KN.PS2.5 — The Discourse on Dispassion
Dispassion is the path, liberation is the fruit.
How is dispassion the path?
At the moment of the path of stream-entry, right view, in terms of seeing, becomes dispassionate towards wrong view, and becomes dispassionate towards the defilements and aggregates that follow it, and becomes dispassionate towards all external signs. Dispassion is the object of dispassion, the domain of dispassion, arises in dispassion, stands in dispassion, is established in dispassion.
Dispassion means two kinds of dispassion:
Nibbāna is dispassion, and all phenomena born of the object of Nibbāna are dispassionate: thus, dispassion. The seven factors that arise together go towards dispassion: thus, dispassion is the path.
By this path, both the Tathāgatas and their disciples go to the destination that is Nibbāna:
the Noble Eightfold Path. Of all the paths of various ascetics and brahmins, this Noble Eightfold Path is the highest, the best, the foremost, the supreme, and the excellent:
the Eightfold Path is the best of paths.
In terms of intention, right intention becomes dispassionate towards wrong intention. In terms of speech, right speech becomes dispassionate towards wrong speech. In terms of action, right action becomes dispassionate towards wrong action. In terms of livelihood, right livelihood becomes dispassionate towards wrong livelihood. In terms of effort, right effort becomes dispassionate towards wrong effort. In terms of mindfulness, right mindfulness becomes dispassionate towards wrong mindfulness. In terms of concentration, right concentration becomes dispassionate towards wrong concentration.
It becomes dispassionate towards the defilements and aggregates that follow it. It becomes dispassionate towards all external signs. Dispassion is the object of dispassion, the domain of dispassion, arises in dispassion, stands in dispassion, is established in dispassion.
Dispassion means two kinds of dispassion:
Nibbāna is dispassion, and all phenomena born of the object of Nibbāna are dispassionate: thus, dispassion. The seven factors that arise together go towards dispassion: thus, dispassion is the path.
By this path, both the Tathāgatas and their disciples go to the destination that is Nibbāna:
the Noble Eightfold Path. Of all the paths of various ascetics and brahmins, this Noble Eightfold Path is the highest, the best, the foremost, the supreme, and the excellent:
the Eightfold Path is the best of paths.
How is liberation the fruit?
At the moment of the fruit of stream-entry, right view is liberated from wrong view, and is liberated from the defilements and aggregates that follow it, and is liberated from all external signs, and is liberated with the object of liberation, and is established in liberation, and is grounded in liberation.
Liberation means two liberations:
Nibbāna and liberation, and all phenomena that arise with the object of Nibbāna are all liberated. The fruit of liberation.
By the characteristic of establishment, right intention is freed from wrong intention, and is freed from the defilements and aggregates that follow it, and is freed from all external signs, and is established in liberation, with liberation as its object, with liberation as its domain, arisen from liberation, standing in liberation, established in liberation.
Liberation means two liberations:
Nibbāna and liberation, and all phenomena born of the object of Nibbāna are liberated:
The fruit of liberation. By the characteristic of grasping, right speech is freed from wrong speech, by the characteristic of arising, right action is freed from wrong action, by the characteristic of purification, right livelihood is freed from wrong livelihood, by the characteristic of effort, right effort is freed from wrong effort, by the characteristic of establishment, right mindfulness is freed from wrong mindfulness, by the characteristic of non-distraction, right concentration is freed from wrong concentration, and is freed from the defilements and aggregates that follow it, and is freed from all external signs, and is established in liberation, with liberation as its object, with liberation as its domain, arisen from liberation, standing in liberation, established in liberation.
Liberation means two liberations:
Nibbāna and liberation, and all phenomena born of the object of Nibbāna are liberated:
The fruit of liberation. In the characteristic of the fruit of once-returning, by the characteristic of seeing, right view ... etc. ...
By the characteristic of non-distraction, right concentration is freed from the coarse fetters of sensual desire and ill-will, and from the coarse underlying tendencies of sensual desire and ill-will, and is freed from the defilements and aggregates that follow it, and is freed from all external signs, and is established in liberation, with liberation as its object, with liberation as its domain, arisen from liberation, standing in liberation, established in liberation.
Liberation means two liberations:
Nibbāna and liberation, and all phenomena born of the object of Nibbāna are liberated:
The fruit of liberation. In the characteristic of the fruit of non-returning, by the characteristic of seeing, right view ... etc. ...
By the characteristic of non-distraction, right concentration is freed from the underlying fetters of sensual desire and ill-will, and from the underlying tendencies of sensual desire and ill-will, and is freed from the defilements and aggregates that follow it, and is freed from all external signs, and is established in liberation, with liberation as its object, with liberation as its domain, arisen from liberation, standing in liberation, established in liberation ... etc. ...
In the characteristic of the fruit of arahantship, by the characteristic of seeing, right view ... etc. ...
By the characteristic of non-distraction, right concentration is freed from the fetters of form desire, formless desire, conceit, restlessness, ignorance, and from the underlying tendencies of conceit, desire for existence, and ignorance, and is freed from the defilements and aggregates that follow it, and is freed from all external signs, and is established in liberation, with liberation as its object, with liberation as its domain, arisen from liberation, standing in liberation, established in liberation.
Vimuttī means two liberations:
Nibbāna and liberation, and all phenomena that arise with Nibbāna as their object are all liberated:
Liberation is the fruit. Vision-liberation is right view ... ... ...
Non-distraction-liberation is right concentration, mindfulness-liberation is the factor of enlightenment of mindfulness, reflection-liberation is the factor of enlightenment of equanimity.
Unshakable faith-liberation is the power of faith ... ... ...
Unshakable wisdom-liberation is the power of wisdom. Resolution-liberation is the faculty of faith ... ... ...
Vision-liberation is the faculty of wisdom.
In the sense of dominance, faculties are liberation. In the sense of unshakability, powers are liberation, in the sense of leading out, the factors of enlightenment are liberation, in the sense of cause, the path is liberation, in the sense of establishment, the foundations of mindfulness are liberation, in the sense of striving, the right efforts are liberation, in the sense of accomplishment, the bases of spiritual power are liberation, in the sense of truth, the truths are liberation, in the sense of non-distraction, tranquility is liberation, in the sense of observation, insight is liberation, in the sense of single flavor, tranquility and insight are liberation, in the sense of non-transgression, the union is liberation, in the sense of restraint, purity of virtue is liberation, in the sense of non-distraction, purity of mind is liberation, in the sense of vision, purity of view is liberation, in the sense of being liberated, release is liberation, in the sense of penetration, knowing is liberation, in the sense of renunciation, liberation is liberation, in the sense of pacification, the knowing of non-arising is liberation, desire is liberation in the sense of root, attention is liberation in the sense of arising, contact is liberation in the sense of convergence, feeling is liberation in the sense of confluence, concentration is liberation in the sense of prominence, mindfulness is liberation in the sense of dominance, wisdom is liberation in the sense of surpassing, liberation is liberation in the sense of essence, Nibbāna is liberation in the sense of culmination.
Thus, liberation is the fruit. Thus, dispassion is the path, liberation is the fruit. The discourse on dispassion is concluded.