Wednesday, April 12, 2017

The "Bare Bone" Text of the Buddha's First Discourse (Stephen Batchelor)


Such is dukkha. It can be fully known. It has been fully known.

Such is the arising. It can be let go of. It has been let go of.

Such is the ceasing. It can be experienced. It has been experienced.

Such is the path. It can be cultivated. It has been cultivated.


Awakening is not a singular insight into the absolute, comparable to the transcendent experiences reported by mystics of theistic traditions, but a complex sequence of interrelated achievements gained through reconfiguring one's core relationship with dukkha, arising, ceasing,and the path.




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