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SN 56.1 collection of notes


Sāvatthinidānaṁ.At Sāvatthī.
 
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“Samādhiṁ, bhikkhave, bhāvetha.Monks, develop undistractible-lucidity.
Samāhito, bhikkhave, bhikkhu yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti.A monk who is undistractible lucidly-discerns [Dharma] as it truly is.
Kiñca yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti?What do they lucidly-discern as it truly is?

§1.1 – (Without samādhi, you can’t fully penetrate4👑☸noble truths)

 
‘Idaṁ dukkhan’ti yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti,‘There is pain and suffering.’ They lucidly-discern that as it truly is.
‘ayaṁ dukkhasamudayo’ti yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti,‘There is an origination of pain and suffering.’ They lucidly-discern that as it truly is.
‘ayaṁ dukkhanirodho’ti yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti,‘There is cessation of pain and suffering.’ They lucidly-discern that as it truly is.
‘ayaṁ dukkhanirodhagāminī paṭipadā’ti yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti.‘There is a path of practice that leads to the end of pain and suffering.‘ They lucidly-discern that as it truly is.
 
Samādhiṁ, bhikkhave, bhāvetha.Monks, develop undistractible-lucidity.
Samāhito, bhikkhave, bhikkhu yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti.A monk who is undistractible lucidly-discerns [Dharma] as it truly is.

§1.2 – (dukkha refrain that appears In at least 34 suttas in SN 56)

 
Tasmātiha, bhikkhave,Therefore, monks,
‘idaṁ dukkhan’ti yogo karaṇīyo,You should be devoted [to seeing] ‘there is pain and suffering.’
‘ayaṁ dukkhasamudayo’ti yogo karaṇīyo,You should be devoted [to seeing] ‘There is an origination of pain and suffering.’
‘ayaṁ dukkhanirodho’ti yogo karaṇīyo,You should be devoted [to seeing] ‘There is cessation of pain and suffering.’
‘ayaṁ dukkhanirodhagāminī paṭipadā’ti yogo karaṇīyo”ti.You should be devoted [to seeing] ‘There is a path of practice that leads to the end of pain and suffering.‘
 



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