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SN 35.94Untamed, Unguarded · Adantaaguttasutta
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Buddhism · Sutta Pitaka · Linked Discourses (Saṁyutta)
SN 35.94
Untamed, Unguarded · Adantaaguttasutta
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At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, these six fields of contact bring suffering when they’re untamed, unguarded, unprotected, and unrestrained. What six? The field of eye contact brings suffering when it’s untamed, unguarded, unprotected, and unrestrained. The field of ear contact … nose contact … tongue contact … body contact … The field of mind contact brings suffering when it’s untamed, unguarded, unprotected, and unrestrained. These six fields of contact bring suffering when they’re untamed, unguarded, unprotected, and unrestrained.
These six fields of contact bring happiness when they’re well tamed, well guarded, well protected, and well restrained. What six? The field of eye contact brings happiness when it’s well tamed, well guarded, well protected, and well restrained. The field of ear contact … nose contact … tongue contact … body contact … The field of mind contact brings happiness when it’s well tamed, well guarded, well protected, and well restrained. These six fields of contact bring happiness when they’re well tamed, well guarded, well protected, and well restrained.” That is what the Buddha said. Then the Holy One, the Teacher, went on to say:
“Mendicants, it’s just the six fields of contact that lead the unrestrained to suffering. Those who understand how to restrain them live with faith as partner, not festering.
When you’ve heard sounds both liked and disliked, don’t fall under the thrall of sounds you like, dispel hate for the unliked, and don’t hurt your mind by thinking of what you don’t like.
Saddañca sutvā dubhayaṁ piyāppiyaṁ, Piyamhi sadde na samucchito siyā; Athoppiye dosagataṁ vinodaye, Na cāppiyaṁ meti manaṁ padosaye.
When you’ve smelled a pleasant, fragrant scent, and one that’s foul and unpleasant, dispel aversion for the unpleasant, while not yielding to desire for the pleasant.
Gandhañca ghatvā surabhiṁ manoramaṁ, Athopi ghatvā asuciṁ akantiyaṁ; Akantiyasmiṁ paṭighaṁ vinodaye, Chandānunīto na ca kantiye siyā.
When you’ve enjoyed a sweet, delicious taste, and sometimes those that are bitter, don’t be attached to enjoying sweet tastes, and don’t despise the bitter.
Don’t be intoxicated by a pleasant touch, and don’t tremble at a painful touch. Look with equanimity at the duality of pleasant and painful contacts, without favoring or opposing anything.
Phassena phuṭṭho na sukhena majje, Dukkhena phuṭṭhopi na sampavedhe; Phassadvayaṁ sukhadukkhe upekkhe, Anānuruddho aviruddha kenaci.
People generally let their perceptions proliferate; perceiving and proliferating, they are attracted. Casting aside all mental constructions of the domestic life, wander intent on renunciation.
When the mind is well developed like this regarding the six, it doesn’t waver at contacts at all. Mendicants, those who have mastered greed and hate go beyond birth and death.”
Evaṁ mano chassu yadā subhāvito, Phuṭṭhassa cittaṁ na vikampate kvaci; Te rāgadose abhibhuyya bhikkhavo, Bhavattha jātimaraṇassa pāragā”ti. Paṭhamaṁ.
