Friends:
An
Unconstructed and Unchanging State!
At Savatthi the
Blessed Buddha once said to his monks:
I will teach you the Unconstructed, Unconditioned & Uncreated State, &
the way leading to this unconstructed, unconditioned & uncreated state...
Listen & pay attention to that, which will lead you to lasting happiness!
And what, is this unconstructed, unconditioned and uncreated state?
The elimination of greed, the stilling of hate, & the absence of ignorance:
This is the unconstructed, unconditioned & uncreated state of
Nibbāna...
And what is the good way leading to this unconstructed, unconditioned &
uncreated state?
Awareness of the body as a collection of organs is a way to unconstruct...
The four foundations
of awareness is a way to this uncreated
dimension...
Serene calm and
profound insight is a way to this unconditioned
sphere...
Concentrated directed thought &
sustained examination
is such a way...
Absorption into emptiness, signlessness, and into the uninclined is a way...
The four right efforts is a way to this
unconditional state...
The four roads to force is a way to this
unchanging state...
The five pure abilities is a way to this
unfailing state...
The five pure powers is a way to this
undecaying state...
The seven links to awakening is a way to this
deathless state...
The Noble 8-fold Way is a way to this
immaculate state...
These are the only ways leading to the unconstructed,
unconditioned
and
uncreated state.
Bhikkhus, I have now taught you the
unconstructed,
the
unconditioned,
the
uncreated, and the way leading to this unconstructed,
unconditioned & uncreated state.
Whatever should be done, bhikkhus, by
a considerate teacher out of sympathy for
his disciples, wishing their sole
welfare, that I have now done for you. There are roots
of trees, bhikkhus,
there are empty huts. Meditate, do not neglect your meditation,
bhikkhus,
since you will bitterly regret it later! This is our instruction to you all...
Buddha Gotama enters
Nibbāna in year 483 BC.
More on this uncreated
state - Nibbāna (Sanskrit = Nirvana):
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/Peace.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/Final_Freedom.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/climax_of_calm.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/Reaching_Peace.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/The_2_Nibbanas.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/What_is_Nibbana.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/The_Proximate_Cause.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/Nibbana_or_non-return.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/library/DPPN/wtb/n_r/nibbaana.htm
Not a place, yet a real state of
most supreme Bliss!
Source:
The Grouped Sayings of the Buddha. Samyutta Nikāya. Book IV [359-62]
Section 43: On The Unconstructed. The way to the unconstructed state: 1-11.
http://www.pariyatti.com/book.cgi?prod_id=948507
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/samyutta/index.html
The Uncreated State!
Updated:
18 Sep 2010
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/The_Uncreated.htm