The Good
Bhadraka (SN 42.11)
1. At one time the Blessed One was living in the hamlet named Uruwelakappa of the Malatas.
2. Then Gāmaṇi Bhadragaka approached the Blessed One worshipped and sat on a side.
3. Sitting, Gāmaṇi Bhadragaka said to the Blessed One: “Venerable sir, it is good if the Blessed One would teach me unpleasantness, its arising and fading.”
“Gāmaṇi, if I tell the unpleasantness, its arising and fading that was, in the past, as thus was the unpleasantness to you in the past, doubts and consternation would arise to you. If I tell the unpleasantness, its arising and fading that will be in the future, as thus will be the unpleasantness to you in the future, doubts and consternation would arise to you. Therefore Gāmaṇi, I will tell you while sitting here itself, the unpleasantness, its arising and fading that is to you sitting here itself. Listen and attend to it carefully I will tell.*
Bhadragaka Gāmaṇi accepted the offer in response.
4. The Blessed One said: “Gāmaṇi, are there people in Uruwelakappa on account of whose execution, imprisonment, deprivation, and depreciation, grief, lament, unpleasantness, displeasure, and distress would arise to you?”
“Yes, venerable sir, there are people in Uruwelakappa on account of whose execution, imprisonment, deprivation, and depreciation, grief, lament, unpleasantness, displeasure, and distress would arise to me.”
5. “Gāmaṇi, are there people in Uruwelakappa on account of whose execution, imprisonment, deprivation, and depreciation, grief, lament, unpleasantness, displeasure, and distress would not arise to you?”
“Yes, venerable sir, there are people in Uruwelakappa on account of whose execution, imprisonment, deprivation, and depreciation, grief, lament, unpleasantness, displeasure, and distress would not arise to me.”
6. “Gāmaṇi, what is the reason for the execution, imprisonment, deprivation, and depreciation, of some people of Uruwelakappa, for grief, lament, unpleasantness, displeasure, and distress to arise in you and what is the reason for the execution, imprisonment, deprivation, and depreciation, of some other people of Uruwelakappa for grief, lament, unpleasantness, displeasure, and distress not to arise in you?”
“Venerable sir, the execution, imprisonment, deprivation, and depreciation, of some people of Uruwelakappa to arouse grief, lament, unpleasantness, displeasure, and distress in me is my interest and greed for them and the execution, imprisonment, deprivation, and depreciation, of some other people of Uruwelakappa not to arouse grief, lament, unpleasantness, displeasure, and distress in me is my lack of interest and greed for them.”
“'I have interest for them, I do not have interest and greed for them' Gāmaṇi, the universal application of this vision, knowledge that is obtained immediately through penetration, you should understand inferring it for the past and future. The arising of all unpleasantness in the past was from interest. Interest is the root cause for unpleasantness. The arising of all unpleasantness in the future will be from interest. Interest is the root cause for unpleasantness.”
“These words of the Blessed One are indeed surprising and wonderful. `Whatever unpleasantness that rises, rise from interest. Interest is the root cause for unpleasantness'.
7. “Venerable sir, there is a boy named Ciravasi outside my dwelling. I get up early in the morning and engage a man thus: “Good one, go! Find how the boy Ciravasi is?' Venerable sir, until that man returns I expect some change would have come to the boy Ciravasi and pray may Ciravasi be well and be without any ailments!”
8. “Gāmaṇi, would the execution, imprisonment, deprivation, and depreciation, of your boy Ciravasi cause grief, lament, unpleasantness, displeasure, and distress to arise in you?”
“Venerable sir, why shouldn't the execution, imprisonment, deprivation, and depreciation and the death of my boy Ciravasi not cause grief, lament, unpleasantness, displeasure, and distress in me?”
“Gāmaṇi, by this method too it should be known whatever unpleasantness that rises, rise from interest. Interest is the root cause for unpleasantness”
9. “Gāmaṇi, earlier when you had not seen or heard about Ciravasi's mother did you have any interest, greed or love for her?”
“No, venerable sir, I did not have such love.”
“Gāmaṇi, having seen and listening to Ciravasi's mother did your interest, greed and love develop for her?”
“Yes, venerable sir, that is so.”
10. “Gāmaṇi, would the execution, imprisonment, deprivation, and depreciation, of your boy Ciravasi's mother cause grief, lament, unpleasantness, displeasure, and distress to arise in you?”
“Venerable sir, why shouldn't the execution, imprisonment, deprivation, and depreciation and the death of my boy Ciravasi's mother not cause grief, lament, unpleasantness, displeasure, and distress in me?”
11. “Gāmaṇi, by this method too it should be known whatever unpleasantness rises, it rises from interest. Interest is the root cause for unpleasantness.”
2. Then Gāmaṇi Bhadragaka approached the Blessed One worshipped and sat on a side.
3. Sitting, Gāmaṇi Bhadragaka said to the Blessed One: “Venerable sir, it is good if the Blessed One would teach me unpleasantness, its arising and fading.”
“Gāmaṇi, if I tell the unpleasantness, its arising and fading that was, in the past, as thus was the unpleasantness to you in the past, doubts and consternation would arise to you. If I tell the unpleasantness, its arising and fading that will be in the future, as thus will be the unpleasantness to you in the future, doubts and consternation would arise to you. Therefore Gāmaṇi, I will tell you while sitting here itself, the unpleasantness, its arising and fading that is to you sitting here itself. Listen and attend to it carefully I will tell.*
Bhadragaka Gāmaṇi accepted the offer in response.
4. The Blessed One said: “Gāmaṇi, are there people in Uruwelakappa on account of whose execution, imprisonment, deprivation, and depreciation, grief, lament, unpleasantness, displeasure, and distress would arise to you?”
“Yes, venerable sir, there are people in Uruwelakappa on account of whose execution, imprisonment, deprivation, and depreciation, grief, lament, unpleasantness, displeasure, and distress would arise to me.”
5. “Gāmaṇi, are there people in Uruwelakappa on account of whose execution, imprisonment, deprivation, and depreciation, grief, lament, unpleasantness, displeasure, and distress would not arise to you?”
“Yes, venerable sir, there are people in Uruwelakappa on account of whose execution, imprisonment, deprivation, and depreciation, grief, lament, unpleasantness, displeasure, and distress would not arise to me.”
6. “Gāmaṇi, what is the reason for the execution, imprisonment, deprivation, and depreciation, of some people of Uruwelakappa, for grief, lament, unpleasantness, displeasure, and distress to arise in you and what is the reason for the execution, imprisonment, deprivation, and depreciation, of some other people of Uruwelakappa for grief, lament, unpleasantness, displeasure, and distress not to arise in you?”
“Venerable sir, the execution, imprisonment, deprivation, and depreciation, of some people of Uruwelakappa to arouse grief, lament, unpleasantness, displeasure, and distress in me is my interest and greed for them and the execution, imprisonment, deprivation, and depreciation, of some other people of Uruwelakappa not to arouse grief, lament, unpleasantness, displeasure, and distress in me is my lack of interest and greed for them.”
“'I have interest for them, I do not have interest and greed for them' Gāmaṇi, the universal application of this vision, knowledge that is obtained immediately through penetration, you should understand inferring it for the past and future. The arising of all unpleasantness in the past was from interest. Interest is the root cause for unpleasantness. The arising of all unpleasantness in the future will be from interest. Interest is the root cause for unpleasantness.”
“These words of the Blessed One are indeed surprising and wonderful. `Whatever unpleasantness that rises, rise from interest. Interest is the root cause for unpleasantness'.
7. “Venerable sir, there is a boy named Ciravasi outside my dwelling. I get up early in the morning and engage a man thus: “Good one, go! Find how the boy Ciravasi is?' Venerable sir, until that man returns I expect some change would have come to the boy Ciravasi and pray may Ciravasi be well and be without any ailments!”
8. “Gāmaṇi, would the execution, imprisonment, deprivation, and depreciation, of your boy Ciravasi cause grief, lament, unpleasantness, displeasure, and distress to arise in you?”
“Venerable sir, why shouldn't the execution, imprisonment, deprivation, and depreciation and the death of my boy Ciravasi not cause grief, lament, unpleasantness, displeasure, and distress in me?”
“Gāmaṇi, by this method too it should be known whatever unpleasantness that rises, rise from interest. Interest is the root cause for unpleasantness”
9. “Gāmaṇi, earlier when you had not seen or heard about Ciravasi's mother did you have any interest, greed or love for her?”
“No, venerable sir, I did not have such love.”
“Gāmaṇi, having seen and listening to Ciravasi's mother did your interest, greed and love develop for her?”
“Yes, venerable sir, that is so.”
10. “Gāmaṇi, would the execution, imprisonment, deprivation, and depreciation, of your boy Ciravasi's mother cause grief, lament, unpleasantness, displeasure, and distress to arise in you?”
“Venerable sir, why shouldn't the execution, imprisonment, deprivation, and depreciation and the death of my boy Ciravasi's mother not cause grief, lament, unpleasantness, displeasure, and distress in me?”
11. “Gāmaṇi, by this method too it should be known whatever unpleasantness rises, it rises from interest. Interest is the root cause for unpleasantness.”
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