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- Samyutta Nikaya XXXV.145
- Kamma Sutta
- Action
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"Monks, I will teach you new & old kamma, the cessation of kamma, and the path
of practice leading to the cessation of kamma. Listen and pay close attention. I will
speak.
"Now what, monks, is old kamma? The eye is to be seen as old kamma, fabricated
& willed, capable of being felt. The ear...The nose...The tongue...The body...The
intellect is to be seen as old kamma, fabricated & willed, capable of being felt. This
is called old kamma.
"And what is new kamma? Whatever kamma one does now with the body, with speech, or
with the intellect: This is called new kamma.
"And what is the cessation of kamma? Whoever touches the release that comes from
the cessation of bodily kamma, verbal kamma, & mental kamma: This is called the
cessation of kamma.
"And what is the path of practice leading to the cessation of
kamma? Just this noble eightfold path: right view, right resolve, right speech, right
action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration. This is
called the path of practice leading to the cessation of kamma.
"So, monks, I have taught you new & old kamma, the cessation of kamma, and the
path of practice leading to the cessation of kamma. Whatever a teacher should do --
seeking the welfare of his disciples, out of sympathy for them -- that have I done for
you. Over there are the roots of trees; over there, empty dwellings. Practice jhana,
monks. Don't be heedless. Don't later fall into regret. This is our message to you."
See also: "Kamma & the
Ending of Kamma" from the book Wings to Awakening.