{"collection":"Majjhima Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_mn17/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_mn17","id":"suttacentral_mn17","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/mn17/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Early Buddhist Texts","Majjhima Nikaya"],"text":"So I have heard. At one time the Buddha was staying near S\u0101vatth\u012b in Jeta\u2019s Grove, An\u0101thapi\u1e47\u1e0dika\u2019s monastery. There the Buddha addressed the mendicants, \u201cMendicants!\u201d \u201cVenerable sir,\u201d they replied. The Buddha said this: \u201cMendicants, I will teach you an exposition about jungle thickets. Listen and apply your mind well, I will speak.\u201d \u201cYes, sir,\u201d they replied. The Buddha said this: \u201cMendicants, take the case of a mendicant who lives close by a jungle thicket. As they do so, their mindfulness does not become established, their mind does not become immersed in sam\u0101dhi, their defilements do not come to an end, and they do not arrive at the supreme sanctuary from the yoke. And the necessities of life that a renunciate requires\u2014robes, almsfood, lodgings, and medicines and supplies for the sick\u2014are hard to come by. That mendicant should reflect: \u2018While living close by this jungle thicket, my mindfulness does not become established, my mind does not become immersed in sam\u0101dhi, my defilements do not come to an end, and I do not arrive at the supreme sanctuary from the yoke. And the necessities of life that a renunciate requires\u2014robes, almsfood, lodgings, and medicines and supplies for the sick\u2014are hard to come by.\u2019 That mendicant should leave that jungle thicket that very time of night or day; they should not stay there. Take another case of a mendicant who lives close by a jungle thicket. Their mindfulness does not become established \u2026 But the necessities of life are easy to come by. That mendicant should reflect: \u2018While living close by this jungle thicket, my mindfulness does not become established \u2026 But the necessities of life are easy to come by. But I didn\u2019t go forth from the lay life to homelessness for the sake of a robe, almsfood, lodgings, or medicines and supplies for the sick. Moreover, while living close by this jungle thicket, my mindfulness does not become established \u2026\u2019 That mendicant should, after appraisal, leave that jungle thicket; they should not stay there. Take another case of a mendicant who lives close by a jungle thicket. As they do so, their mindfulness becomes established, their mind becomes immersed in sam\u0101dhi, their defilements come to an end, and they arrive at the supreme sanctuary from the yoke. But the necessities of life that a renunciate requires\u2014robes, almsfood, lodgings, and medicines and supplies for the sick\u2014are hard to come by. That mendicant should reflect: \u2018While living close by this jungle thicket, my mindfulness becomes established \u2026 But the necessities of life are hard to come by. But I didn\u2019t go forth from the lay life to homelessness for the sake of a robe, almsfood, lodgings, or medicines and supplies for the sick. Moreover, while living close by this jungle thicket, my mindfulness becomes established \u2026\u2019 That mendicant should, after appraisal, stay in that jungle thicket; they should not leave. Take another case of a mendicant who lives close by a jungle thicket. Their mindfulness becomes established \u2026 And the necessities of life are easy to come by. That mendicant should reflect: \u2018While living close by this jungle thicket, my mindfulness becomes established \u2026 And the necessities of life are easy to come by.\u2019 That mendicant should stay in that jungle thicket for the rest of their life; they should not leave. Take the case of a mendicant who lives supported by a village \u2026 town \u2026 city \u2026 country \u2026 an individual. As they do so, their mindfulness does not become established, their mind does not become immersed in sam\u0101dhi, their defilements do not come to an end, and they do not arrive at the supreme sanctuary from the yoke. And the necessities of life that a renunciate requires\u2014robes, almsfood, lodgings, and medicines and supplies for the sick\u2014are hard to come by. That mendicant should reflect: \u2018\u2026 my mindfulness does not become established \u2026 And the necessities of life are hard to come by.\u2019 That mendicant should leave that individual at any time of the day or night, without taking leave; they should not follow them. \u2026 Take another case of a mendicant who lives supported by an individual. Their mindfulness does not become established \u2026 But the necessities of life are easy to come by. That mendicant should reflect: \u2018\u2026 my mindfulness does not become established \u2026 But the necessities of life are easy to come by.\u2019 \u2026 That mendicant should, after appraisal, leave that individual having taken leave; they should not follow them. \u2026 Take another case of a mendicant who lives supported by an individual. Their mindfulness becomes established \u2026 But the necessities of life are hard to come by. That mendicant should reflect: \u2018\u2026 my mindfulness becomes established \u2026 But the necessities of life are hard to come by.\u2019 \u2026 That mendicant should, after appraisal, follow that individual; they should not leave. Take another case of a mendicant who lives supported by an individual. As they do so, their mindfulness becomes established, their mind becomes immersed in sam\u0101dhi, their defilements come to an end, and they arrive at the supreme sanctuary from the yoke. And the necessities of life that a renunciate requires\u2014robes, almsfood, lodgings, and medicines and supplies for the sick\u2014are easy to come by. That mendicant should reflect: \u2018While living supported by this individual, my mindfulness becomes established \u2026 And the necessities of life are easy to come by.\u2019 That mendicant should follow that individual for the rest of their life; they should not leave them, even if driven away.\u201d That is what the Buddha said. Satisfied, the mendicants approved what the Buddha said.","title":"Jungle Thickets","tradition":"Majjhima Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":928}