yaṁ kiñci, rāhula, rūpaṁ—atītānāgatapaccuppannaṁ ajjhattaṁ vā bahiddhā vā oḷārikaṁ vā sukhumaṁ vā hīnaṁ vā paṇītaṁ vā yaṁ dūre santike vā—sabbaṁ rūpaṁ ‘netaṁ mama, nesohamasmi, na meso attā’ti evametaṁ yathābhūtaṁ sammappaññāya daṭṭhabban”ti.\n“Rūpameva nu kho, bhagavā, rūpameva nu kho, sugatā”ti?\n“Rūpampi, rāhula, vedanāpi, rāhula, saññāpi, rāhula, saṅkhārāpi, rāhula, viññāṇampi, rāhulā”ti.","en":"Then the Buddha looked back at Rāhula and said,\n“Rāhula, you should truly see any kind of form at all—past, future, or present; internal or external; solid or subtle; inferior or superior; far or near: all form—with right understanding: ‘This is not mine, I am not this, this is not my self.’”\n“Only form, Blessed One? Only form, Holy One?”\n“Form, Rāhula, as well as feeling and perception and choices and consciousness.”"}},{"id":"mn62:4","sourceIds":["mn62:4.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Atha kho āyasmā rāhulo “ko najja bhagavatā sammukhā ovādena ovadito gāmaṁ piṇḍāya pavisissatī”ti tato paṭinivattitvā aññatarasmiṁ rukkhamūle nisīdi pallaṅkaṁ ābhujitvā ujuṁ kāyaṁ paṇidhāya parimukhaṁ satiṁ upaṭṭhapetvā.","en":"Then Rāhula thought, “Who would go to the village for alms today after being advised directly by the Buddha?” Turning back, he sat down cross-legged at the root of a certain tree, setting his body straight, and bringing mindfulness to the present."}},{"id":"mn62:5","sourceIds":["mn62:5.1","mn62:5.2","mn62:5.3","mn62:5.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Addasā kho āyasmā sāriputto āyasmantaṁ rāhulaṁ aññatarasmiṁ rukkhamūle nisinnaṁ pallaṅkaṁ ābhujitvā ujuṁ kāyaṁ paṇidhāya parimukhaṁ satiṁ upaṭṭhapetvā.\nDisvāna āyasmantaṁ rāhulaṁ āmantesi:\n“ānāpānassatiṁ, rāhula, bhāvanaṁ bhāvehi.\nĀnāpānassati, rāhula, bhāvanā bhāvitā bahulīkatā mahapphalā hoti mahānisaṁsā”ti.","en":"Venerable Sāriputta saw him sitting there,\nand addressed him,\n“Rāhula, develop mindfulness of breathing.\nWhen mindfulness of breathing is developed and cultivated it’s very fruitful and beneficial.”"}},{"id":"mn62:6","sourceIds":["mn62:6.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Atha kho āyasmā rāhulo sāyanhasamayaṁ paṭisallānā vuṭṭhito yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho āyasmā rāhulo bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:","en":"Then in the late afternoon, Rāhula came out of retreat, went to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him:"}},{"id":"mn62:7","sourceIds":["mn62:7.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“kathaṁ bhāvitā nu kho, bhante, ānāpānassati, kathaṁ bahulīkatā mahapphalā hoti mahānisaṁsā”ti?","en":"“Sir, how is mindfulness of breathing developed and cultivated to be very fruitful and beneficial?”"}},{"id":"mn62:8","sourceIds":["mn62:8.1","mn62:8.2","mn62:8.3","mn62:8.4","mn62:8.5","mn62:8.6"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Yaṁ kiñci, rāhula, ajjhattaṁ paccattaṁ kakkhaḷaṁ kharigataṁ upādinnaṁ, seyyathidaṁ—\nkesā lomā nakhā dantā taco maṁsaṁ nhāru aṭṭhi aṭṭhimiñjaṁ vakkaṁ hadayaṁ yakanaṁ kilomakaṁ pihakaṁ papphāsaṁ antaṁ antaguṇaṁ udariyaṁ karīsaṁ, yaṁ vā panaññampi kiñci ajjhattaṁ paccattaṁ kakkhaḷaṁ kharigataṁ upādinnaṁ—\nayaṁ vuccati, rāhula, ajjhattikā pathavīdhātu.\nYā ceva kho pana ajjhattikā pathavīdhātu yā ca bāhirā pathavīdhātu, pathavīdhāturevesā.\nTaṁ ‘netaṁ mama, nesohamasmi, na meso attā’ti—evametaṁ yathābhūtaṁ sammappaññāya daṭṭhabbaṁ.\nEvametaṁ yathābhūtaṁ sammappaññāya disvā pathavīdhātuyā nibbindati, pathavīdhātuyā cittaṁ virājeti.","en":"“Rāhula, the interior earth element is anything internal, personal, that’s hard, solid, and appropriated. This includes:\nhead hair, body hair, nails, teeth, skin, flesh, sinews, bones, bone marrow, kidneys, heart, liver, diaphragm, spleen, lungs, intestines, mesentery, undigested food, feces; or anything else internal, personal, that’s hard, solid, and appropriated.\nThis is called the interior earth element.\nThe interior earth element and the exterior earth element are just the earth element.\nThis should be truly seen with right understanding like this: ‘This is not mine, I am not this, this is not my self.’\nWhen you truly see with right understanding, you grow disillusioned with the earth element, detaching the mind from the earth element."}},{"id":"mn62:9","sourceIds":["mn62:9.1","mn62:9.2","mn62:9.3","mn62:9.4","mn62:9.5","mn62:9.6","mn62:9.7","mn62:9.8","mn62:9.9"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Katamā ca, rāhula, āpodhātu?\nĀpodhātu siyā ajjhattikā, siyā bāhirā.\nKatamā ca, rāhula, ajjhattikā āpodhātu?\nYaṁ ajjhattaṁ paccattaṁ āpo āpogataṁ upādinnaṁ, seyyathidaṁ—\npittaṁ semhaṁ pubbo lohitaṁ sedo medo assu vasā kheḷo siṅghāṇikā lasikā muttaṁ, yaṁ vā panaññampi kiñci ajjhattaṁ paccattaṁ āpo āpogataṁ upādinnaṁ—\nayaṁ vuccati, rāhula, ajjhattikā āpodhātu.\nYā ceva kho pana ajjhattikā āpodhātu yā ca bāhirā āpodhātu āpodhāturevesā.\nTaṁ ‘netaṁ mama, nesohamasmi, na meso attā’ti—evametaṁ yathābhūtaṁ sammappaññāya daṭṭhabbaṁ.\nEvametaṁ yathābhūtaṁ sammappaññāya disvā āpodhātuyā nibbindati, āpodhātuyā cittaṁ virājeti.","en":"And what is the water element?\nThe water element may be interior or exterior.\nAnd what is the interior water element?\nAnything internal, personal, that’s water, watery, and appropriated. This includes:\nbile, phlegm, pus, blood, sweat, fat, tears, grease, saliva, snot, synovial fluid, urine; or anything else internal, personal, that’s water, watery, and appropriated.\nThis is called the interior water element.\nThe interior water element and the exterior water element are just the water element.\nThis should be truly seen with right understanding like this: ‘This is not mine, I am not this, this is not my self.’\nWhen you truly see with right understanding, you grow disillusioned with the water element, detaching the mind from the water element."}},{"id":"mn62:10","sourceIds":["mn62:10.1","mn62:10.2","mn62:10.3","mn62:10.4","mn62:10.5","mn62:10.6","mn62:10.7","mn62:10.8","mn62:10.9"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Katamā ca, rāhula, tejodhātu?\nTejodhātu siyā ajjhattikā, siyā bāhirā.\nKatamā ca, rāhula, ajjhattikā tejodhātu?\nYaṁ ajjhattaṁ paccattaṁ tejo tejogataṁ upādinnaṁ, seyyathidaṁ—\nyena ca santappati yena ca jīrīyati yena ca pariḍayhati yena ca asitapītakhāyitasāyitaṁ sammā pariṇāmaṁ gacchati, yaṁ vā panaññampi kiñci ajjhattaṁ paccattaṁ tejo tejogataṁ upādinnaṁ—\nayaṁ vuccati, rāhula, ajjhattikā tejodhātu.\nYā ceva kho pana ajjhattikā tejodhātu yā ca bāhirā tejodhātu tejodhāturevesā.\nTaṁ ‘netaṁ mama, nesohamasmi, na meso attā’ti—evametaṁ yathābhūtaṁ sammappaññāya daṭṭhabbaṁ.\nEvametaṁ yathābhūtaṁ sammappaññāya disvā tejodhātuyā nibbindati, tejodhātuyā cittaṁ virājeti.","en":"And what is the fire element?\nThe fire element may be interior or exterior.\nAnd what is the interior fire element?\nAnything internal, personal, that’s fire, fiery, and appropriated. This includes:\nthat which warms, that which ages, that which heats you up when feverish, that which properly digests food and drink; or anything else internal, personal, that’s fire, fiery, and appropriated.\nThis is called the interior fire element.\nThe interior fire element and the exterior fire element are just the fire element.\nThis should be truly seen with right understanding like this: ‘This is not mine, I am not this, this is not my self.’\nWhen you truly see with right understanding, you grow disillusioned with the fire element, detaching the mind from the fire element."}},{"id":"mn62:11","sourceIds":["mn62:11.1","mn62:11.2","mn62:11.3","mn62:11.4","mn62:11.5","mn62:11.6","mn62:11.7","mn62:11.8","mn62:11.9"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Katamā ca, rāhula, vāyodhātu?\nVāyodhātu siyā ajjhattikā, siyā bāhirā.\nKatamā ca, rāhula, ajjhattikā vāyodhātu?\nYaṁ ajjhattaṁ paccattaṁ vāyo vāyogataṁ upādinnaṁ, seyyathidaṁ—\nuddhaṅgamā vātā, adhogamā vātā, kucchisayā vātā, koṭṭhāsayā vātā, aṅgamaṅgānusārino vātā, assāso passāso iti, yaṁ vā panaññampi kiñci ajjhattaṁ paccattaṁ vāyo vāyogataṁ upādinnaṁ—\nayaṁ vuccati, rāhula, ajjhattikā vāyodhātu.\nYā ceva kho pana ajjhattikā vāyodhātu yā ca bāhirā vāyodhātu vāyodhāturevesā.\nTaṁ ‘netaṁ mama, nesohamasmi, na meso attā’ti—evametaṁ yathābhūtaṁ sammappaññāya daṭṭhabbaṁ.\nEvametaṁ yathābhūtaṁ sammappaññāya disvā vāyodhātuyā nibbindati, vāyodhātuyā cittaṁ virājeti.","en":"And what is the air element?\nThe air element may be interior or exterior.\nAnd what is the interior air element?\nAnything internal, personal, that’s air, airy, and appropriated. This includes:\nwinds that go up or down, winds in the belly or the bowels, winds that flow through the limbs, in-breaths and out-breaths; or anything else internal, personal, that’s air, airy, and appropriated.\nThis is called the interior air element.\nThe interior air element and the exterior air element are just the air element.\nThis should be truly seen with right understanding like this: ‘This is not mine, I am not this, this is not my self.’\nWhen you truly see with right understanding, you grow disillusioned with the air element, detaching the mind from the air element."}},{"id":"mn62:12","sourceIds":["mn62:12.1","mn62:12.2","mn62:12.3","mn62:12.4","mn62:12.5","mn62:12.6","mn62:12.7","mn62:12.8","mn62:12.9"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Katamā ca, rāhula, ākāsadhātu?\nĀkāsadhātu siyā ajjhattikā, siyā bāhirā.\nKatamā ca, rāhula, ajjhattikā ākāsadhātu?\nYaṁ ajjhattaṁ paccattaṁ ākāsaṁ ākāsagataṁ upādinnaṁ, seyyathidaṁ—\nkaṇṇacchiddaṁ nāsacchiddaṁ mukhadvāraṁ, yena ca asitapītakhāyitasāyitaṁ ajjhoharati, yattha ca asitapītakhāyitasāyitaṁ santiṭṭhati, yena ca asitapītakhāyitasāyitaṁ adhobhāgaṁ nikkhamati, yaṁ vā panaññampi kiñci ajjhattaṁ paccattaṁ ākāsaṁ ākāsagataṁ, aghaṁ aghagataṁ, vivaraṁ vivaragataṁ, asamphuṭṭhaṁ, maṁsalohitehi upādinnaṁ—\nayaṁ vuccati, rāhula, ajjhattikā ākāsadhātu.\nYā ceva kho pana ajjhattikā ākāsadhātu yā ca bāhirā ākāsadhātu ākāsadhāturevesā.\nTaṁ ‘netaṁ mama, nesohamasmi, na meso attā’ti—evametaṁ yathābhūtaṁ sammappaññāya daṭṭhabbaṁ.\nEvametaṁ yathābhūtaṁ sammappaññāya disvā ākāsadhātuyā cittaṁ nibbindati, ākāsadhātuyā cittaṁ virājeti.","en":"And what is the space element?\nThe space element may be interior or exterior.\nAnd what is the interior space element?\nAnything internal, personal, that’s space, spacious, and appropriated. This includes:\nthe ear canals, nostrils, and mouth; and the space for swallowing what is eaten and drunk, the space where it stays, and the space for excreting it from the nether regions; or anything else internal, personal, that’s space, spacious, and appropriated.\nThis is called the interior space element.\nThe interior space element and the exterior space element are just the space element.\nThis should be truly seen with right understanding like this: ‘This is not mine, I am not this, this is not my self.’\nWhen you truly see with right understanding, you grow disillusioned with the space element, detaching the mind from the space element."}},{"id":"mn62:13","sourceIds":["mn62:13.1","mn62:13.2","mn62:13.3","mn62:13.4","mn62:13.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Pathavīsamaṁ, rāhula, bhāvanaṁ bhāvehi.\nPathavīsamañhi te, rāhula, bhāvanaṁ bhāvayato uppannā manāpāmanāpā phassā cittaṁ na pariyādāya ṭhassanti.\nSeyyathāpi, rāhula, pathaviyā sucimpi nikkhipanti, asucimpi nikkhipanti, gūthagatampi nikkhipanti, muttagatampi nikkhipanti, kheḷagatampi nikkhipanti, pubbagatampi nikkhipanti, lohitagatampi nikkhipanti, na ca tena pathavī aṭṭīyati vā harāyati vā jigucchati vā;\nevameva kho tvaṁ, rāhula, pathavīsamaṁ bhāvanaṁ bhāvehi.\nPathavīsamañhi te, rāhula, bhāvanaṁ bhāvayato uppannā manāpāmanāpā phassā cittaṁ na pariyādāya ṭhassanti.","en":"Rāhula, meditate like the earth.\nFor when you meditate like the earth, pleasant and unpleasant contacts will not occupy your mind.\nSuppose they were to toss both clean and unclean things on the earth, like feces, urine, spit, pus, and blood. The earth isn’t horrified, repelled, and disgusted because of this.\nIn the same way, meditate like the earth.\nFor when you meditate like the earth, pleasant and unpleasant contacts will not occupy your mind."}},{"id":"mn62:14","sourceIds":["mn62:14.1","mn62:14.2","mn62:14.3","mn62:14.4","mn62:14.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Āposamaṁ, rāhula, bhāvanaṁ bhāvehi.\nĀposamañhi te, rāhula, bhāvanaṁ bhāvayato uppannā manāpāmanāpā phassā cittaṁ na pariyādāya ṭhassanti.\nSeyyathāpi, rāhula, āpasmiṁ sucimpi dhovanti, asucimpi dhovanti, gūthagatampi dhovanti, muttagatampi dhovanti, kheḷagatampi dhovanti, pubbagatampi dhovanti, lohitagatampi dhovanti, na ca tena āpo aṭṭīyati vā harāyati vā jigucchati vā;\nevameva kho tvaṁ, rāhula, āposamaṁ bhāvanaṁ bhāvehi.\nĀposamañhi te, rāhula, bhāvanaṁ bhāvayato uppannā manāpāmanāpā phassā cittaṁ na pariyādāya ṭhassanti.","en":"Meditate like water.\nFor when you meditate like water, pleasant and unpleasant contacts will not occupy your mind.\nSuppose they were to wash both clean and unclean things in the water, like feces, urine, spit, pus, and blood. The water isn’t horrified, repelled, and disgusted because of this.\nIn the same way, meditate like water.\nFor when you meditate like water, pleasant and unpleasant contacts will not occupy your mind."}},{"id":"mn62:15","sourceIds":["mn62:15.1","mn62:15.2","mn62:15.3","mn62:15.4","mn62:15.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Tejosamaṁ, rāhula, bhāvanaṁ bhāvehi.\nTejosamañhi te, rāhula, bhāvanaṁ bhāvayato uppannā manāpāmanāpā phassā cittaṁ na pariyādāya ṭhassanti.\nSeyyathāpi, rāhula, tejo sucimpi dahati, asucimpi dahati, gūthagatampi dahati, muttagatampi dahati, kheḷagatampi dahati, pubbagatampi dahati, lohitagatampi dahati, na ca tena tejo aṭṭīyati vā harāyati vā jigucchati vā;\nevameva kho tvaṁ, rāhula, tejosamaṁ bhāvanaṁ bhāvehi.\nTejosamañhi te, rāhula, bhāvanaṁ bhāvayato uppannā manāpāmanāpā phassā cittaṁ na pariyādāya ṭhassanti.","en":"Meditate like fire.\nFor when you meditate like fire, pleasant and unpleasant contacts will not occupy your mind.\nSuppose a fire were to burn both clean and unclean things, like feces, urine, spit, pus, and blood. The fire isn’t horrified, repelled, and disgusted because of this.\nIn the same way, meditate like fire.\nFor when you meditate like fire, pleasant and unpleasant contacts will not occupy your mind."}},{"id":"mn62:16","sourceIds":["mn62:16.1","mn62:16.2","mn62:16.3","mn62:16.4","mn62:16.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Vāyosamaṁ, rāhula, bhāvanaṁ bhāvehi.\nVāyosamañhi te, rāhula, bhāvanaṁ bhāvayato uppannā manāpāmanāpā phassā cittaṁ na pariyādāya ṭhassanti.\nSeyyathāpi, rāhula, vāyo sucimpi upavāyati, asucimpi upavāyati, gūthagatampi upavāyati, muttagatampi upavāyati, kheḷagatampi upavāyati, pubbagatampi upavāyati, lohitagatampi upavāyati, na ca tena vāyo aṭṭīyati vā harāyati vā jigucchati vā;\nevameva kho tvaṁ, rāhula, vāyosamaṁ bhāvanaṁ bhāvehi.\nVāyosamañhi te, rāhula, bhāvanaṁ bhāvayato uppannā manāpāmanāpā phassā cittaṁ na pariyādāya ṭhassanti.","en":"Meditate like wind.\nFor when you meditate like wind, pleasant and unpleasant contacts will not occupy your mind.\nSuppose the wind were to blow on both clean and unclean things, like feces, urine, spit, pus, and blood. The wind isn’t horrified, repelled, and disgusted because of this.\nIn the same way, meditate like the wind.\nFor when you meditate like wind, pleasant and unpleasant contacts will not occupy your mind."}},{"id":"mn62:17","sourceIds":["mn62:17.1","mn62:17.2","mn62:17.3","mn62:17.4","mn62:17.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Ākāsasamaṁ, rāhula, bhāvanaṁ bhāvehi.\nĀkāsasamañhi te, rāhula, bhāvanaṁ bhāvayato uppannā manāpāmanāpā phassā cittaṁ na pariyādāya ṭhassanti.\nSeyyathāpi, rāhula, ākāso na katthaci patiṭṭhito;\nevameva kho tvaṁ, rāhula, ākāsasamaṁ bhāvanaṁ bhāvehi.\nĀkāsasamañhi te, rāhula, bhāvanaṁ bhāvayato uppannā manāpāmanāpā phassā cittaṁ na pariyādāya ṭhassanti.","en":"Meditate like space.\nFor when you meditate like space, pleasant and unpleasant contacts will not occupy your mind.\nJust as space is not established anywhere,\nin the same way, meditate like space.\nFor when you meditate like space, pleasant and unpleasant contacts will not occupy your mind."}},{"id":"mn62:18","sourceIds":["mn62:18.1","mn62:18.2"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Mettaṁ, rāhula, bhāvanaṁ bhāvehi.\nMettañhi te, rāhula, bhāvanaṁ bhāvayato yo byāpādo so pahīyissati.","en":"Meditate on love.\nFor when you meditate on love any ill will will be given up."}},{"id":"mn62:19","sourceIds":["mn62:19.1","mn62:19.2"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Karuṇaṁ, rāhula, bhāvanaṁ bhāvehi.\nKaruṇañhi te, rāhula, bhāvanaṁ bhāvayato yā vihesā sā pahīyissati.","en":"Meditate on compassion.\nFor when you meditate on compassion any cruelty will be given up."}},{"id":"mn62:20","sourceIds":["mn62:20.1","mn62:20.2"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Muditaṁ, rāhula, bhāvanaṁ bhāvehi.\nMuditañhi te, rāhula, bhāvanaṁ bhāvayato yā arati sā pahīyissati.","en":"Meditate on rejoicing.\nFor when you meditate on rejoicing any discontent will be given up."}},{"id":"mn62:21","sourceIds":["mn62:21.1","mn62:21.2"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Upekkhaṁ, rāhula, bhāvanaṁ bhāvehi.\nUpekkhañhi te, rāhula, bhāvanaṁ bhāvayato yo paṭigho so pahīyissati.","en":"Meditate on equanimity.\nFor when you meditate on equanimity any aversion will be given up."}},{"id":"mn62:22","sourceIds":["mn62:22.1","mn62:22.2"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Asubhaṁ, rāhula, bhāvanaṁ bhāvehi.\nAsubhañhi te, rāhula, bhāvanaṁ bhāvayato yo rāgo so pahīyissati.","en":"Meditate on ugliness.\nFor when you meditate on ugliness any lust will be given up."}},{"id":"mn62:23","sourceIds":["mn62:23.1","mn62:23.2"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Aniccasaññaṁ, rāhula, bhāvanaṁ bhāvehi.\nAniccasaññañhi te, rāhula, bhāvanaṁ bhāvayato yo asmimāno so pahīyissati.","en":"Meditate on impermanence.\nFor when you meditate on impermanence any conceit ‘I am’ will be given up."}},{"id":"mn62:24","sourceIds":["mn62:24.1","mn62:24.2","mn62:24.3"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Ānāpānassatiṁ, rāhula, bhāvanaṁ bhāvehi.\nĀnāpānassati hi te, rāhula, bhāvitā bahulīkatā mahapphalā hoti mahānisaṁsā.\nKathaṁ bhāvitā ca, rāhula, ānāpānassati, kathaṁ bahulīkatā mahapphalā hoti mahānisaṁsā?","en":"Develop mindfulness of breathing.\nWhen mindfulness of breathing is developed and cultivated it’s very fruitful and beneficial.\nAnd how is mindfulness of breathing developed and cultivated to be very fruitful and beneficial?"}},{"id":"mn62:25","sourceIds":["mn62:25.1","mn62:25.2"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Idha, rāhula, bhikkhu araññagato vā rukkhamūlagato vā suññāgāragato vā nisīdati pallaṅkaṁ ābhujitvā ujuṁ kāyaṁ paṇidhāya parimukhaṁ satiṁ upaṭṭhapetvā.\nSo satova assasati satova passasati.","en":"It’s when a mendicant—gone to a wilderness, or to the root of a tree, or to an empty hut—sits down cross-legged, sets their body straight, and brings mindfulness to the present.\nJust mindful, they breathe in. Mindful, they breathe out."}},{"id":"mn62:26","sourceIds":["mn62:26.1","mn62:26.2","mn62:26.3","mn62:26.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Dīghaṁ vā assasanto ‘dīghaṁ assasāmī’ti pajānāti, dīghaṁ vā passasanto ‘dīghaṁ passasāmī’ti pajānāti;\nrassaṁ vā assasanto ‘rassaṁ assasāmī’ti pajānāti, rassaṁ vā passasanto ‘rassaṁ passasāmī’ti pajānāti.\n‘Sabbakāyappaṭisaṁvedī assasissāmī’ti sikkhati; ‘sabbakāyappaṭisaṁvedī passasissāmī’ti sikkhati;\n‘passambhayaṁ kāyasaṅkhāraṁ assasissāmī’ti sikkhati; ‘passambhayaṁ kāyasaṅkhāraṁ passasissāmī’ti sikkhati.","en":"Breathing in heavily they know: ‘I’m breathing in heavily.’ Breathing out heavily they know: ‘I’m breathing out heavily.’\nBreathing in lightly they know: ‘I’m breathing in lightly.’ Breathing out lightly they know: ‘I’m breathing out lightly.’\nThey practice like this: ‘I’ll breathe in experiencing the whole body.’ They practice like this: ‘I’ll breathe out experiencing the whole body.’\nThey practice like this: ‘I’ll breathe in stilling the physical process.’ They practice like this: ‘I’ll breathe out stilling the physical process.’"}},{"id":"mn62:27","sourceIds":["mn62:27.1","mn62:27.2","mn62:27.3","mn62:27.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"‘Pītippaṭisaṁvedī assasissāmī’ti sikkhati; ‘pītippaṭisaṁvedī passasissāmī’ti sikkhati;\n‘sukhappaṭisaṁvedī assasissāmī’ti sikkhati; ‘sukhappaṭisaṁvedī passasissāmī’ti sikkhati;\n‘cittasaṅkhārappaṭisaṁvedī assasissāmī’ti sikkhati; ‘cittasaṅkhārappaṭisaṁvedī passasissāmī’ti sikkhati;\n‘passambhayaṁ cittasaṅkhāraṁ assasissāmī’ti sikkhati; ‘passambhayaṁ cittasaṅkhāraṁ passasissāmī’ti sikkhati.","en":"They practice like this: ‘I’ll breathe in experiencing rapture.’ They practice like this: ‘I’ll breathe out experiencing rapture.’\nThey practice like this: ‘I’ll breathe in experiencing bliss.’ They practice like this: ‘I’ll breathe out experiencing bliss.’\nThey practice like this: ‘I’ll breathe in experiencing the mental process.’ They practice like this: ‘I’ll breathe out experiencing the mental process.’\nThey practice like this: ‘I’ll breathe in stilling the mental process.’ They practice like this: ‘I’ll breathe out stilling the mental process.’"}},{"id":"mn62:28","sourceIds":["mn62:28.1","mn62:28.2","mn62:28.3","mn62:28.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"‘Cittappaṭisaṁvedī assasissāmī’ti sikkhati; ‘cittappaṭisaṁvedī passasissāmī’ti sikkhati;\n‘abhippamodayaṁ cittaṁ assasissāmī’ti sikkhati; ‘abhippamodayaṁ cittaṁ passasissāmī’ti sikkhati;\n‘samādahaṁ cittaṁ assasissāmī’ti sikkhati; ‘samādahaṁ cittaṁ passasissāmī’ti sikkhati;\n‘vimocayaṁ cittaṁ assasissāmī’ti sikkhati; ‘vimocayaṁ cittaṁ passasissāmī’ti sikkhati.","en":"They practice like this: ‘I’ll breathe in experiencing the mind.’ They practice like this: ‘I’ll breathe out experiencing the mind.’\nThey practice like this: ‘I’ll breathe in gladdening the mind.’ They practice like this: ‘I’ll breathe out gladdening the mind.’\nThey practice like this: ‘I’ll breathe in immersing the mind in samādhi.’ They practice like this: ‘I’ll breathe out immersing the mind in samādhi.’\nThey practice like this: ‘I’ll breathe in freeing the mind.’ They practice like this: ‘I’ll breathe out freeing the mind.’"}},{"id":"mn62:29","sourceIds":["mn62:29.1","mn62:29.2","mn62:29.3","mn62:29.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"‘Aniccānupassī assasissāmī’ti sikkhati; ‘aniccānupassī passasissāmī’ti sikkhati;\n‘virāgānupassī assasissāmī’ti sikkhati; ‘virāgānupassī passasissāmī’ti sikkhati;\n‘nirodhānupassī assasissāmī’ti sikkhati; ‘nirodhānupassī passasissāmī’ti sikkhati;\n‘paṭinissaggānupassī assasissāmī’ti sikkhati; ‘paṭinissaggānupassī passasissāmī’ti sikkhati.","en":"They practice like this: ‘I’ll breathe in observing impermanence.’ They practice like this: ‘I’ll breathe out observing impermanence.’\nThey practice like this: ‘I’ll breathe in observing fading away.’ They practice like this: ‘I’ll breathe out observing fading away.’\nThey practice like this: ‘I’ll breathe in observing cessation.’ They practice like this: ‘I’ll breathe out observing cessation.’\nThey practice like this: ‘I’ll breathe in observing letting go.’ They practice like this: ‘I’ll breathe out observing letting go.’"}},{"id":"mn62:30","sourceIds":["mn62:30.1","mn62:30.2","mn62:30.3","mn62:30.4","mn62:30.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Evaṁ bhāvitā kho, rāhula, ānāpānassati, evaṁ bahulīkatā mahapphalā hoti mahānisaṁsā.\nEvaṁ bhāvitāya, rāhula, ānāpānassatiyā, evaṁ bahulīkatāya yepi te carimakā assāsā tepi viditāva nirujjhanti no aviditā”ti.\nIdamavoca bhagavā.\nAttamano āyasmā rāhulo bhagavato bhāsitaṁ abhinandīti.\nMahārāhulovādasuttaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ dutiyaṁ.","en":"Mindfulness of breathing, when developed and cultivated in this way, is very fruitful and beneficial.\nWhen mindfulness of breathing is developed and cultivated in this way, even as the final breaths cease they are known, not unknown.”\nThat is what the Buddha said.\nSatisfied, Venerable Rāhula approved what the Buddha said."}}]}],"sourceRevision":"afdafa92450cfe7573b280da50382888323666d2","sourceUrl":"https://suttacentral.net/mn62/en/sujato","licence":"CC0 1.0","licenceUrl":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/","editionNote":"Full supplied source file; inherited abbreviations are preserved. Not a reconstructed expansion of every repetition. No Malay or Mandarin translation is implied."}