Namo tassa bhagavato arahato sammā-sambuddhassa

Here, bhikkhus, extolling and disparaging and failure to teach only the Dhamma is a state beset by suffering … and it is the wrong way. Therefore this is a state with conflict.

“Here, bhikkhus, not extolling and not disparaging and teaching only the Dhamma is a state without suffering … and it is the right way. Therefore this is a state without conflict.

(excerpt from MN 139 Araṇavibhanga Sutta - The Exposition of Non-Conflict)

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Very pertinent quote for a forum such as Dhamma Wheel. Gratitude for posting it as a reminder to all.  :namaste:

And Mara, deceiver of the world, don't think you are not seen!


But that's how it is... having acted as a fourfold dobble agent, not confessed, you gain your furfold dobble agent, caught in you debts and no way for release.

So is it that "equal" are bond to each other, repeat the whell again and again, increase the corpse in the world.

Hard is it that a person of integrity arises, hard is it, that his teachings would resist for a long time, hard is it, to be touched by that on the base of release, knowing and seeing, here and now.

If you don't go (back) and let the Buddha, the Dhamma and his Sangha, sperate of what was factual and unfactual said by an outsider, how would you see not having become independently?

Don't thing that Mara does not use the Buddhas teaching, one time here, the half there, to keep you bound, making you indebt with the world with form, praising Elements.

Neither does one having become a person of integrity give Dhamma as a means of politic, or to play chess, for such, desire for gain, he has abounded.

As for protecting those not having reached the stream, one should not interpreted, but simple recited fully of what has been said, or approach one, free of desire for gain, to let it be explained, knowing the mind and inclination of those having told and able to point out traps one might be easy caught.

Having inclinations to down under, is twice difficult, since the water turns spining left not right into the hole and the Dhamma is taken for long time suffering by its tale.

*click, click, click* = don't take what is not given or with traps to earth attached. "Arbeit macht frei ", even if having been a thieve for long, long time, confessing is possible and gives release.

Householder {removed name} , {removed name} 2

And what is the wrong time: There is the case where a person dwells in dependency on a home, he has not penetrated form and objects, he does not recognize eye and it's objects as unreal, changeable, insecure, improper to regard it as refuge, ...the ear..., the nose..., the tongue, the body and it's objects as unreal, changeable, insecure, improper to regard it as refuge. When ideas in the intellect arises, either in regard of inwardly or outwardly objects of the sense, he is incapable to discriminate of what is an internal or external stand. His virtue one of will, not natural yet, his acts rejecting responsibility in advanced, rather then affirming cause and effect of his act, having not arrived at the Dhamma, still living in dependency of a teacher, this is the wrong time.

Why is it the wrong time? Because, I tell you, his mind is not only sluggish but still bound to the householders state.

When the factors of awakening are developed at the wrong time, wrong liberation will be attained, and dwelling on Maras host will last a long, long time, incapable of going forth into the homeless state.

Just as a King, knowing the enemy is coming, had not invested skills and means to adjust his army being independently, would send it outward into the battle, would neither be able to besiege the enemy or able to escape, so too, one developing the factors of awakening, without having proper invested skills and means, would neither be able to besiege ignorance or craving.

And what is the right time: There is the case where a person dwells independend on a home, he has penetrated form and objects, he recognize eye and it's objects as unreal, changeable, insecure, improper to regard it as refuge, ...the ear..., the nose..., the tongue, the body and it's objects as unreal, changeable, insecure, improper to regard it as refuge. When ideas in the intellect arises, he is capable, in regard of inwardly or outwardly objects of the sense, to discriminate of what is an internal or external stand. His virtue not depending on will, natural, his acts confiming responsibility in before and after, affirming cause and effect of acts, having arrived at the Dhamma, living in independence of a teacher, this is the right time.

Why is it the right time? Because, I tell you, his mind is even if sluggish, no more bound to the householders state.

When the factors of awakening are developed at the right time, right liberation will be attained, unbound, neither householder, homeless, nor in between, or nothing of both.

Just as a King, knowing the enemy is coming, investes and developes skills and means to adjust his army being independently, would send it outward into the battle, would either be able to besiege the enemy or to escape, so too, one developing the factors of awakening, having proper invested skills and means, would either be able to besiege ignorance or craving.

And how is homlessness attained? By the faithfully developing the skill and use of doing merits, training the giving while investigating, by hearing or remembering the Dhamma at the right time, the independency of outwardly objects, the stream of the Dhamma is reached, attained.

Like if a King, knowing the enemy is coming, had invested skills and means to develope his fortress, his army gained skills and strength and protection in dependency, even if the enemy would direct approach at his door, would resist without having become cut off of an army and neither gained or lost a fortess for long, would resist the enemy, again and again, would grow with time, one would either win the stream by a battle outward at the right time, or right at the doors of is fortress, seaming as if his home would not break off, when the enemy for his last time approaches.

Once having reached the Dhamma, the army having made independently, there is no reason to why not send if out after the enemy, and win the final battle.

What does householder {removed name} think is a wise strategy if things are still not for sure and one, without bounds of duties and external debts, still prefers home to resist, calles household a Venerable one? Does he possible send out an dependent army without skills and means, while taking form as a protective fortress? Does he possible was precious time and merits by totally overestimate himself or underestimate aging, sickness and death by thoughts of "it will not come to me" or "my fortress of form will resists their approach".

The developing of the factors of awakening, have they been taught to and householder, aside of possible gravely ill, face to face with suffering, aging, illness and death, the breaking apart of form? Aren't those the means for one having left home and entered the stream?

Again, it is not clear to my person, why someone "having left home" would take on a stand as householder ouwardly voluntary, without outwardly in debt and not seek for the Brahmacariya for the rest of time to be spend.

How ever, what ever told or asked here, what ever intent might be behind this approach, a doer will have his responsibility for an act of will, what ever the intend was based on, to this will he fall, either toward being bound, or possible just resits his taken stake, or toward unbound.

Disclaiming, rejecting, responsibility might be probability, if not accidently inattentive, unaware, not deliberatly, a good sign of "it's not at the time to invest into develope wings for awakening, as the goldens cage look is not unsealed yet. But simply seeing this would bring one back to ones hometask, if, in German "home-giveup", by training giving, virtue and by reflecting the teaching while doing, slowly, slowly, or all together at one clear, proper timer and than facing aging, illness and death, dependency and it's backward all the time, all the time the right time to invest only in wings into awakening.

For one working here, has to left behind the keys, either for a while, or for the rest of his life, all voluntary, based either on conviction or having had gained, by going for it.