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Old 05-06-2011, 04:12 AM   #4
PNCarl

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At Savatthi. "Monks, any desire-passion with regard to craving for forms is a defilement of the mind. Any desire-passion with regard to craving for sounds... craving for aromas... craving for flavors... craving for tactile sensations... craving for ideas is a defilement of the mind. When, with regard to these six bases, the defilements of awareness are abandoned, then the mind is inclined to renunciation. The mind fostered by renunciation feels malleable for the direct knowing of those qualities worth realizing."

http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipit...-010.than.html
hi Craig

This teacing is similar to the Chachakka Sutta: The Six Sextets .

These teachings do not pertain to arahants. The teachings pertain to trainees and the lesser enlightened beings, such as stream-enterer, etc.

It means when craving arises, the mind is aware of it, does not delight (indulge) in it, is not coloured, transformed or dominated (impassioned) by it. The mind keeps its clarity and, with mindfulness & wisdom, lets the short burst or arising of craving go.

For example, even though one may be a diligent trainee or a lesser enlightened being, if the eye sees an attractive form, craving or attraction can still arise, because this craving arises so fast. Or if one hears a unpleasant sound, aversion can arise quickly.

Please bear in mind the definition of a once-returner is as follows:

...those monks who have abandoned three fetters and have reduced greed, hatred and delusion, are all once-returners, and, returning only once to this world, will then make an end of suffering.

http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipit....022.nypo.html Yet a once-returner, although "reducing" their greed, hatred & delusion, does not act out remaining greed, hatred & delusion when these defilements arises. They simply watch these defilement arise & pass with mindfulness & clear comprehension.

Regards



“How is this non-grasping and non-clinging to be put into practice?”

IF YOU MEET a person from another country who asks by what means one may practise the essence of Buddhism, you can once again answer by quoting the Buddha. We don’t have to answer with our own ideas. The Buddha explained how to practise in succinct and complete terms.

When seeing a visual object, just see it. When hearing a sound with the ear, just hear it. When smelling an odour with the nose, just smell it. When tasting something by way of the tongue, just taste it. When experiencing a tactile sensation by way of the general skin and body sense, just experience that sensation. And when a mental object, such as some defiling thought, arises in the mind, just know it; know that defiling mental object.

Don’t allow your mental defilements to compel you to grasp and cling. Cultivate enough intelligence to know which line of action is right and appropriate. And if no action is required, ignore the object. If some sort of result is wanted from this thing, then proceed, with full awareness and intelligence, not giving birth to the self-idea. In this way you get the results you wanted and no suffering arises. This is a very concise principle of practice, and it should be regarded as a most excellent one.

http://www.what-buddha-taught.net/Bo...y_Students.pdf
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