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Upayasutta

Involvement

Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
At Sāvatthī.

“Upayo, bhikkhave, avimutto, anupayo vimutto.
“Mendicants, if you’re involved, you’re not free. If you’re not involved, you’re free.

Rūpupayaṁ vā, bhikkhave, viññāṇaṁ tiṭṭhamānaṁ tiṭṭheyya, rūpārammaṇaṁ rūpappatiṭṭhaṁ nandūpasecanaṁ vuddhiṁ virūḷhiṁ vepullaṁ āpajjeyya.
As long as consciousness remains, it would remain involved with form, supported by form, founded on form. And with a sprinkle of relishing, it would grow, increase, and mature.

Vedanupayaṁ vā …pe…
Or consciousness would remain involved with feeling …

saññupayaṁ vā …pe…
Or consciousness would remain involved with perception …

saṅkhārupayaṁ vā, bhikkhave, viññāṇaṁ tiṭṭhamānaṁ tiṭṭheyya, saṅkhārārammaṇaṁ saṅkhārappatiṭṭhaṁ nandūpasecanaṁ vuddhiṁ virūḷhiṁ vepullaṁ āpajjeyya.
Or as long as consciousness remains, it would remain involved with choices, supported by choices, grounded on choices. And with a sprinkle of relishing, it would grow, increase, and mature.

Yo, bhikkhave, evaṁ vadeyya:
Mendicants, suppose you say:

‘ahamaññatra rūpā aññatra vedanāya aññatra saññāya aññatra saṅkhārehi viññāṇassa āgatiṁ vā gatiṁ vā cutiṁ vā upapattiṁ vā vuddhiṁ vā virūḷhiṁ vā vepullaṁ vā paññāpessāmī’ti, netaṁ ṭhānaṁ vijjati.
‘Apart from form, feeling, perception, and choices, I will describe the coming and going of consciousness, its passing away and reappearing, its growth, increase, and maturity.’ That is not possible.

Rūpadhātuyā ce, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno rāgo pahīno hoti.
If a mendicant has given up greed for the form element,

Rāgassa pahānā vocchijjatārammaṇaṁ patiṭṭhā viññāṇassa na hoti.
the support is cut off, and there is no foundation for consciousness.

Vedanādhātuyā ce, bhikkhave …
If a mendicant has given up greed for the feeling element …

saññādhātuyā ce, bhikkhave …
perception element …

saṅkhāradhātuyā ce, bhikkhave …
choices element …

viññāṇadhātuyā ce, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno rāgo pahīno hoti.
consciousness element,

Rāgassa pahānā vocchijjatārammaṇaṁ patiṭṭhā viññāṇassa na hoti.
the support is cut off, and there is no foundation for consciousness.

Tadappatiṭṭhitaṁ viññāṇaṁ avirūḷhaṁ anabhisaṅkhacca vimuttaṁ.
Since that consciousness does not become established and does not grow, with no power to regenerate, it is freed.

Vimuttattā ṭhitaṁ. Ṭhitattā santusitaṁ. Santusitattā na paritassati. Aparitassaṁ paccattaññeva parinibbāyati.
Being free, it’s stable. Being stable, it’s content. Being content, they’re not anxious. Not being anxious, they personally become extinguished.

‘Khīṇā jāti, vusitaṁ brahmacariyaṁ, kataṁ karaṇīyaṁ, nāparaṁ itthattāyā’ti pajānātī”ti.
They understand: ‘Rebirth is ended, the spiritual journey has been completed, what had to be done has been done, there is no return to any state of existence.’”

Paṭhamaṁ.