ལས་བརྒྱ་ཐམ་པ་པ 37.9

37.9

“Of all those ascetics here in the assembly who are ordinary persons, whom might the Buddha tame, and whom might his disciples tame?” Then the Blessed One thought, “There are some here to be tamed by the Buddha, and some to be tamed by his disciples.” With this thought the Blessed One instructed Venerable Ānanda, “Ānanda, speak with eloquence about the wings of enlightenment,”²³³ and performed a miracle so that the sound of his voice carried across the whole assembly.

Many of the monks thus heard the sound of his voice and thought, “The Blessed One has exhorted Venerable Ānanda to give a discourse on the wings of enlightenment. Now Venerable Ānanda will teach the Dharma that is sweet as honey from the hive.” They approached the Blessed One and upon their arrival sat in a circle around him.

Venerable Ānanda addressed the monks: “Venerable Ones! When the Blessed One became a totally and completely awakened buddha he used his perfect knowledge and taught the limbs of enlightenment.²³⁴ Right mindfulness means to commit oneself to solitude, to commit oneself to freedom from attachment, to commit oneself to cessation of the afflictive emotions,²³⁵ and to transform oneself through complete detachment.

“Venerable Ones! When the Blessed One became a totally and completely awakened buddha with perfect knowledge, he taught the limbs of enlightenment. Analysis of phenomena, diligence, joy, mental and physical pliancy, meditative stabilization, and equanimity likewise mean to commit oneself to solitude, to commit oneself to freedom from attachment, to commit oneself to cessation of the afflictive emotions, and to transform oneself through complete detachment.”

After Venerable Ānanda