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Saį¹yutta NikÄya 56.10 Linked Discourses 56.10
1. SamÄdhivagga 1. Immersion
TiracchÄnakathÄsutta Low Talk
āMÄ, bhikkhave, anekavihitaį¹ tiracchÄnakathaį¹ katheyyÄtha, seyyathidaį¹āāMendicants, donāt engage in all kinds of low talk, such as
rÄjakathaį¹ corakathaį¹ mahÄmattakathaį¹ senÄkathaį¹, bhayakathaį¹ yuddhakathaį¹, annakathaį¹ pÄnakathaį¹ vatthakathaį¹ sayanakathaį¹ mÄlÄkathaį¹ gandhakathaį¹, ƱÄtikathaį¹ yÄnakathaį¹ gÄmakathaį¹ nigamakathaį¹ nagarakathaį¹ janapadakathaį¹ itthikathaį¹ sÅ«rakathaį¹ visikhÄkathaį¹ kumbhaį¹į¹hÄnakathaį¹, pubbapetakathaį¹ nÄnattakathaį¹, lokakkhÄyikaį¹ samuddakkhÄyikaį¹ itibhavÄbhavakathaį¹ iti vÄ. talk about kings, bandits, and ministers; talk about armies, threats, and wars; talk about food, drink, clothes, and beds; talk about garlands and fragrances; talk about family, vehicles, villages, towns, cities, and countries; talk about women and heroes; street talk and talk at the well; talk about the departed; motley talk; tales of land and sea; and talk about being reborn in this or that place.
Taį¹ kissa hetu? Why is that?
NesÄ, bhikkhave, kathÄ atthasaį¹hitÄ nÄdibrahmacariyakÄ na nibbidÄya na virÄgÄya na nirodhÄya na upasamÄya na abhiƱƱÄya na sambodhÄya na nibbÄnÄya saį¹vattati. Because those discussions arenāt beneficial or relevant to the fundamentals of the spiritual life. They donāt lead to disillusionment, dispassion, cessation, peace, insight, awakening, and extinguishment.
KathentÄ ca kho tumhe, bhikkhave, āidaį¹ dukkhanāti katheyyÄtha, āayaį¹ dukkhasamudayoāti katheyyÄtha, āayaį¹ dukkhanirodhoāti katheyyÄtha, āayaį¹ dukkhanirodhagÄminÄ« paį¹ipadÄāti katheyyÄtha. When you discuss, you should discuss: āThis is sufferingā ā¦ āThis is the origin of sufferingā ā¦ āThis is the cessation of sufferingā ā¦ āThis is the practice that leads to the cessation of sufferingā. ā¦
Taį¹ kissa hetu?
EsÄ, bhikkhave, kathÄ atthasaį¹hitÄ, esÄ ÄdibrahmacariyakÄ, esÄ nibbidÄya virÄgÄya nirodhÄya upasamÄya abhiƱƱÄya sambodhÄya nibbÄnÄya saį¹vattati.
TasmÄtiha, bhikkhave, āidaį¹ dukkhanāti yogo karaį¹Ä«yo ā¦peā¦ āayaį¹ dukkhanirodhagÄminÄ« paį¹ipadÄāti yogo karaį¹Ä«yoāti. Thatās why you should practice meditation ā¦ā
Dasamaį¹.
SamÄdhivaggo paį¹hamo.
TassuddÄnaį¹
SamÄdhi paį¹isallÄnÄ,
kulaputtÄ apare duve;
Samaį¹abrÄhmaį¹Ä vitakkaį¹,
cintÄ viggÄhikÄ kathÄti.