Paribbājakasutta

Suttapiṭaka · Aṅguttaranikāya · Ekakanipāta · Dukanipāta · Tikanipāta · Vol. 20 · Section 494

[494] [55] Then a certain brahmin wanderer approached the Blessed One … Sitting to one side, that brahmin wanderer said this to the Blessed One: "Master Gotama, it is said: 'The Dhamma is directly visible (sandiṭṭhiko), the Dhamma is directly visible.' In what way, Master Gotama, is the Dhamma directly visible, immediate (akāliko), inviting one to come and see (ehipassiko), applicable (opanayiko), to be personally experienced by the wise?" "One who is impassioned, brahmin, overcome by lust (rāga), with mind (citta) obsessed by it, intends for his own affliction, intends for the affliction of others, intends for the affliction of both, and experiences mental suffering (dukkha) and grief. When lust is abandoned, he neither intends for his own affliction, nor intends for the affliction of others, nor intends for the affliction of both, and he does not experience mental suffering and grief. One who is impassioned, brahmin, overcome by lust, with mind obsessed by it, engages in misconduct by body, engages in misconduct by speech, engages in misconduct by mind. When lust is abandoned, he neither engages in misconduct by body, nor engages in misconduct by speech, nor engages in misconduct by mind. One who is impassioned, brahmin, overcome by lust, with mind obsessed by it, does not understand as it really is his own good, does not understand as it really is the good of others, does not understand as it really is the good of both. When lust is abandoned, he understands as it really is his own good, understands as it really is the good of others, understands as it really is the good of both. In this way too, brahmin, the Dhamma is directly visible … "One who is full of hatred (duṭṭho), brahmin, … One who is deluded, brahmin, overcome by delusion, with mind obsessed by it, intends for his own affliction, intends for the affliction of others, intends for the affliction of both, and experiences mental suffering and grief. When delusion is abandoned, he neither intends for his own affliction, nor intends for the affliction of others, nor intends for the affliction of both, and he does not experience mental suffering and grief. One who is deluded, brahmin, overcome by delusion, with mind obsessed by it, engages in misconduct by body, engages in misconduct by speech, engages in misconduct by mind. When delusion is abandoned, he neither engages in misconduct by body, nor engages in misconduct by speech, nor engages in misconduct by mind. One who is deluded, brahmin, overcome by delusion, with mind obsessed by it, does not understand as it really is his own good, does not understand as it really is the good of others, does not understand as it really is the good of both. When delusion is abandoned, he understands as it really is his own good, understands as it really is the good of others, understands as it really is the good of both. In this way too, brahmin, the Dhamma is directly visible, immediate, inviting one to come and see, applicable, to be personally experienced by the wise." "Excellent, Master Gotama! … Let Master Gotama remember me as a lay follower who has gone for refuge for life, from this day forward."

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.