Ud 3.1

Kamma Sutta: Action

translated from the Pali by

Thanissaro Bhikkhu

Alternate translation: Ireland

I have heard that on one occasion the Blessed One was staying near Sāvatthī at Jeta's Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika's monastery. And on that occasion a certain monk was sitting not far from the Blessed One, his legs crossed, his body held erect, enduring fierce pains, sharp & severe, that were the result of old kamma — mindful, alert, without suffering. The Blessed One saw him sitting not far away, his legs crossed, his body held erect, enduring fierce pains, sharp & severe, that were the result of old kamma — mindful, alert, and not struck down by them.

Then, on realizing the significance of that, the Blessed One on that occasion exclaimed:

For the monk who has left all kamma behind, shaking off the dust of the past, steady, unpossessive, Such: [1] There's no point in telling anyone else.

Note

1 .: Such (tādin): An adjective applied to the mind of one who has attained the goal. It indicates that the mind "is what it is" — indescribable but not subject to change or alteration.

SN 41.3 ; AN 8.30 ; Thag 6.10 .

The text of this page ("Kamma Sutta: Action", by Thanissaro Bhikkhu) is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License . To view a copy of the license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ . Documents linked from this page may be subject to other restrictions. Transcribed from a file provided by the translator. Last revised for Access to Insight on 30 August 2012.

How to cite this document (a suggested style): "Kamma Sutta: Action" (Ud 3.1), translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu. Access to Insight (BCBS Edition) , 30 August 2012, http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/ud/ud.3.01.than.html .

Alternate format: