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AN 4.49
PTS: A ii 52
Vipallasa Sutta: Perversions
translated from the Pali by
Thanissaro Bhikkhu
© 1997–2013
Alternate translation: Olendzki (excerpt)
"Monks, there are these four perversions of perception, perversions
of mind, perversions of view. Which four? 'Constant' with regard to
the inconstant is a perversion of perception, a perversion of mind,
a perversion of view. 'Pleasant' with regard to the stressful...
'Self' with regard to not-self... 'Attractive' with regard to the
unattractive is a perversion of perception, a perversion of mind, a
perversion of view. These are the four perversions of perception,
perversions of mind, perversions of view.
"There are these four non-perversions of perception,
non-perversions of mind, non-perversions of view. Which four?
'Inconstant' with regard to the inconstant is a non-perversion of
perception, a non-perversion of mind, a non-perversion of view.
'Stressful' with regard to the stressful... 'Not-self' with regard
to not-self... 'Unattractive' with regard to the unattractive is a
non-perversion of perception, a non-perversion of mind, a
non-perversion of view. These are the four non-perversions of
perception, non-perversions of mind, non-perversions of
view."
Perceiving constancy in the inconstant, pleasure in the stressful,
self in what's not-self, attractiveness in the unattractive,
beings, destroyed by wrong-view, go mad, out of their minds. Bound
to Mara's yoke, from the yoke they find no rest. Beings go on to
the wandering-on, leading to birth & death. But when Awakened
Ones arise in the world, bringing light to the world, they proclaim
the Dhamma leading to the stilling of stress. When those with
discernment listen, they regain their senses, seeing the inconstant
as inconstant, the stressful as stressful, what's not-self as
not-self, the unattractive as unattractive. Undertaking right view,
they transcend all stress & suffering.