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This was said by the Blessed One,
said by the Arahant, so I have heard: "A monk should be wakeful: mindful,
alert, centered, sensitive, clear, & calm. And there he should, at the
appropriate times, see clearly into skillful mental qualities. For a monk who
is wakeful -- mindful, alert, centered, sensitive, clear, & calm, seeing
clearly, at the appropriate times, into skillful mental qualities -- one of two
fruits can be expected: either gnosis right in the present life, or -- if there
be any remnant of clinging-sustenance -- non-return."
Those who are wakeful, listen!
Those who are sleeping, wake up!
Wakefulness is better than sleep.
For those who are wakeful,
there's no danger, no fear.
Whoever is wakeful,
mindful, alert,
centered, sensitive,
calm, & clear,
rightly exploring the Dhamma
at appropriate times,
will -- at oneness --
shatter the darkness.
So be devoted to wakefulness.
The ardent monk
-- masterful, acquiring jhana,
cutting the fetter of birth & aging --
touches right here
a self-awakening un-
surpassed.
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