So It Was Said 47

The Book of the Twos

Chapter Two

Wake Up

iti47:1 This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.

iti47:2 “A mendicant should meditate wakeful, mendicants, mindful and aware, joyful and clear, and at times discern the skillful qualities in that state. A mendicant who meditates in this way can expect one of two results: enlightenment in this very life, or if there’s residue left behind, non-return.” The Buddha spoke this matter. On this it is said:

iti47:3 “Listen up, wakeful ones! And those asleep, wake up! Wakefulness is better than sleep, the wakeful have nothing to fear.

iti47:4 Those who are wakeful, mindful and aware, immersed in samādhi, joyful and clear, rightly investigating the Dhamma in good time, at one, would banish the darkness.

iti47:5 That’s why you should apply yourself to wakefulness. A keen and alert mendicant, possessing absorption, having cut the fetter of birth and old age, would experience supreme awakening <j>in this very life.”

iti47:6 This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.