增支部第 3 集（Sujato 英译）第 16 阅读页 · AN3.16 · A Sure Bet

Numbered Discourses 3.16Numbered Discourses 3.162. The Chariot-Maker2. The Chariot-Maker

A Sure BetA Sure Bet“Mendicants, when a mendicant has three things their practice is a sure bet, and they have laid the groundwork for ending the defilements.“Mendicants, when a mendicant has three things their practice is a sure bet, and they have laid the groundwork for ending the defilements.What three?What three?

It’s when a mendicant guards the sense doors, eats in moderation, and is dedicated to wakefulness.It’s when a mendicant guards the sense doors, eats in moderation, and is dedicated to wakefulness.And how does a mendicant guard the sense doors?And how does a mendicant guard the sense doors?When a mendicant sees a sight with their eyes, they don’t get caught up in the features and details.When a mendicant sees a sight with their eyes, they don’t get caught up in the features and details.

If the faculty of sight were left unrestrained, bad unskillful qualities of covetousness and displeasure would become overwhelming. For this reason, they practice restraint, protecting the faculty of sight, and achieving its restraint.If the faculty of sight were left unrestrained, bad unskillful qualities of covetousness and displeasure would become overwhelming. For this reason, they practice restraint, protecting the faculty of sight, and achieving its restraint.When they hear a sound with their ears …When they hear a sound with their ears …When they smell an odor with their nose …When they smell an odor with their nose …

When they taste a flavor with their tongue …When they taste a flavor with their tongue …When they feel a touch with their body …When they feel a touch with their body …When they know an idea with their mind, they don’t get caught up in the features and details.When they know an idea with their mind, they don’t get caught up in the features and details.

If the faculty of mind were left unrestrained, bad unskillful qualities of covetousness and displeasure would become overwhelming. For this reason, they practice restraint, protecting the faculty of mind, and achieving its restraint.If the faculty of mind were left unrestrained, bad unskillful qualities of covetousness and displeasure would become overwhelming. For this reason, they practice restraint, protecting the faculty of mind, and achieving its restraint.That’s how a mendicant guards the sense doors.That’s how a mendicant guards the sense doors.And how does a mendicant eat in moderation?And how does a mendicant eat in moderation?

It’s when a mendicant reflects rationally on the food that they eat:It’s when a mendicant reflects rationally on the food that they eat:‘Not for fun, indulgence, adornment, or decoration, but only to sustain this body, to avoid harm, and to support spiritual practice. In this way, I shall put an end to old discomfort and not give rise to new discomfort, and I will have the means to keep going, blamelessness, and a comfortable abiding.’‘Not for fun, indulgence, adornment, or decoration, but only to sustain this body, to avoid harm, and to support spiritual practice. In this way, I shall put an end to old discomfort and not give rise to new discomfort, and I will have the means to keep going, blamelessness, and a comfortable abiding.’

That’s how a mendicant eats in moderation.That’s how a mendicant eats in moderation.And how is a mendicant dedicated to wakefulness?And how is a mendicant dedicated to wakefulness?It’s when a mendicant practices walking and sitting meditation by day, purifying their mind from obstacles. In the first watch of the night, they continue to practice walking and sitting meditation. In the middle watch, they lie down in the lion’s posture—on the right side, placing one foot on top of the other—mindful and aware, and focused on the time of getting up. In the last watch, they get up and continue to practice walking and sitting meditation, purifying their mind from obstacles.It’s when a mendicant practices walking and sitting meditation by day, purifying their mind from obstacles. In the first watch of the night, they continue to practice walking and sitting meditation. In the middle watch, they lie down in the lion’s posture—on the right side, placing one foot on top of the other—mindful and aware, and focused on the time of getting up. In the last watch, they get up and continue to practice walking and sitting meditation, purifying their mind from obstacles.

This is how a mendicant is dedicated to wakefulness.This is how a mendicant is dedicated to wakefulness.When a mendicant possesses these three things their practice is a sure bet, and they have laid the groundwork for ending the defilements.”When a mendicant possesses these three things their practice is a sure bet, and they have laid the groundwork for ending the defilements.”