Right view

Bhikkhus, these four persons are evident in the world. Which four?

The not yet bloomed recluse, the bloomed recluse, the bloomed recluse with a thousand petals and the most soft and graceful recluse.

Bhikkhus, who is the not yet bloomed recluse?

Here, bhikkhus, the bhikkhu has right view, right thoughts, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right endeavour, right mindfulness and right concentration.

Bhikkhus, this is the not yet bloomed recluse.

Bhikkhus, who is the bloomed recluse?

Here, bhikkhus, the bhikkhu has right view, right thoughts, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right endeavour, right mindfulness, right concentration, right knowledge and right release. He abides not experiencing the eight releases with his body.

Bhikkhus, this is the bloomed recluse.

Bhikkhus, who is the bloomed recluse with a thousand petals?

Here, bhikkhus, the bhikkhu has right view, right thoughts, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right endeavour, right mindfulness, right concentration, right knowledge and right release. He abides experiencing the eight releases with his body.

Bhikkhus, this is the bloomed recluse with a thousand petals.

Bhikkhus, who is the most soft and graceful recluse?

Here, bhikkhus, if the bhikkhu asked for many robes, he should partake them, if he did not ask, a few could be partaken. If the bhikkhu asked for, much morsel food, it should be partaken, if he did not ask, a little could be partaken. If the bhikkhu asked for, many dwellings, they should be partaken, if he did not ask, a few could be partaken. If the bhikkhu asked for, many requisites when ill they should be partaken, if he did not ask, a few could be partaken. When living with other co-associates in the holy life, many of his bodily actions he did pleasantly, a few unpleasantly. Many of his verbal actions he did pleasantly a few unpleasantly. Many of his mental actions he did pleasantly a few unpleasantly. Whatever presentations done he made pleasantly, and seldom unpleasantly.

The many feelings arising on account of bile or phlegm or wind or all three together or the change of seasons or unusual activity, or sudden accidents, or born on accout of results of actions, are not to him. He suffers few ailments. Of the four higher states of the mind, the pleasant abidings here and now, he is a gainer for nothing, a quick gainer without difficulty. Destroying desires, releasing the mind and released through wisdom, he here and now realizing, abides

Bhikkhus, this is the most soft and graceful recluse

Bhikkhus, saying it correctly, I am that most soft and graceful recluse.

Bhikkhus, if I asked for, many robes they should be partaken, if I did not ask, a few could be partaken. If I asked for, much morsel food, it should be partaken, if I did not ask, a little could be partaken. If I asked for, many dwellings they should be partaken, if I did not ask, a few could be partaken. If I asked for, many requisites when ill, they should be partaken, if I did not ask, a little could be partaken. When living with other co-associates in the holy life, many of my bodily actions I did pleasantly, a few unpleasantly. Many of my verbal actions I did pleasantly a few unpleasantly. Many of my mental actions I did pleasantly a few unpleasantly. Whatever presentations done by me were done pleasantly, and seldom unpleasantly.

The many feelings arising on account of bile or phlegm or wind or all three together or the change of seasons or unusual activity, or sudden accidents, or born on accout of results of actions, are not to me, I suffer few ailments. Of the four higher states of the mind, the pleasant abidings here and now, I am a gainer for nothing, a quick gainer without difficulty. Destroying desires, releasing the mind and released through wisdom, here and now realizing, I abide

Bhikkhus, I am that most soft and graceful recluse

Bhikkhus, these four persons are evident in the world.