iti45:0.1So It Was Said 45
iti45:0.2The Book of the Twos
iti45:0.3Chapter Two
iti45:0.4Retreat
iti45:1.1This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.
iti45:2.1“Enjoy retreat, mendicants, love retreat. Be committed to inner serenity of the heart, don’t neglect absorption, be endowed with discernment, and frequent empty huts.
iti45:2.2A mendicant who enjoys retreat can expect one of two results:
iti45:2.3enlightenment in this very life, or if there’s residue left behind, non-return.”
iti45:2.4The Buddha spoke this matter.
iti45:2.5On this it is said:
iti45:3.1“With minds at peace, alert,
iti45:3.2mindful and meditative,
iti45:3.3they rightly discern the Dhamma,
iti45:3.4unconcerned for sensual pleasures.
iti45:4.1Delighting in diligence, peaceful,
iti45:4.2seeing fear in negligence,
iti45:4.3such a one can’t decline,
iti45:4.4and has drawn near to extinguishment.”
iti45:5.1This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.