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SN 56.2 Paṭisallāna

retreat-in-solitude

2. Paṭisallāna-sutta	2. Retreat in solitude discourse
“Paṭisallāne, bhikkhave, yogam-āpajjatha.	“Retreat-in-solitude, monks: (be) yoked-(to that)-exertion.
Paṭisallīno, bhikkhave, bhikkhu	{for a monk} (on a) retreat-in-solitude,
yathā-bhūtaṃ pajānāti.	[reality] as-it-actually-has-become, (he) discerns.
Kiñ-ca yathā-bhūtaṃ pajānāti?	And-what (is the) [reality] as-it-actually-has-become, (which he) discerns?

(Without a retreat in solitude, you can’t fully penetrate 4nt noble truths)

‘Idaṃ dukkhan’ti	(4nt #1) ‘This is pain-&-suffering’
yathā-bhūtaṃ pajānāti,	as-it-actually-has-become; (he) discerns (that).
‘ayaṃ dukkha-samudayo’ti	(4nt #2) ‘This is pain-&-suffering's-- origination’
yathā-bhūtaṃ pajānāti,	as-it-actually-has-become; (he) discerns (that).
‘ayaṃ dukkha-nirodho’ti	(4nt #3) ‘This is pain-&-suffering's-- cessation’
yathā-bhūtaṃ pajānāti,	as-it-actually-has-become; (he) discerns (that).
‘ayaṃ dukkha-nirodha-gāminī paṭipadā’ti	(4nt #4) ‘This is pain-&-suffering's--cessation-way-of-practice’
yathā-bhūtaṃ pajānāti.	as-it-actually-has-become; (he) discerns (that).

(conclusion same as opening statement)

“Paṭisallāne, bhikkhave, yogam-āpajjatha.	“Retreat-in-solitude, monks: (be) yoked-(to that)-exertion.
Paṭisallīno, bhikkhave, bhikkhu	{for a monk} (on a) retreat-in-solitude,
yathā-bhūtaṃ pajānāti.	[reality] as-it-actually-has-become, (he) discerns.

(dukkha refrain that appears In at least 34 suttas in SN 56)

Tasmātiha, bhikkhave,	Therefore, monks,

‘Idaṃ dukkhan’ti	(4nt #1) ‘This is pain-&-suffering’
yogo karaṇīyo,	{you must become} yoked [with devotion to comprehend that].
‘ayaṃ dukkha-samudayo’ti	(4nt #2) ‘This is pain-&-suffering's-- origination’
yogo karaṇīyo,	{you must become} yoked [with devotion to comprehend that].
‘ayaṃ dukkha-nirodho’ti	(4nt #3) ‘This is pain-&-suffering's-- cessation’
yogo karaṇīyo,	{you must become} yoked [with devotion to comprehend that].
‘ayaṃ dukkha-nirodha-gāminī paṭipadā’ti	(4nt #4) ‘This is pain-&-suffering's--cessation-way-of-practice’
yogo karaṇīyo”ti.	{you must become} yoked [with devotion to comprehend that].

Commentary

This sutta almost exactly the same as previous one, SN 56.1, with patisallana (retreat in solitude) substituted for the ‘samadhi’.

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