The Brahmin Sangarava

Ṭhen the Brahmin Sangarava approached The Blessed One, exchanged friendly greetings sat on a side and said: Good Gotama, for what reason do I not remember to recite scriptures I recited long ago, more so those that I did not recite? For what reason do I remember to recite scriptures I did not recite for a long time and more so those that I recited?.

Brahmin, at a time when your mind is overwhelmed with sensual desires, you do not know or see the escape from arisen sensual desires as it really is, you do not know your own good, the good of others, or the good of either as it really is. At such times you do not remember to recite scriptures recited long ago, more so those, that you did not recite.

Brahmin, like a water surface mixed with lacquer and dye of colours red, yellow, blue and brown, in which a man wanting to see his face, would neither know his face or see it. In the same manner Brahmin, at a time when your mind is overwhelmed with sensual desires, you do not know or see the escape from arisen sensual desires as it really is, you do not know your own good, the good of others, or the good of either as it really is. At such times you do not remember to recite scriptures recited long ago, more so those, that you did not recite.

Brahmin, at a time when your mind is overwhelmed with hate, you do not know or see the escape from arisen hate as it really is, you do not know your own good, the good of others, or the good of either as it really is. At such times you do not remember to recite scriptures recited long ago, more so those, that you did not recite.

Brahmin, like a heated water surface which has expanded, in which a man wanting to see his face, would neither know his face or see it. In the same manner Brahmin, at a time when your mind is overwhelmed with hate, you do not know or see the escape from arisen hate as it really is, you do not know your own good, the good of others, or the good of either as it really is. At such times you do not remember to recite scriptures recited long ago, more so those, that you did not recite.

Brahmin, at a time when your mind is overwhelmed with sloth and torpor, you do not know or see the escape from arisen sloth and torpor as it really is, you do not know your own good, the good of others, or the good of either as it really is. At such times you do not remember to recite scriptures recited long ago, more so those, that you did not recite.

Brahmin, like a water surface covered up with moss and leaves, in which a man wanting to see his face, would neither know his face or see it. In the same manner Brahmin, at a time when your mind is overwhelmed with sloth and torpor, you do not know or see the escape from loth and torpor as it really is, you do not know your own good, the good of others, or the good of either as it really is. At such times you do not remember to recite scriptures recited long ago, more so those, that you did not recite.

Brahmin, at a time when your mind is overwhelmed with restlessness and worry, you do not know or see the escape from arisen restlessness and worry as it really is, you do not know your own good, the good of others, or the good of either as it really is. At such times you do not remember to recite scriptures recited long ago, more so those, that you did not recite.

Brahmin, like a water surface moved by the wind would be swaying and arousing waves, in which a man wanting to see his face, would neither know his face or see it. In the same manner Brahmin, at a time when your mind is overwhelmed with restlessness and worry, you do not know or see the escape from arisen restlessness and worry as it really is, you do not know your own good, the good of others, or the good of either as it really is. At such times you do not remember to recite scriptures recited long ago, more so those, that you did not recite.

Brahmin, at a time when your mind is overwhelmed with doubts, you do not know or see the escape from arisen doubts, as it really is, you do not know your own good, the good of others, or the good of either as it really is. At such times you do not remember to recite scriptures recited long ago, more so those, that you did not recite.

Brahmin, like a water surface disturbed stirred made muddy and with darkness setting, in which a man wanting to see his face, would neither know his face or see it. In the same manner Brahmin, at a time when your mind is overwhelmed with doubts, you do not know or see the escape from arisen doubts as it really is, you do not know your own good, the good of others, or the good of either as it really is. At such times you do not remember to recite scriptures recited long ago, more so those, that you did not recite.

Brahmin, at a time when your mind is not overwhelmed with sensual desires and you know and see the escape from arisen sensual desires as it really is, you know your own good, the good of others and the good of either as it really is. At such times you remember to recite scriptures not recited, there is nothing to talk of those recited.

Brahmin, like a water surface not mixed with lacquer and dye of colours red, yellow, blue and brown, in which a man wanting to see his face, would know his face or see it. In the same manner Brahmin, at a time when your mind is not overwhelmed with sensual desires, and know or see the escape from arisen sensual desires as it really is, you know your own good, the good of others and the good of either as it really is. At such times you remember to recite scriptures not recited, there is nothing to talk of those recited.

Brahmin, at a time when your mind is not overwhelmed with hate, you know and see the escape from arisen hate as it really is, you know your own good, the good of others, or the good of either as it really is. At such times you remember to recite scriptures not recited there is nothing to speak of those recited.

Brahmin, like a not heated water surface which has not expanded, in which a man wanting to see his face, would know his face and see it. In the same manner Brahmin, at a time when your mind is not overwhelmed with hate, you know and see the escape from arisen hate as it really is, you know your own good, the good of others, and the good of either as it really is. At such times you remember to recite scriptures not recited and there is nothing to speak of those recited.

Brahmin, at a time when your mind is not overwhelmed with sloth and torpor and you know and see the escape from arisen sloth and torpor as it really is, you know your own good, the good of others and the good of either as it really is. At such times you remember to recite scriptures not recited and there is nothing to speak of those recited.

Brahmin, like a water surface not covered up with moss and leaves, in which a man wanting to see his face, would know and see his face. In the same manner Brahmin, at a time when your mind is not overwhelmed with sloth and torpor, you know and see the escape from sloth and torpor as it really is, you know your own good, the good of others, and the good of both as it really is. At such times you remember to recite scriptures not recited and there is nothing to speak of those recited.

Brahmin, at a time when your mind is not overwhelmed with restlessness and worry and know and see the escape from arisen restlessness and worry as it really is, you know your own good, the good of others and the good of both as it really is. At such times you remember to recite scriptures not recited and there is nothing to speāk of those recited.

Brahmin, like a water surface not moved by the wind would not sway or arouse waves, in it a man wanting to see his face, would know and see his face. In the same manner Brahmin, at a time when your mind is not overwhelmed with restlessness and worry and you know and see the escape from arisen restlessness and worry as it really is, you know your own good, the good of others and the good of both as it really is. At such times you remember to recite scriptures not recited and there is nothing to speak of those recited.

Brahmin, at a time when your mind is not overwhelmed with doubts and you know and see the escape from arisen doubts, as it really is, you know your own good, the good of others and the good of both as it really is. At such times you remember to recite scriptures not recited and there is nothing to speak of those recited.

Brahmin, like a water surface not disturbed and with light setting, in it a man wanting to see his face, would know and see his face. In the same manner Brahmin, at a time when your mind is not overwhelmed with doubts, you know and see the escape from arisen doubts as it really is, then you know your own good, the good of others, and the good of both as it really is. At such times you remember to recite scriptures not recited and there is nothing to speak of those recited.

Good Gotama, I understand ... re ... I am a lay disiple of good Gotama who has taken refuge from today until life lasts.