Guest guest Posted May 4, 2006 Report Share Posted May 4, 2006 Friends: When is the Way to the Deathless element Opened? The Blessed Buddha once said: Bhikkhus and friends, these 8 things, purified, cleansed, immaculate, free from distortion, elegant and sophisticated, if not arisen do not arise at all apart from the appearance of a Tathagata, an Arahat, aPerfectly Enlightened One, apart from a Fortunate One’s Discipline! What eight? Right View (sammā-ditthi)Right Motivation (sammā-sankappa)Right Speech (sammā-vācā)Right Action (sammā-kammanta)Right Livelihood (sammā-ājīva)Right Effort (sammā-vāyāma)Right Awareness (sammā-sati)Right Concentration (sammā-samādhi) These 8 things, purified, cleared, faultless, unaltered and not decayed, advanced and refined, if not emerged do not appear except for when a Thus-Come-Thus-Gone One, a Worthy One, a Perfectly Self-Awakened One arise, except for when the Method of Training of a Well-Gone One is well established…These Eight Things… Source (edited extract):The Grouped Sayings of the Buddha. Samyutta Nikaya. Book [V:14-5] section 45:14-7 Purified Emergence ... http://www.pariyatti.com/book.cgi?prod_id=948507http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/samyutta/index.html PS: Please include the word Samahita in any comment, since then will my automatic mail filters pick it up and I will see it & respond!! Bhikkhu Samahita, Sri Lanka. Friendship is the Greatest ... Let there be Calm & Free Bliss !!! http://What-Buddha-Said.net Buddha-Direct What_Buddha_Said Dhamma-Questions sent to my email are quite Welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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