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53. Udāna 6.3: The Discourse about Reflecting

1 Evaṃ me sutaṃ—​   ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṃ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. Tena kho pana samayena bhagavā attano aneke pāpake akusale dhamme pahīne paccavekkhamāno nisinno hoti, aneke ca kusale dhamme bhāvanāpāripūriṃ gate.

2 Atha kho bhagavā attano aneke pāpake akusale dhamme pahīne viditvā aneke ca kusale dhamme bhāvanāpāripūriṃ gate tāyaṃ velāyaṃ imaṃ udānaṃ udānesi: 

3 "Ahu pubbe tadā nāhu,
nāhu pubbe tadā ahu;
Na cāhu na ca bhavissati,
na cetarahi vijjatī"ti.

Tatiyaṃ.