{"collection":"Anguttara Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_an5.56/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_an5.56","id":"suttacentral_an5.56","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/an5.56/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Anguttara Nikaya","Early Buddhist Texts"],"text":"Then a mendicant went up to his own mentor, and said, \u201cNow, sir, my body feels like it\u2019s drugged. I\u2019m disorientated, the teachings don\u2019t spring to mind, and dullness and drowsiness fill my mind. I lead the spiritual life dissatisfied, and have doubts about the teachings.\u201d Then that mendicant took his prot\u00e9g\u00e9 to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him, \u201cSir, this mendicant says this: \u2018Now, sir, my body feels like it\u2019s drugged. I\u2019m disorientated, the teachings don\u2019t spring to mind, and dullness and drowsiness fill my mind. I lead the spiritual life dissatisfied, and have doubts about the teachings.\u2019\u201d \u201cThat\u2019s how it is, mendicant, when your sense doors are unguarded, you eat too much, you\u2019re not dedicated to wakefulness, you\u2019re unable to discern skillful qualities, and you don\u2019t pursue the development of the qualities on the side of awakening in the evening and toward dawn. Your body feels like it\u2019s drugged. You\u2019re disorientated, the teachings don\u2019t spring to mind, and dullness and drowsiness fill your mind. You lead the spiritual life dissatisfied, and have doubts about the teachings. So you should train like this: \u2018I will guard my sense doors, eat in moderation, be dedicated to wakefulness, discern skillful qualities, and pursue the development of the qualities on the side of awakening in the evening and toward dawn.\u2019 That\u2019s how you should train.\u201d When that mendicant had been given this advice by the Buddha, he rose from his seat, bowed, and respectfully circled the Buddha, keeping him on his right, before leaving. Then that mendicant, living alone, withdrawn, diligent, keen, and resolute, soon realized the supreme culmination of the spiritual path in this very life. He lived having achieved with his own insight the goal for which gentlemen rightly go forth from the lay life to homelessness. He understood: \u201cRebirth is ended; the spiritual journey has been completed; what had to be done has been done; there is nothing further for this place.\u201d And that mendicant became one of the perfected. When that mendicant had attained perfection, he went up to his own mentor, and said, \u201cNow, sir, my body doesn\u2019t feel like it\u2019s drugged. I\u2019m not disorientated, the teachings spring to mind, and dullness and drowsiness don\u2019t fill my mind. I lead the spiritual life satisfied, and have no doubts about the teachings.\u201d Then that mendicant took his prot\u00e9g\u00e9 to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him, \u201cSir, this mendicant says this: \u2018Now, sir, my body doesn\u2019t feel like it\u2019s drugged. I\u2019m not disorientated, the teachings spring to mind, and dullness and drowsiness don\u2019t fill my mind. I lead the spiritual life satisfied, and have no doubts about the teachings.\u2019\u201d \u201cThat\u2019s how it is, mendicant, when your sense doors are guarded, you\u2019re moderate in eating, you\u2019re dedicated to wakefulness, you\u2019re able to discern skillful qualities, and you pursue the development of the qualities on the side of awakening in the evening and toward dawn. Your body doesn\u2019t feel like it\u2019s drugged. You\u2019re not disorientated, the teachings spring to mind, and dullness and drowsiness don\u2019t fill your mind. You lead the spiritual life satisfied, and have no doubts about the teachings. So you should train like this: \u2018We will guard our sense doors, eat in moderation, be dedicated to wakefulness, discern skillful qualities, and pursue the development of the qualities on the side of awakening in the evening and toward dawn.\u2019 That\u2019s how you should train.\u201d","title":"Mentor","tradition":"Anguttara Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":577}