iti86:0.1So It Was Said 86
iti86:0.2The Book of the Threes
iti86:0.3Chapter Four
iti86:0.4Practicing In Line With the Teaching
iti86:1.1This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.
iti86:2.1“Regarding a mendicant practicing in line with the teaching, it is in line with the teaching to declare that
iti86:2.2this is what it means to practice in line with the teaching. When speaking, they speak on the teaching, not against it. When thinking, they think on the teaching, not against it. And rejecting both, they meditate staying equanimous, mindful and aware.”
iti86:2.3The Buddha spoke this matter.
iti86:2.4On this it is said:
iti86:3.1“Delighting in the teaching, enjoying the teaching,
iti86:3.2contemplating the teaching,
iti86:3.3a mendicant who recollects the teaching
iti86:3.4doesn’t fall away from the true teaching.
iti86:4.1Whether walking or standing,
iti86:4.2sitting or lying down,
iti86:4.3with mind collected inside,
iti86:4.4they attain only peace.”
iti86:5.1This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.