KN.PS1.9 — Discourse on the Path
Path: In what sense is it a path?
At the moment of the path of stream-entry, right view is a path in the sense of seeing, and it is both a path and a cause for the abandonment of wrong view. It is both a path and a cause for the support of co-arisen phenomena, for the complete destruction of defilements, for the purification of penetration and so forth, for the establishment of the mind, for the purification of the mind, for the attainment of distinction, for further penetration, for the realization of the truths, and for the establishment in cessation.
Right intention is a path in the sense of application, and it is both a path and a cause for the abandonment of wrong intention. It is both a path and a cause for the support of co-arisen phenomena, for the complete destruction of defilements, for the purification of penetration and so forth, for the establishment of the mind, for the purification of the mind, for the attainment of distinction, for further penetration, for the realization of the truths, and for the establishment in cessation.
Right speech is a path in the sense of restraint, and it is both a path and a cause for the abandonment of wrong speech. It is both a path and a cause for the support of co-arisen phenomena, for the complete destruction of defilements, for the purification of penetration and so forth, for the establishment of the mind, for the purification of the mind, for the attainment of distinction, for further penetration, for the realization of the truths, and for the establishment in cessation.
Right action is a path in the sense of arising, and it is both a path and a cause for the abandonment of wrong action. It is both a path and a cause for the support of co-arisen phenomena, for the complete destruction of defilements, for the purification of penetration and so forth, for the establishment of the mind, for the purification of the mind, for the attainment of distinction, for further penetration, for the realization of the truths, and for the establishment in cessation.
Right livelihood is a path in the sense of purification, and it is both a path and a cause for the abandonment of wrong livelihood... etc.
With the characteristic of exertion, right effort is the path and cause for the abandonment of wrong effort ...
With the characteristic of presence, right mindfulness is the path and cause for the abandonment of wrong mindfulness ...
With the characteristic of non-distraction, right concentration is the path and cause for the abandonment of wrong concentration, the path and cause for the support of co-arisen states, the path and cause for the complete destruction of defilements, the path and cause for the purification of penetrative knowing, the path and cause for the establishment of the mind, the path and cause for the purification of the mind, the path and cause for the attainment of distinction, the path and cause for further penetration, the path and cause for the realization of the truths, the path and cause for the establishment in cessation.
At the moment of the path of once-returning, with the characteristic of seeing, right view ...
With the characteristic of non-distraction, right concentration is the path and cause for the abandonment of the coarse fetter of sensual desire and the coarse fetter of ill-will, the path and cause for the abandonment of the coarse underlying tendency of sensual desire and the coarse underlying tendency of ill-will, the path and cause for the support of co-arisen states, the path and cause for the complete destruction of defilements, the path and cause for the purification of penetrative knowing, the path and cause for the establishment of the mind, the path and cause for the purification of the mind, the path and cause for the attainment of distinction, the path and cause for further penetration, the path and cause for the realization of the truths, the path and cause for the establishment in cessation.
At the moment of the path of non-returning, with the characteristic of seeing, right view ...
With the characteristic of non-distraction, right concentration is the path and cause for the abandonment of the underlying fetter of sensual desire and the underlying fetter of ill-will, the path and cause for the abandonment of the underlying tendency of sensual desire and the underlying tendency of ill-will, the path and cause for the support of co-arisen states, the path and cause for the complete destruction of defilements, the path and cause for the purification of penetrative knowing, the path and cause for the establishment of the mind, the path and cause for the purification of the mind, the path and cause for the attainment of distinction, the path and cause for further penetration, the path and cause for the realization of the truths, the path and cause for the establishment in cessation.
At the moment of the path of arahantship, with the characteristic of seeing, right view ...
With the characteristic of non-distraction, right concentration is the path and cause for the abandonment of the fetter of form attachment, the fetter of formless attachment, the fetter of conceit, the fetter of restlessness, the fetter of ignorance, the path and cause for the abandonment of the underlying tendency of conceit, the underlying tendency of attachment to existence, the underlying tendency of ignorance, the path and cause for the support of co-arisen states, the path and cause for the complete destruction of defilements, the path and cause for the purification of penetrative knowing, the path and cause for the establishment of the mind, the path and cause for the purification of the mind, the path and cause for the attainment of distinction, the path and cause for further penetration, the path and cause for the realization of the truths, the path and cause for the establishment in cessation.
The path of seeing is right view, the path of intention is right intention, the path of speech is right speech, the path of action is right action, the path of purification is right livelihood, the path of effort is right effort, the path of mindfulness is right mindfulness, the path of concentration is right concentration.
The path of mindfulness is the factor of enlightenment of mindfulness, the path of investigation is the factor of enlightenment of investigation of states, the path of effort is the factor of enlightenment of energy, the path of rapture is the factor of enlightenment of rapture, the path of tranquility is the factor of enlightenment of tranquility, the path of concentration is the factor of enlightenment of concentration, the path of equanimity is the factor of enlightenment of equanimity.
In faithlessness, the unshakable path is the power of faith, in laziness, the unshakable path is the power of energy, in heedlessness, the unshakable path is the power of mindfulness, in restlessness, the unshakable path is the power of concentration, in ignorance, the unshakable path is the power of wisdom.
The path of determination is the faculty of faith, the path of effort is the faculty of energy, the path of mindfulness is the faculty of mindfulness, the path of concentration is the faculty of concentration, the path of seeing is the faculty of wisdom.
In the sense of dominance, the faculties are the path, in the sense of unshakability, the powers are the path, in the sense of leading out, the factors of enlightenment are the path, in the sense of cause, the path factors are the path, in the sense of establishment, the foundations of mindfulness are the path, in the sense of striving, the right efforts are the path, in the sense of accomplishment, the bases of spiritual power are the path, in the sense of truth, the truths are the path, in the sense of non-distraction, tranquility is the path, in the sense of contemplation, insight is the path, in the sense of single taste, tranquility and insight are the path, in the sense of non-transgression, the combined path is the path, in the sense of restraint, purity of virtue is the path, in the sense of non-distraction, purity of mind is the path, in the sense of seeing, purity of view is the path, in the sense of liberation, release is the path, in the sense of penetration, knowing is the path, in the sense of relinquishment, liberation is the path, in the sense of eradication, knowing of destruction is the path, in the sense of desire, the root is the path, in the sense of attention, the arising is the path, in the sense of contact, the coming together is the path, in the sense of feeling, the convergence is the path, in the sense of concentration, the chief is the path, in the sense of dominance, mindfulness is the path, in the sense of surpassing, wisdom is the path, in the sense of essence, liberation is the path, in the sense of leading to the deathless, Nibbana is the path in the ultimate sense.
The discourse on the path is finished.