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# AN 6.13 Nissāraṇīya Sutta (Elements to be Driven Out) AN 6.13

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    AN 6.13
    Nissāraṇīya Sutta
    “Elements to be Driven Out”

    Translated by Bhikkhu Candana

    Copyright © Bhikkhu Candana 2022

    Bhikkhus, these are the six elements to be driven out. What six?

    1. Here, Bhikkhus, a Bhikkhu would say:

    ‘I have cultivated and developed the heart’s release through loving kindness, which has now
    become my habit and the basis of my constant practice. But even though I have been engaged in
    it, having scrutinized, and properly undertaken it, yet I still experience hatred overwhelming my
    heart and I feel lost because of it!’ Then, this Bhikkhu should be advised in the following
    manner:

    “Do not say so, Venerable Sir! Do not misinterpret the words of The Blessed One nor
    misrepresent Him, for to do so brings you much harm, for a very long time! The Blessed One has
    never said nor instructed such a thing! Because it would be impossible that when one has
    cultivated and developed the heart’s release through loving kindness, when it’s already turned
    into a habit as the basis of one’s constant practice, by engaging in it, having scrutinized, and
    properly undertaken it, that one may still experience hatred overwhelming one’s heart or even
    feel lost because of it! After all, Friend, hatred is driven out when the heart is released through
    loving kindness.”

    2. Again, Bhikkhus, a Bhikkhu would say:

    ‘I have cultivated and developed the heart’s release through compassion, which has now become
    my habit and the basis of my constant practice. But even though I have been engaged in it,
    having scrutinized, and properly undertaken it, yet I still experience hostility overwhelming my
    heart and I feel lost because of it!’ Then, this Bhikkhu should be advised in the following
    manner:

    “Do not say so, Venerable Sir! Do not misinterpret the words of The Blessed One nor
    misrepresent Him, for to do so brings you much harm, for a very long time! The Blessed One has
    never said nor instructed such a thing! Because it would be impossible that when one has
    cultivated and developed the heart’s release through compassion, when it’s already turned into
    a habit as the basis of one’s constant practice, by engaging in it, having scrutinized, and
    properly undertaken it, that one may still experience hostility overwhelming one’s heart or even
    feel lost because of it! After all, Friend, hostility is driven out when the heart is released through
    compassion.”

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    3. Here, Bhikkhus, a Bhikkhu would say:

    ‘I have cultivated and developed the heart’s release through altruistic joy, which has now
    become my habit and the basis of my constant practice. But even though I have been engaged in
    it, having scrutinized, and properly undertaken it, yet I still experience resentment overwhelming
    my heart and I feel lost because of it!’ Then, this Bhikkhu should be advised in the following
    manner:

    “Do not say so, Venerable Sir! Do not misinterpret the words of The Blessed One nor
    misrepresent Him, for to do so brings you much harm for a very long time! The Blessed One has
    never said nor instructed such a thing! Because it would be impossible that when one has
    cultivated and developed the heart’s release through altruistic joy, when it’s already turned into
    a habit as the basis of one’s constant practice, by engaging in it, having scrutinized, and
    properly undertaken it, that one may still experience resentment overwhelming one’s heart or
    even feel lost because of it! After all, Friend, resentment is driven out when the heart is released
    through altruistic joy.”

    4. Here, Bhikkhus, a Bhikkhu would say:

    ‘I have cultivated and developed the heart’s release through equanimity, which has now become
    my habit and the basis of my constant practice. But even though I have been engaged in it,
    having scrutinized, and properly undertaken it, yet I still experience lust overwhelming my heart
    and I feel lost because of it!’ Then, this Bhikkhu should be advised in the following manner:

    “Do not say so, Venerable Sir! Do not misinterpret the words of The Blessed One nor
    misrepresent Him, for to do so brings you much harm for a very long time! The Blessed One has
    never said nor instructed such a thing! Because it would be impossible that when one has
    cultivated and developed the heart’s release through equanimity, when it’s already turned into a
    habit as the basis of one’s constant practice, by engaging in it, having scrutinized, and properly
    undertaken it, that one may still experience lust overwhelming one’s heart or even feel lost
    because of it! After all, Friend, lust is driven out when the heart is released through
    equanimity.”

    5. Here, Bhikkhus, a Bhikkhu would say:

    ‘I have cultivated and developed the Signless Release of the Heart, which has now become my
    habit and the basis of my constant practice. But even though I have been engaged in it, having
    scrutinized, and properly undertaken it, yet I still experience signs overwhelming my heart and I
    feel lost because of this!’ Then, this Bhikkhu should be advised in the following manner:

    “Do not say so, Venerable Sir! Do not misinterpret the words of The Blessed One nor
    misrepresent Him, for to do so brings you much harm for a very long time! The Blessed One has
    never said nor instructed such a thing! Because it would be impossible that when one has
    cultivated and developed the Signless Release of the Heart, when it’s already turned into a habit
    as the basis of one’s constant practice, by engaging in it, having scrutinized, and properly

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    undertaken it, that one may still experience signs overwhelming one’s heart or even feel lost
    because of this! After all, Friend, all signs are driven out through the Signless Release of the
    Heart.”

    6. Here, Bhikkhus, a Bhikkhu would say:

    ‘I have uprooted the conceit “I am” and am fully rid of it, as there is no more the notion of “I
    am this” left in me. But even though I do not regard anything as “I am,” yet I still experience
    doubts and confusion overwhelming my heart and I feel lost because of this!’ Then, this
    Bhikkhu should be advised in the following manner:

    “Do not say so, Venerable Sir! Do not misinterpret the words of The Blessed One nor
    misrepresent Him, for to do so brings you much harm for a very long time! The Blessed One has
    never said nor instructed such a thing! Because it would be impossible that when one has
    uprooted the conceit “I am,” when there is no more the notion of “I am this” left in him, that one
    may still experience doubts and confusion overwhelming one’s heart or even feel lost because of
    this! After all, Friend, all doubts and confusion are driven out through the uprooting of the
    conceit “I am.””

    Bhikkhus, these are the six elements to be driven out.

    Sadhu
    Sadhu
    Sadhu

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