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Teaching given to Bahiya

Sunday, 13 Aug 2023, 18:30

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Edited by Richie Cuthbertson, Wednesday, 16 Aug 2023, 17:41

The Buddha to Bahiya:

' In the seen there is only the seen,

in the heard, there is only the heard,

in the sensed there is only the sensed,

in the cognized there is only the cognized:

This, Bahiya, is how you should train yourself.

When, Bahiya, there is for you

in the seen only the seen,

in the heard only the heard,

in the sensed only the sensed,

in the cognized only the cognized,

then, Bahiya, there is no 'you'

in connection with that.

When, Bahiya, there is no 'you' in connection with that,

there is no 'you' there,
When, Bahiya, there is no 'you' there.

then, Bahiya, you are neither here

nor there

nor in between the two.

This, just this, is the end of suffering. '

--- Ud 1.10

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