THE BOOK OF PROTECTION
This
book of sacred teachings of the Buddha is filled with suttas that offer
protection in the world and release from it. It includes all of the
traditional chants
Oghatarana Sutta. Discourse on Crossing the Flood. Thus have I heard: Once the Bhagavā was residing at the Jetavana Monastery of Anāthapindika in Sāvatthi. Then, soon after the middle watch of the night, a certain deva of exceeding beauty approached the Bhagavā, illuminating the entire Jetavana Monastery. After paying homage to the Bhagavā, he stood at a suitable place. Thus standing, he addressed the Bhagavā: "Sir, how did you cross the flood?" "Friend, by not remaining still, and by not putting forth strenuous effort, I crossed the flood." "But Sir, in what way did you cross the flood, neither remaining still, nor putting forth strenuous effort?" "Friend, if I remain still, I sink; if I put forth strenuous effort, I drift. Thus, by neither remaining still nor putting forth strenuous effort, I crossed the flood." "In the sentient world, only after a long time do I see one in whom the āsavas are extinct, one in whom defilements have been e...
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