1“You’re fortunate, mendicants, so very fortunate, to have the opportunity to live the spiritual life. I’ve seen the hell called ‘the six fields of contact’. There, whatever sight you see with your eye is unlikable, not likable; undesirable, not desirable; unpleasant, not pleasant.

Whatever sound you hear …

Whatever odor you smell …

Whatever flavor you taste …

Whatever touch you feel …

Whatever thought you know with your mind is unlikable, not likable; undesirable, not desirable; unpleasant, not pleasant.

You’re fortunate, mendicants, so very fortunate, to have the opportunity to live the spiritual life. I’ve seen the heaven called ‘the six fields of contact’. There, whatever sight you see with your eye is likable, not unlikable; desirable, not undesirable; pleasant, not unpleasant. Whatever sound … odor … flavor … touch … Whatever thought you know with your mind is likable, not unlikable; desirable, not undesirable; pleasant, not unpleasant.

You’re fortunate, mendicants, so very fortunate, to have the opportunity to live the spiritual life.”

1"Lābhā vo, bhikkhave, suladdhaṁ vo, bhikkhave, khaṇo vo paṭiladdho brahmacariyavāsāya. Diṭṭhā mayā, bhikkhave, chaphassāyatanikā nāma nirayā. Tattha yaṁ kiñci cakkhunā rūpaṁ passati aniṭṭharūpaṁyeva passati, no iṭṭharūpaṁ; akantarūpaṁyeva passati, no kantarūpaṁ; amanāparūpaṁyeva passati, no manāparūpaṁ.

Yaṁ kiñci sotena saddaṁ suṇāti … pe … yaṁ kiñci ghānena gandhaṁ ghāyati … pe … yaṁ kiñci jivhāya rasaṁ sāyati … pe … yaṁ kiñci kāyena phoṭṭhabbaṁ phusati … pe … yaṁ kiñci manasā dhammaṁ vijānāti aniṭṭharūpaṁyeva vijānāti, no iṭṭharūpaṁ; akantarūpaṁyeva vijānāti, no kantarūpaṁ; amanāparūpaṁyeva vijānāti, no manāparūpaṁ.

Lābhā vo, bhikkhave, suladdhaṁ vo, bhikkhave, khaṇo vo paṭiladdho brahmacariyavāsāya. Diṭṭhā mayā, bhikkhave, chaphassāyatanikā nāma saggā. Tattha yaṁ kiñci cakkhunā rūpaṁ passati iṭṭharūpaṁyeva passati, no aniṭṭharūpaṁ; kantarūpaṁyeva passati, no akantarūpaṁ; manāparūpaṁyeva passati, no amanāparūpaṁ … pe … yaṁ kiñci jivhāya rasaṁ sāyati … pe … yaṁ kiñci manasā dhammaṁ vijānāti iṭṭharūpaṁyeva vijānāti, no aniṭṭharūpaṁ; kantarūpaṁyeva vijānāti, no akantarūpaṁ; manāparūpaṁyeva vijānāti, no amanāparūpaṁ.

Lābhā vo, bhikkhave, suladdhaṁ vo, bhikkhave, khaṇo vo paṭiladdho brahmacariyavāsāyā"ti.

Dutiyaṁ.