Seeing the Possible as Possible!
Once when the Venerable
Anuruddha was dwelling at
Savatthi
in
Jeta's Grove,
in
Anāthapindika's Park, a number of Bhikkhus went
to
the Venerable
Anuruddha and exchanged polite
greetings with him.
Then they sat down and asked the Ven.
Anuruddha: Venerable
Sir:
What has the Venerable Anuruddha developed and cultivated so
that
he has attained to his famous greatness of direct knowledge?
He answered:
It is, friends, because I have developed and cultivated these four
Foundations of Awareness
that I have won great direct
knowledge.
What four? Here, friends, I dwell constantly contemplating upon:
The
Body only as a formed group, neither as I, me, mine, nor a self...
The
Feelings
only as passing responses, neither as I, mine, nor a self...
The
Mind
only as temporary mentalities, neither as I, nor any self...
All
Phenomena
only as constructed mental states, not as existents...
while eager,
clearly comprehending,
and fully
aware, thereby removing
any desire and frustration rooted in this world!
It is, friends, because
I have developed and cultivated these
Four
Foundations of Awareness
that I have become empowered with suprahuman forces: I see and
understand the possible as possible,
and the impossible as impossible...
Furthermore, I
can see and fully understand all the results of any past,
future, and present action (kamma)
by way of its potential and cause!
It is because I have cultivated these
Four
Foundations of Awareness,
that I understand exactly and fully
all the resulting future effects of
any single action, behaviour, way of doing, method and praxis...
Venerable
Anuruddha
For
details on the mechanics of Kamma = Action see:
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/Kamma_is_intention.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/Buddha_on_Kamma.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/Good_Action_dilutes_Evil_Kamma.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/Kamma_leading_to_short_&_long_life.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/Effect_of_kammic_Action_is_Delayed.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/Kamma_leading_to_Health_&_Sickness.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/Kamma_leading_to_Low_or_High_Birth.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/Kamma_leading_to_Wealth_or_Poverty.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/Kamma_leading_to_Beauty_&_Ugliness.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/Kamma_leading_to_Power_or_Disrespect.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/Evil_Kamma_enhances_other_Evil_Kamma.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/Kamma_leading_to_Stupidity_or_Intelligence.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/Good_Action_enhances_other_Good_Kamma.htm
Kamma is an accumulation of Conditional Probabilities...
Source (edited extract):
The
Grouped Sayings of the Buddha.
Samyutta
Nikāya.
[V:304]
section 52: Anuruddha. Thread 15-7: The Possible as Possible!
