S±vatthinid±na½ “Upayo, bhikkhave, avimutto, anupayo vimutto. R³pupaya½ v±, bhikkhave, viññ±ºa½ tiµµham±na½ tiµµheyya, r³p±rammaºa½ r³pappatiµµha½ nand³pasecana½ vuddhi½ vir³¼hi½ vepulla½ ±pajjeyya. Vedanupaya½ v±…pe… saññupaya½ v±…pe… saªkh±rupaya½ v±, bhikkhave, viññ±ºa½ tiµµham±na½ tiµµheyya, saªkh±r±rammaºa½ saªkh±rappatiµµha½ nand³pasecana½ vuddhi½ vir³¼hi½ vepulla½ ±pajjeyya”.

At S±vatthi - Entanglement, monks, is to the un-liberated just as disentanglement is to the liberated. Consciousness, monks, while maintained, may be maintained entangled with materiality; supported in materiality, with a foundation in materiality, tinged with pleasure - with a means to its continuance, growth and development. Consciousness, monks, while maintained, may be maintained entangled with sensations of feeling … sense-awareness … entangled with volitional-cognition; supported with volitional-cognition, with a foundation in volitional-cognition, tinged with pleasure - with a means to its continuance, growth and development.

“Yo, bhikkhave, eva½ vadeyya– ‘ahamaññatra r³p± aññatra vedan±ya aññatra saññ±ya aññatra saªkh±rehi viññ±ºassa ±gati½ v± gati½ v± cuti½ v± upapatti½ v± vuddhi½ v± vir³¼hi½ v± vepulla½ v± paññ±pess±m²’ti, neta½ µh±na½ vijjati.

Monks, whoever says “separate from materiality, separate from sensations of feeling, separate from sense-awareness, separate from volitional-cognition, I will establish the coming and going of consciousness; its disappearance, rebirth, continuance, growth and development” - Such a condition does not exist.

“R³padh±tuy± ce, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno r±go pah²no hoti. R±gassa pah±n± vocchijjat±rammaºa½ patiµµh± viññ±ºassa na hoti. Vedan±dh±tuy± ce, bhikkhave… saññ±dh±tuy± ce bhikkhave… saªkh±radh±tuy± ce bhikkhave… viññ±ºadh±tuy± ce, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno r±go pah²no hoti. R±gassa pah±n± vocchijjat±rammaºa½ patiµµh± viññ±ºassa na hoti.

Monks, if a monk has abandoned passion for the condition of materiality, with the abandoning of passion the support is cut off - there is now no foundation for consciousness. If a monk has abandoned passion for the condition of sensations of feeling… the condition of sense-awareness… the condition of volitional-cognition… the condition of consciousness, with the abandoning of passion the support is cut off - there is now no foundation for consciousness.

Tadappatiµµhita½ viññ±ºa½ avir³¼ha½ anabhisaªkhaccavimutta½ Vimuttatt± µhita½. Ýhitatt± santusita½. Santusitatt± na paritassati. Aparitassa½ paccattaññeva parinibb±yati. ‘Kh²º± j±ti, vusita½ brahmacariya½, kata½ karaº²ya½, n±para½ itthatt±y±’ti paj±n±t²”ti. Paµhama½.

When there is no foundation for consciousness; no growth, no development - it is liberated. Liberated - it is steadfast. Steadfast - it is contented. Contented - there is no distress. Without distress - he individually perfects Liberation - Nibb±na. He knows clearly: “Gone is the possibility of birth. Perfected is the Renounced Life. The task is completed. There is nothing further than this present state.

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[Khantijayo Bhikkhu]