So It Was Said 45

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1. So It Was Said 45
2. The Book of the Twos
3. Chapter Two
4. Retreat
5. This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.
6. “Enjoy retreat, mendicants, love retreat. Be committed to inner serenity of the heart, don’t neglect absorption, be endowed with discernment, and frequent empty huts.
7. A mendicant who enjoys retreat can expect one of two results:
8. enlightenment in this very life, or if there’s something left over, non-return.”
9. The Buddha spoke this matter.
10. On this it is said:
11. “With minds at peace, alert,
12. mindful and meditative,
13. they rightly discern the Dhamma,
14. unconcerned for sensual pleasures.
15. Delighting in diligence, peaceful,
16. seeing fear in negligence,
17. such a one can’t decline,
18. and has drawn near to extinguishment.”
19. This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.